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They do that because 7.5" wheels will technically work with the stock size tires. They just want you to have a broader selection because that means, to them at least, that you are more likely to find something you like.
It's marketing.
It's marketing.
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Straight from the Mazdaspeed brochure (I work in a Mazda dealer) - the Mazdaspeed wheels that are available in the US are 18x7.5 and are 17lbs a piece (They look similar to the T5 wheel on the Mazdaspeed Ver. 2 in Japan).
Why the difference from stock width I have no idea, it can not save that much weight.
I know the narrower the wheel better the snow performance....but who is going to drive the Mazdaspeed wheels in winter?
Why the difference from stock width I have no idea, it can not save that much weight.
I know the narrower the wheel better the snow performance....but who is going to drive the Mazdaspeed wheels in winter?
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I never realized the MS wheels were only 7.5. Intersting...
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Yea i was surprise to find that out too, like a year a go though. Basically that is the only thing that saves weight, too many spokes and forged magnesium cancel out the weight difference.
Yea i was surprise to find that out too, like a year a go though. Basically that is the only thing that saves weight, too many spokes and forged magnesium cancel out the weight difference.
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Stock RX-8 Wheels are 18*8 or 16*7.5
ALL Mazdaspeed wheels specifically designed for the RX-8 are also 18*8. This includes the ones that are on the Mazdaspeed Ver.2 Concept car. To be fair you can get them for the Mazda 6 in 17*7 as well.
The only 18*7.5 wheels you will find from Mazdaspeed aren't even meant for the 8, but the 6. These were part of a special "mazdaspeed" package in canada that some of the dealers were putting on the 8s when they arrived nothing more. Those wheels are called the MS-T II and aren't the same as the ones on the Ver2 car.
ALL Mazdaspeed wheels specifically designed for the RX-8 are also 18*8. This includes the ones that are on the Mazdaspeed Ver.2 Concept car. To be fair you can get them for the Mazda 6 in 17*7 as well.
The only 18*7.5 wheels you will find from Mazdaspeed aren't even meant for the 8, but the 6. These were part of a special "mazdaspeed" package in canada that some of the dealers were putting on the 8s when they arrived nothing more. Those wheels are called the MS-T II and aren't the same as the ones on the Ver2 car.
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Stock RX-8 Wheels are 18*8 or 16*7.5
ALL Mazdaspeed wheels specifically designed for the RX-8 are also 18*8. This includes the ones that are on the Mazdaspeed Ver.2 Concept car. To be fair you can get them for the Mazda 6 in 17*7 as well.
The only 18*7.5 wheels you will find from Mazdaspeed aren't even meant for the 8, but the 6. These were part of a special "mazdaspeed" package in canada that some of the dealers were putting on the 8s when they arrived nothing more. Those wheels are called the MS-T II and aren't the same as the ones on the Ver2 car.
ALL Mazdaspeed wheels specifically designed for the RX-8 are also 18*8. This includes the ones that are on the Mazdaspeed Ver.2 Concept car. To be fair you can get them for the Mazda 6 in 17*7 as well.
The only 18*7.5 wheels you will find from Mazdaspeed aren't even meant for the 8, but the 6. These were part of a special "mazdaspeed" package in canada that some of the dealers were putting on the 8s when they arrived nothing more. Those wheels are called the MS-T II and aren't the same as the ones on the Ver2 car.
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I think you guys are all talking about the Mazdaspeed wheels made by Rays for the Speed3 and Speed6. They are 18x7.5 forged and weigh something like 16lbs. They are like $450 a piece.
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