Came across a good deal on some staggered 5-spoke 19s from a late model Ferrari California, and figured Id try them out on my ladys 19 cx5 awd touring. Neat thing about late model Ferrari wheels (458/California/612/etc) is that they share the exact same bolt pattern & centerbore as the cx5 and other Mazdas. Where I ran into trouble was width and offset for the rears.
Specs are: 19x8 et44 front, 19x10 et52.5 rear. Took the wheels to Americas Tire to test fit before ordering tires...ended up being a good idea. Front wheels fit perfectly with no problem. Rears, on the other hand, were sooo close to fitting but the inner rim was super close to the shock (few mm) and was just barely hitting the control arm (or was it the subframe...I forget).
Another 5+ mm of clearance, which could easily be achieved with spacers, and the wheels would have fit just fine with 245/50 and 275/45 tires.
Im not a big fan of running spacers so going to put the wheels up for sale locally, but damn...almost had Ferrari wheels on a Japanese CUV. Might have even run Ferrari centercaps just to get a laugh every time I saw the car.
Specs are: 19x8 et44 front, 19x10 et52.5 rear. Took the wheels to Americas Tire to test fit before ordering tires...ended up being a good idea. Front wheels fit perfectly with no problem. Rears, on the other hand, were sooo close to fitting but the inner rim was super close to the shock (few mm) and was just barely hitting the control arm (or was it the subframe...I forget).
Another 5+ mm of clearance, which could easily be achieved with spacers, and the wheels would have fit just fine with 245/50 and 275/45 tires.
Im not a big fan of running spacers so going to put the wheels up for sale locally, but damn...almost had Ferrari wheels on a Japanese CUV. Might have even run Ferrari centercaps just to get a laugh every time I saw the car.