Some Pics of my Mazda 3
Originally Posted by pgmike
he has a bodykit? pretty sure those are stock bumpers
that's why i gave it the Diesel salute...
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Originally Posted by MarcioTheGreat
rims will be for sure, but im worried about lowering it with a kit, i will be scraping everything. I still need to see how much lower the kit will be!
The price you pay for sexiness. 
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Originally Posted by pgmike
he could fill the wheel gap with rims/tires tho.
Originally Posted by pgmike
he could fill the wheel gap with rims/tires tho.
i think the 3 is a really nice car and a real bargain for the standard equipment...
but you should probably just drop it and do the rims...
Originally Posted by Diesel
larger wheels will not fill the wheel gap... it will only accentuate it...
i think the 3 is a really nice car and a real bargain for the standard equipment...
but you should probably just drop it and do the rims...
i think the 3 is a really nice car and a real bargain for the standard equipment...
but you should probably just drop it and do the rims...
Last edited by pgmike; Jul 23, 2004 at 07:35 AM.
Originally Posted by pgmike
if he put larger rims and tires that were larger in diameter than stiock it would. not jsut getting lareer rims and then lopro tires, that would just keep the smae dimater s stock.
what...?
doing what you suggested is about the worst advice you can give someone...
why would he want to make his overall rolling diameter larger...? not only will it throw the speedo off, it will also negatively affect, handling, acceleration AND braking...
why would he want to make his overall rolling diameter larger...? not only will it throw the speedo off, it will also negatively affect, handling, acceleration AND braking...
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well im not about to get some 22 pounds rims, if anything the heavyist rims i was looking at was 18 pounds, and im looking at getting some 16 pound ones. My stock wheel (not including the tire) weights in at 22 pounds. So braking and accerleration wouldnt decrease but rather increase. Yes probably not by a whole lot but still.
Originally Posted by Diesel
doing what you suggested is about the worst advice you can give someone...
why would he want to make his overall rolling diameter larger...? not only will it throw the speedo off, it will also negatively affect, handling, acceleration AND braking...
why would he want to make his overall rolling diameter larger...? not only will it throw the speedo off, it will also negatively affect, handling, acceleration AND braking...