Protege5 16\ wheels on a Mazda3 Sport ?

[ahhh]

does anyone know if Protege5 16\" wheels will properly fit on a Mazda3 Sport ?

i already did a search and could not find it anywhere.

does anyone know if they will work ok? i couldnt find the offset on the protege5\'s wheels

thanks

[ricecookerp5]

The bolt pattern will fit fine. but the offset on stock p5 wheels are 50, i believe, so your gonna need higher profile, narrower tires. It would look a little funny IMO.

[Whos ur dadd]

Originally posted by ricecookerp5


The bolt pattern will fit fine. but the offset on stock p5 wheels are 50, i believe, so your gonna need higher profile, narrower tires. It would look a little funny IMO.

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The offset on the MZ3 is high too. Doesn\'t the answer depend on a combination of rim width and offset?

This talk of higher profile/narrower tires is related to wheel circumference, no?

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[ricecookerp5]

i read it an option to switch from 17\'s.

[ahhh]

well... so the offset on the 17\'s are 52, and on the Protege 16\'s are 50

i put one rim on the front today, and it seems to be okay. I think 2 mm should be negligable ( did i spell that right? )

you dont have to change the tire to a narrower one, there\'s quite a bit of room, so it shouldnt rub against anything. mind you, i didn\'t have a tire on the rim when i tried it.

we\'ll see what happens

[CelestSpeed3]

You should be fine running those wheels, as long as the tire is around the same overall diameter as your stock ones.

[Junior]

for refrence, how p5 wheels look on a 3

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/DkoD/lettrage.jpg

[ahhh]

yeah i thought they should be okay. thanks guys

and thanks junior for the pic. i got the 03 wheels though, with the sticky weights on the outside.

now gotta find some rubber for a decent price

[Whos ur dadd]

Originally posted by ahhh



well... so the offset on the 17\'s are 52, and on the Protege 16\'s are 50

i put one rim on the front today, and it seems to be okay. I think 2 mm should be negligable ( did i spell that right? )


Although I think they\'ll ultimately fit, I don\'t think you can just say 52mm and 50mm are close because you have to factor in the width of the wheel. I think the Protege rims are 6 inch and the Mz3 17\'s are 6.5 inch. There\'s a couple of posts here with an \"offset calculator\" where you can punch in these numbers to see how much the wheel moves in or out or both.

[FLIPDADY]

Shouldn\'t have any problems at all. I\'m switching from my black steelies to the 16\" P5\'s.