Recent content by UConnJack

Are you still looking to sell these, I haven't heard any PMs from you?

Yeah, I played with the calculator, it shows the 215/60/16 would be about 1.1" larger in diameter than 205/50/17 stock, which intuitively does not seem to be enough to cause any rubbing considering that only equals about 1/2 inch closer to the well along the circumference of the wheel. Hard to...

Other than the snippy last couple of sentences, you actually gave me useful info this time. Your last two posts just said "stock size is best, speedo will be wrong", both things I obviously already knew and not what I was asking. I wanted to know if there are any other issues I should be...

There is no reason..... other than I have some good possible deals on used snows/rim that are sizes other than stock. It's just a 2-3 mph difference in the speedo reading we're talking about here, not a big deal. What I want to know is how much of a larger diameter will cause rubbing (or maybe...

Hi, tried to send you a PM but it doesn't seem to go through (maybe my post count is too low?) I may be interested in these for my 5, I believe the 3 and 5 have the same wheel specs. Do you have the rim specs just to make sure? How many more seasons would you guess are in the tires? I am in...

One of the sets are aftermarket rims that were on a Mitsubishi Eclipse. I know the stock Eclipse has similar bore, lug and offset specs, but not sure about these aftermarkets. I know they are Sport Edition rims, so I did a search on Tirerack for Mitsubishi 16" rims, and the apparent match is...

So what is the maximum wheel size I can get away with with the Mazda 5? As I mentioned in another post, I am looking at snow tires and have a couple of great deals on Craigslist for 16" rims with 215/60/16 tires. This would increase the diameter up 1.1" or 4.3% (25.1" to 26.2"). I know the...

Tying to find snow tires for this winter and was wondering if 215/60/16 will be too large to clear without rubbing. I understand there will be a noticeable speedo difference, but will they rub and have a potential risk to the brakes from stopping a larger diameter wheel? I see some good prices...

I asked this on the 5 forum as well, but since the 5 is simlar to the 3, I though someone here might know. For the Mazda 3/5 (the 2010, specifically), does the TPMS light come on solid or flashing if you do not have the sensors installed (e.g., with a second set of mounted snow tires)? The...

Bolt size Does anyone know what the bolt size is for the built in rack posts? I was planning on retrofitting my Tracker II system much like a few others have done, but I can find the right bolt? The origninal bolt from my Thule kit (which I think was 6MM, M6) was too big or had a different...

Thanks! Anybody have similar experience with the 2010?

Hi. Just got my new 2010 Mazda5 and am planning on getting snow tires for the winter. I am planning on getting seperate steel rims and do not want the trouble or expense of getting or swapping the TPMS sensors. I am aware the the TPMS light will come on, which isn't a problem, but I wanted to...