What have you done to your 3rd Gen today?
#1923
My P5's haptic envelope will blow away that piece of crap's!
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Give me 34.1 ft of flat ground and my four omni-wheels will allow 360 degrees of rotation, too.
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Speaking of wheels, I like this one:
![](http://www.msprotege.com/members/JoshP5/m2381.jpg)
Most people think Motegi rims suck, but these have a classically simple design, come in Protege-compliant 16x6.5+42, weigh 12.1 lbs, and cost around $230--not a bad alternative to the almighty hardcore RacingHart CP-035.
If only they came in silver...but the gunmetal isn't too bad.
This morning I washed my P5 and discovered the merits of cleaning wheels with a kitchen sponge. Far more efficient than a brush!
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Give me 34.1 ft of flat ground and my four omni-wheels will allow 360 degrees of rotation, too.
.
.
.
Speaking of wheels, I like this one:
![](http://www.msprotege.com/members/JoshP5/m2381.jpg)
Most people think Motegi rims suck, but these have a classically simple design, come in Protege-compliant 16x6.5+42, weigh 12.1 lbs, and cost around $230--not a bad alternative to the almighty hardcore RacingHart CP-035.
If only they came in silver...but the gunmetal isn't too bad.
This morning I washed my P5 and discovered the merits of cleaning wheels with a kitchen sponge. Far more efficient than a brush!
![Smilie](https://www.mazda3club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
#1924
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I like those wheels as well.. they look really nice. but yeah motegi = ugh usually
plus 16x7 would be nice
I noticed this morning with the 36F conditions when I went for a drive how downright harsh and unbearable my car is with summer wheels/tires in cold weather. It's like the tires turn to stone. my rubber band tires are what give my car a compliant ride (if roads are smooth enough).. but just every single little imperfection sprayed scalding hot apple cider all of my hand (cup in cupholder, hand on shifter.. I was not drinking and driving).
I need a roll of tape to keep in the car so that I can tape over the openings on those starbucks-type cheap crap lids.
oh and tirerack just called me, they were worried because I ordered tires a decent bit taller than stock size. I love that level of customer service.
they fit just fine
![](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/390562291_386123c173.jpg)
front will be 0.75" lower and rear will be about half an inch higher this winter though..
goldline springs were very ftl, looked grossly uneven with the snow tires http://picasaweb.google.com/claureta...94875874639890
plus 16x7 would be nice
![Smilie](https://www.mazda3club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I noticed this morning with the 36F conditions when I went for a drive how downright harsh and unbearable my car is with summer wheels/tires in cold weather. It's like the tires turn to stone. my rubber band tires are what give my car a compliant ride (if roads are smooth enough).. but just every single little imperfection sprayed scalding hot apple cider all of my hand (cup in cupholder, hand on shifter.. I was not drinking and driving).
I need a roll of tape to keep in the car so that I can tape over the openings on those starbucks-type cheap crap lids.
oh and tirerack just called me, they were worried because I ordered tires a decent bit taller than stock size. I love that level of customer service.
they fit just fine
![](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/390562291_386123c173.jpg)
front will be 0.75" lower and rear will be about half an inch higher this winter though..
goldline springs were very ftl, looked grossly uneven with the snow tires http://picasaweb.google.com/claureta...94875874639890
Last edited by _Kansei_; October-13th-2007 at 12:34 PM.
#1926
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There was .75 - 1" of difference in wheel gap front to rear. As it turns out, they didn't really make a spring application for the P5, though the site I bought from said otherwise. Now the goldline springs just sit in my garage collecting dust (and rust soon if I don't get them up off the floor)
#1928
Just grind off the bolts ,punch out the left over and use regular bolts ,nuts and washers to pull everything together
#1930
Dude, jackstands are $10 at walmart. Don't be stupid. Go pick yourself up a set. I wouldn't set my pinky toe under my car when it's on my race jack, much less the stocker, if it doesn't have a jack stand under it.
#1932
#1933
Call it what you want, I'm doing him a favor. There's no reason you should ever get under a car supported only by a jack.
To be 'nice,' it's an enormous risk that can be 99% eliminated by the proper use of $10 jackstands. That's all I was getting at.
To be 'nice,' it's an enormous risk that can be 99% eliminated by the proper use of $10 jackstands. That's all I was getting at.