16" rims vs 17" rims

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17's w/205-40

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16x9J ET15 with 215/40's

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16th is much better in mx-3 - my with mazda 6 brakes
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!6" it´s the real size...
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:lol: :lol: This last page has some of the sexiest MX3's on the planet
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marcdh,

You have one of the nicest looking MX-3s I have ever seen... I envy you, truly.
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Wait Mazda 6 brakes??! Is this a thing now? We can do that? How hard was it to do?
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weede_klze wrote:Image
16th is much better in mx-3 - my with mazda 6 brakes
Clean mx-3, love that look-it's perfect. How much did you lower it?
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Josh wrote:I have 17's on the RS and 15's on the GS, IMO 16's look the best give you plenty of tire, brakes don't look quite as small, and they are not overly heavy. My 17's weigh 22lbs a piece...

I got some of those 17" superlegra"s and they are light but I wish they were 16"s any day of the week because TIRES ARE CHEAPER
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