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18 inch wheel

Posted: May 18th, 2002, 11:13 pm
by bout2001
does anyone have pics of 18 inch on mx-3.<BR>Because of my bodykit i don't want to drop my car and i want to know how it looks on 18 inch without dropping the suspension. :)

Re: 18 inch wheel

Posted: May 18th, 2002, 11:51 pm
by Pac Man
I think that could be pushing it 18 inch.

Re: 18 inch wheel

Posted: May 19th, 2002, 3:14 am
by precidian
here a link to <A HREF="http://www.mx-3.com/people/toms/toms-52.jpg" TARGET=_blank>my car</A> with 18" rims. The suspension has been dropped approx 1.75".<P>cheers,

Re: 18 inch wheel

Posted: May 19th, 2002, 5:10 pm
by bout2001
nice car, what are the size of the tire

Re: 18 inch wheel

Posted: May 19th, 2002, 10:21 pm
by mattster
does that mess with your speedometer or the the tires porpotional?

Re: 18 inch wheel

Posted: May 20th, 2002, 11:46 am
by precidian
the tires are a 215/35 Toyo Proxes FZ4s. With the wheel size and tire combination, I am 0.2% too slow. Essentially when my speedometer is reading 60mph I would be travelling at a speed of 60.1 mph.<BR>If you want to figure out the right combination then check out the <BR><A HREF="http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html" TARGET=_blank>tire calculator</A> at Miata.net.<P>Cheers,<p>[ May 20, 2002: Message edited by: precidian ]

Re: 18 inch wheel

Posted: May 22nd, 2002, 6:09 pm
by Show_MX
I haven't had any problems with speed either since the stock 15's come very close to the overall size of 18's with 35 series tires.<BR> <A HREF="http://mx-3.freeservers.com" TARGET=_blank>http://mx-3.freeservers.com</A>

Re: 18 inch wheel

Posted: May 22nd, 2002, 9:57 pm
by Gabriel Sandoval
i have 18s on my car and i think i still need to get it dropped. even my friend said i need it dropped. but im gonna wait till i get my gforce body kit to see whether i do want it dropped.

Re: 18 inch wheel

Posted: May 23rd, 2002, 1:43 am
by Guest
Kevin<P>I love your car..its the sweetest mx-3 i have seen :D

Re: 18 inch wheel

Posted: May 23rd, 2002, 7:19 pm
by Show_MX
Thanks but there are quite a few others that are much better than mine, as always though, I'm in progress.

Re: 18 inch wheel

Posted: May 29th, 2002, 8:08 pm
by alastair
what body kit you got on it cos 18s might just rub on full lock

Re: 18 inch wheel

Posted: May 30th, 2002, 11:46 am
by Show_MX
I have the Postert front and Pakfeifer sides. I have coil overs though so I'm not sure of the drop.

Re: 18 inch wheel

Posted: May 30th, 2002, 12:13 pm
by alastair
you could get them on no bother but your car wouldnt handle as good as it would with 17 on

Re: 18 inch wheel

Posted: May 31st, 2002, 2:10 pm
by Gabriel Sandoval
now im wondering wether 19's would fit an mx-3 without any modifications at all. does anybody in this board have 19s on their mx-3? or should i say, whos got the bigest wheels on this board?

Re: 18 inch wheel

Posted: June 5th, 2002, 8:55 pm
by fatfmx3
my mx3 has 18s dropped 1.7 inch click to see<A HREF="http://www.teampyoobez.com/mx392-95.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.teampyoobez.com/mx392-95.htm</A>