Hi everyone,
I just bought a 2003 Protege5 on CL. I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't do a whole lot of checking before I bought -- I drove it, and looked around (in the dark) to make sure, like, the headlights worked. I liked that it was manual, that it had a sunroof, and that it was a hatchback, and that plus a good price was enough for me.
Anyway, the guy was kind of a gearhead and did his own modifications on the car, a fact which I didn't really realize at first. The mechanic I took it to after buying said that the car was lowered and that it has new wheels. Because I'm so ignorant about cars and which mods are good/bad/etc., I would rather have had an un-modded car, but whatever. Besides a worn engine mount the car seems fine for now.
On to the question-- I have the factory spare in the trunk, and some kind of fancy 19 inch wheels on the car (Konig -- I'm almost sure the whole wheels, not just the caps, on which I can see the logo). Will the donut built for the original wheels (which were 16 inch, right?) work for the modified ones? And are there donuts for bigger wheels or would I have to just buy a full sized tire?
And also, separately, is there anything I need to know about having bigger wheels, and having a modified suspension, good or bad? The guy said the brand/type of suspension was something-something (sounded japanese?) blue.
Thanks in advance!
I just bought a 2003 Protege5 on CL. I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't do a whole lot of checking before I bought -- I drove it, and looked around (in the dark) to make sure, like, the headlights worked. I liked that it was manual, that it had a sunroof, and that it was a hatchback, and that plus a good price was enough for me.
Anyway, the guy was kind of a gearhead and did his own modifications on the car, a fact which I didn't really realize at first. The mechanic I took it to after buying said that the car was lowered and that it has new wheels. Because I'm so ignorant about cars and which mods are good/bad/etc., I would rather have had an un-modded car, but whatever. Besides a worn engine mount the car seems fine for now.
On to the question-- I have the factory spare in the trunk, and some kind of fancy 19 inch wheels on the car (Konig -- I'm almost sure the whole wheels, not just the caps, on which I can see the logo). Will the donut built for the original wheels (which were 16 inch, right?) work for the modified ones? And are there donuts for bigger wheels or would I have to just buy a full sized tire?
And also, separately, is there anything I need to know about having bigger wheels, and having a modified suspension, good or bad? The guy said the brand/type of suspension was something-something (sounded japanese?) blue.
Thanks in advance!