Will This Wheel Fit On Our P5s?
- Thread starter GXL
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Curious, why?
Not that they are bad looking wheels, but have you priced them? I gotta believe that buying them through Mazda will be a ton more expensive than some other wheel dealer. Junk yard prices around here are not much different than dealer prices. My experience comes from replacing a couple of wheels on a '95 Miata. Jim
Not that they are bad looking wheels, but have you priced them? I gotta believe that buying them through Mazda will be a ton more expensive than some other wheel dealer. Junk yard prices around here are not much different than dealer prices. My experience comes from replacing a couple of wheels on a '95 Miata. Jim
TECHNICAL 5
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Yes they will fit.You need to get a lower profile tire 205/40/17 and your good to go the bolt pattern is the same as P5 (5-114.3). I was thinking of putting those on but decided to go with the 17/7 millenia wheels instead.Peace
csuftitans
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It will not fit with MPV's original tires of 215/60/17. You have to get either a 215/45/17 or 205/45/17 tires, because I tried to put in my Millenia's 215/50/17 wheels to our P5, the inside part of tires rubs the strut.
Tehnical 5, what tires you have on your 17x7 Millenia wheels?.
Tehnical 5, what tires you have on your 17x7 Millenia wheels?.
TECHNICAL 5
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I have 205/40/17 no rub at all.I havn't put them on my car yet but i got them off a buddy with a p5 an he said they dont rub at all.He's got 18s now.
Cool, I had a feeling that they would fit.
Dealer list price is $270 each, cost is $175 (I saw it from the side of the monitor)
I really like how the look on the MPV, so they should lool even better on our MP5s with 205/45/17!!
Anyone good with photo shop? I would love to see how they look on b4 buying them...
Dealer list price is $270 each, cost is $175 (I saw it from the side of the monitor)
I really like how the look on the MPV, so they should lool even better on our MP5s with 205/45/17!!
Anyone good with photo shop? I would love to see how they look on b4 buying them...
That's a lot of money to spend on that wheel in my opinion. There's some lighter weight options out there.
The key thing to look for however is the offset of the wheel. If the offset is a +45 or higher then you'll have no problem running the tire size you've chosen. An even better tire size to run would be the 215/40/17.
Later, Rishie
The key thing to look for however is the offset of the wheel. If the offset is a +45 or higher then you'll have no problem running the tire size you've chosen. An even better tire size to run would be the 215/40/17.
Later, Rishie
Kwik_Silver_MP5
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Why would you wanna put those on your whip? They look pretty much the same as the factory mp5 rims. Why aren't you getting different(enkie, alloytech, tsw,)rims? :wtf: 
(silverp5)
(silverp5)Rishie has a point.
Not all alloy wheels are created equal. You have to watch factory alloys and some aftermarket ones too. Often, they are quite heavy relative to other alloy wheels. Unless you are completely ignoring performance, wheel weight has some importance. Unsprung weight is one of the most signifigant factors in a car's performance. A lighter wheel improves acceleration, braking, cornering, and even fuel milage. As an example, I throw out the earlier model Honda high milage HXs. They came stock with an 8 spoke Einke wheel that was incredably light weight for it's diameter. Honda engineers didn't put that wheel on that car to make it look good. Jim
GXL said:
Not all alloy wheels are created equal. You have to watch factory alloys and some aftermarket ones too. Often, they are quite heavy relative to other alloy wheels. Unless you are completely ignoring performance, wheel weight has some importance. Unsprung weight is one of the most signifigant factors in a car's performance. A lighter wheel improves acceleration, braking, cornering, and even fuel milage. As an example, I throw out the earlier model Honda high milage HXs. They came stock with an 8 spoke Einke wheel that was incredably light weight for it's diameter. Honda engineers didn't put that wheel on that car to make it look good. Jim
