Recommended 5?-Spoke (Looking for thick spokes) wheels?

[Yablargo]

Hey folks. I lost a tire and since the (08) xB shares the same 5x114.3 bolt pattern, im gonna stick the MS3 stockers on the xB and get some new wheels and tires for me car.

Im looking for silver (possibly bronze if it wouldnt look retarted) and looking for one of the thicker-spoke designs like the Enkei Evo 5. The one thing I didnt like about the Evo 5 is that it makes the wheel look a little smaller because the spokes arent the full size of the wheel. Otherwise theyre pretty sweet. Im probably looking to go wider with my tires and what kind of size/offset am I going to be looking at? Its a 205 width now right? How does 225 work out?

Aaanyways... Its a black MS3 Sport with moderately tinted windows and am lookin for something reasonably classy looking without going overboard.

I like these for the most part and still may go that way, but I really dont even know what brands to look into.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u65/aaronc7/Mazdaspeed%203/IMG_2519.jpg




Thanks for your suggestions! :p

[Shaun]

Check out the 5zigen 5ZR wheels.

Stock tire width is 215 IIRC

[thanotosq]

Check out the 5zigen 5ZR wheels.

Stock tire width is 215 IIRC

x2 and they make those as a forged 3 piece as well... very nice...

[aaronc7]

hey thats me

[aaronc7]

Rota P45F

comes in tons of colors...they might be hard to find/come by though

http://www.subydude.com/images/prod/products/Wheels/rota/p45r/250/250/hs_p45staggered.jpg

[Yablargo]

Alright. I prooobably am gonna go with the enkeis afterall unless I find something that really tickles my fancy in the near future.

Im buying 4 new 225 width tires with this. Any recommendations? Are the RE050As pretty good? Ive heard great thing about goodyear eagle 1s and pretty much at 150-220$/tire.... id rather pay for great performance since its expensive already

[Shaun]

I know jack shizzle about offset, but if I want to go 225 (any bigger is askin for trouble right?) , what do I need to look out for?

Honestly, I don't know much about offset either. You are best off calling a reputable tire & wheel shop (ie TireRack) and asking them about the correct offset.

I think there are some people running 235 tires on their speed3's. May want to do a search.

[aaronc7]

if you can wait a couple days im about to get 235/40s on my enkei evo5s. I can let you know how it goes.

[aaronc7]

BTW stock is 215 (to the OP)

[haberdashery]

i want to see the xB with your ms3 rims on it! haha

and have you seen the tenzo dc-5? they're my favorite five spokes, but they're kind of different. or the rx-8 wheels look really good on this car too!

[benzo]

How about ASA JH8 rims. You can look at tire rack . com for those.

[benzo]

if you can wait a couple days im about to get 235/40s on my enkei evo5s. I can let you know how it goes.

Please post an update when you can! Thanks