16" rims vs 17" rims

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16" rims vs 17" rims

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Trying to decide if I want to go with 16s or 17s. My goal is to have 5 or 6 spoke gunmetal or bronze wheels, lowered, Mazdaspeed side skirts/front bumper, wrap around spoiler and blue paint job. Just want to have it clean look.
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i'd go with 16" unless you do a big brake conversion cause the stock brakes look so tiny in 17" rims
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Can you guys please post pics just for comparison.
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Evo_Spec wrote:i'd go with 16" unless you do a big brake conversion cause the stock brakes look so tiny in 17" rims
Bingo on this one, I've got seven spoke bronze 17s and they make my brakes look tiny
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I'm running 16's the rear in this pic has 45 series while the front has 40 series (both 205) I have all 45 series now but you can see the difference.

My big brake setup will just fit because of the aggressive offset that I have on my wheels. (et10) I'm still anticipating some trouble with rubbing.
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Thanks, that's the look I'm going for. What is your suspension setup, springs/struts combo?
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16's for real! 195/45 on an 8J low offset wheel shouldn't rub btw

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205/45/16 is what i am having now and it looks good.I agree,17 will make the brakes looks tiny..
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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...
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mitmaks wrote:Thanks, that's the look I'm going for. What is your suspension setup, springs/struts combo?
I have D2 coilovers and the wheels are an et10 16x8.
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@AaronTietje Can you tell me the rear tire size and wheel size?
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Mx-3Luxembourg wrote:@AaronTietje Can you tell me the rear tire size and wheel size?
The rear tire size is 205 45 16 and the rim in the pic is a 16x8 with an et of 10. (It's a bit too agressive IMO as I now have 16x8's in the rear with a 15 offset).
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I had Konig Helium 17s on 205/40. Many people thought they were 16s
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Thanks . . . :wink:
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17's dont match on a mx3,theyre to big for such a small car... get the 16's, and slam your car.
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