I lucked out and my 2011 came with winter tires on the stock wheels. But I'm not very happy with the tiny sidewall and wide footprint of the stock size for winter tires. So I'm having fun looking at options for next year, since these tires have about had it.
For the tires, I'm thinking 225/50-17. Plenty of sidewall and slighty bigger than stock.
For the wheels, I'd like something rugged looking. And since I mount 265s in the summer, I can go with a low offset to fill the wheel wells. Poking around, the Sparco Terra has a Mazda fitment in 17x7.5+45 5x114.3. Now I'm sure they wont clear the Brembos as is, but what about with a 15mm spacer? I'd still have 10mm more clearance than my summer wheels.
I think that would look pretty good.
For the tires, I'm thinking 225/50-17. Plenty of sidewall and slighty bigger than stock.
For the wheels, I'd like something rugged looking. And since I mount 265s in the summer, I can go with a low offset to fill the wheel wells. Poking around, the Sparco Terra has a Mazda fitment in 17x7.5+45 5x114.3. Now I'm sure they wont clear the Brembos as is, but what about with a 15mm spacer? I'd still have 10mm more clearance than my summer wheels.
I think that would look pretty good.
