takahashi

Does the stock 8 rim fits into the 3? I know it fits for the 6.

We are probably getting a Mazda 3 rather than a 6 (don't need the size of the car, just the same engine).... if it fits the 8's wheel than I will have a new wheel for track day.

axelaspeed

yes they will fit on a 3, just get 225/40/18 for the tires, haha i learned that the hard way cuz when i got the rims i didnt realize that they were 225/45/18's stock so now i got 4 extra tires i dont need, but thats a good choice if ur gonna chose the 3, i prefer the 3 over the 6 anyway, better mpg, and it looks better than the 6 imo, but i still like the rx-8 only wish i had alittle more money i would have bought the 8 over the 3, cept insurance would kill me thats why i chose the 3

takahashi

Sweet.......

What is the stock wheel offset? I wonder if it will fit on my 8 for some drifting practice?
(you may see the offset in the inside of rim).

We are only 1 kid family and not expanding atm so I think we like the 3 more now, plus a few $K cheaper - sparing some cash for mods on my 8.

Oh found the answer:
http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=25387.0

axelaspeed

haha, you beat me to that question, but ya i know a couple of people that use the 17' stock 3 rim on the 8 for winter, fits fine

takahashi

You can be my Mazda salesman. I am sold on the 3! :D

Oh my love to do the drifting on the 17".... LOL

Must go and test drive the 3 in the weekend then.

axelaspeed

haha, well i love my 3, best investment i made, saves me on gas too which is another reason i love, but other than that haha must be fun to drift, one of these days i'll do that, but im sure once u drive that 3 u'll never wanna leave till u buy one, thats how i was when i test drove one, good luck

crossbow

Not to go too far off topic...

But technically you can get 6's cheaper then 3's currently. The 3's tend to have little negotation (they sell really well), while the 6's have some crazy negotiation rooms.

Some individuals have recently gotten (v6) 6s MTX's (NEW) for 16k with employee pricing (some dealerships offering it) and about 3k in rebates.

And if it matters, even after being out a year longer then the 3, the 6 still has less MRI's and TSB's. The dealers don't call it the TSB3 for nothing!

Still a sweet zippy car though. Just make sure to get an 05 or 06 to skip alot of the inital issues. If you are getting a 6s ATX, make sure to get an 05 with the 6spd ATX to avoid all the inital problems with the 5spd Jatco ATX.

theboy

Great thread manz~

Jeromie

hey i gots a question... will my 225s fit on a 18.5 rim??? i got some new rims and wanna use the stock tires. havent been able to search this....

IZoomZoomI

you mean 8.5? Yes it would. But ideally you should go with a 245 tire.

StealthTL

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Just put the "snows" back on, and noticed that they were noticably lighter than the summers, so got the scale out.....

Summers (stock Bridgestone RE040, very worn) on stock wheel - 50.6 lbs.
Snows (new Toyo Garit HT) on cheapo-cheapo 17" FRD rim - 44.6 lbs.

Wow, 6 pounds per wheel, that's huge!

S

theboy

did someone with both OEM 16'' and 18'' wheel tried launching them and get the 1-100 time?

rotorhead335

I'll just take a wild guess here and say he's an American.

surgictube

Are there adverse effects of increasing the front tire width too much? Like increased required turn in force?

imput1234

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I just finished reading through most of the links, VERY VERY helpful. Thanks crossbow for taking the time to find and put all this together!