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Re: Looking for Suggestions: (Wheels/Tires)

Posted: April 11th, 2011, 8:33 am
by Vecia
Sorry, not lighter than OEM Wheel.

But lighter than most 17" Wheels (Around 23 to 26 Lbs.)

Re: Looking for Suggestions: (Wheels/Tires)

Posted: April 12th, 2011, 12:55 pm
by youdirtyfox
OG Axis or Watanabe rims would look phat on the right mx-3!

Re: Looking for Suggestions: (Wheels/Tires)

Posted: April 12th, 2011, 1:28 pm
by solo_ryder
youdirtyfox wrote:OG Axis or Watanabe rims would look phat on the right mx-3!
Axis OG is a sick rim, to bad they are 15s.. Looks wrong on mx3s

Re: Looking for Suggestions: (Wheels/Tires)

Posted: April 13th, 2011, 1:33 am
by youdirtyfox
Looks wrong on mx3s
disagree with you on that Im afraid!

15's and coilovers ftw :love:

Re: Looking for Suggestions: (Wheels/Tires)

Posted: April 13th, 2011, 3:00 am
by carizle
+1 the OEMs are 15 and look fine when lowered imo. So them OGs would look sweet.

Re: Looking for Suggestions: (Wheels/Tires)

Posted: April 13th, 2011, 10:21 am
by solo_ryder
carizle wrote:+1 the OEMs are 15 and look fine when lowered imo. So them OGs would look sweet.
They look OK for sunken battleships.

If you like being lowered on balloon tires I guess that's cool.

Re: Looking for Suggestions: (Wheels/Tires)

Posted: April 13th, 2011, 12:02 pm
by youdirtyfox
Isnt anything balloony about my 195/50/15s :wink:
youve only got to look at the UK mx-5 forums to see
whats hot and whats not!

Re: Looking for Suggestions: (Wheels/Tires)

Posted: April 13th, 2011, 12:25 pm
by solo_ryder
Theres quite a difference between mx5s and mx3. As there is also quite the difference from 195 50 and the stock recommended size of 205 55

Slam a mx3 on 195 50 and you will be scrapin the ground everywhere and not filling in the fender wells at all

Re: Looking for Suggestions: (Wheels/Tires)

Posted: April 13th, 2011, 3:11 pm
by _-Night-Shade-_
solo_ryder wrote:They look OK for sunken battleships.
Rofl

Re: Looking for Suggestions: (Wheels/Tires)

Posted: April 13th, 2011, 3:42 pm
by youdirtyfox
Slam a mx3 on 195 50 and you will be scrapin the ground everywhere and not filling in the fender wells at all
Im lowered 70-80mm with 195/50/15's (15 x 7jj et35 alloy) so speaking from experience...
I dont scrape everywhere , and there is about 1" between the top
of my arch/fender and my tyre.

Re: Looking for Suggestions: (Wheels/Tires)

Posted: April 13th, 2011, 4:21 pm
by solo_ryder
So you arent that low at all then if you have a 1" gap. I was tucking tire with my setup so I dont think your comment is that valid.

195 50 is much to small of a tire sorry.

Re: Looking for Suggestions: (Wheels/Tires)

Posted: April 13th, 2011, 4:49 pm
by carizle
Why not just throw some 520-13s with 100 spoke low lows and hit some switches!

Re: Looking for Suggestions: (Wheels/Tires)

Posted: April 13th, 2011, 9:01 pm
by aleksey17
I would go with 16" bbs style with stretched tires

Re: Looking for Suggestions: (Wheels/Tires)

Posted: April 13th, 2011, 9:04 pm
by muttpower
Just whatever you do, no 22's!!!!!

Re: Looking for Suggestions: (Wheels/Tires)

Posted: April 13th, 2011, 9:37 pm
by carizle
muttpower wrote:Just whatever you do, no 22's!!!!!
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