Here she is all ready for Winter and the upcoming ski season...woo-hoo.
I run a set of Yokohama AVDs in winter on the OE wheels.
This year I purchased the fairing for the roof rack and it does cut down on the wind noise considerably. ....This was the best $80 mod I've installed to-date.
Anthony
what size AVDs did you get? stock size or did you get bigger profile tires?
and how much? i'm thinking about just getting 16 inch steelies...
I went wth the stock size 205x50R17s. They were expensive, about $165 a piece...but they're great on snow and ice....I have no regrets.
I thought of going with steelies, but in Calgary I run my winters from Oct-May so I couldn't stay on steelies for so long. I run another set of aftermarket wheels durng the summer months on the OE tires.
Anthony
i had to fork out $955 for aftermarket alloys with snow tires for same reason. Nov to March on steelies would bum me out.
guess that's what you get living in Calgary, eh?
i think i can count in one hand how many WEEKS i need the winter tire/steelies for us in Victoria.
what rim size is on Rods 5? are they 18s?
Here she is all ready for Winter and the upcoming ski season...woo-hoo.
I run a set of Yokohama AVDs in winter on the OE wheels.
This year I purchased the fairing for the roof rack and it does cut down on the wind noise considerably. ....This was the best $80 mod I've installed to-date.
Anthony
Dang. I'd be plowing snow if my front end was that low. (doh)
I don't need to use the Mazda5 daily so it's not a concern for me. If the snow is heavy we use the wife's MPV and I tend to use my 323GT more often in the winter. But you're right, it is something I have to be aware of, especially with the front lip.
Anthony
Here she is all ready for Winter and the upcoming ski season...woo-hoo.
I run a set of Yokohama AVDs in winter on the OE wheels.
This year I purchased the fairing for the roof rack and it does cut down on the wind noise considerably. ....This was the best $80 mod I've installed to-date.
Anthony
Can't remember if asked you or not but where did you get your lip? Did you order it from that ebay guy? Sorry if I'm asking twice...(shrug)