I'm trying to find what sort of lattitude I have with regard to tire sizes on the stock 17 wheel on the Mazda 3S 5 door.

 

hmm, my all-season tires i have on the stock 17"x7" wheels are BFG Traction T/A's (215/55) and mazda refused to inspect the car, so i had a local wheel/tire shop inspect and they passed it. my summer tires wrapped around Falken Torque 5's, also 17"x7", are Falken Azenis (215/45). I have had no rubbing problems with either tire and they work great with the car. ive got a buddy on CarDomain dot com running on (225/45) tires with no complaints. personally, though, dont think im going wider than 215 ever.

 

im runnin on 225s with 17inch wheels. And i have no problem with em....it's just if you're planning to get 225s...i wouldn't lower your car too much - it'll rub for sure. That's y im only lowering it to maybe 1 - 1.5 inches.

 

thats good to know about the 225's. though, i have just installed a coilover suspension and etc. two weekends ago so i guess they are out of the question for my car...
ohhhh, Celeste, i think we are on eachothers guestbook on CarDomain dot com, if you own a sand mica mazda 3 sedan with custom grill/black wheels (celesteA)...im using the same alias as i do on here...so, hey!

 

yes....i remember you on cardomain. Im probably in every mazda 3 forum...hahahaha. but as for the all-season tires you're suggesting, i don't use my wheels in the winter....i run on winters. I don't know if you've been to winnipeg, but the winters here are INSANE!!!!! one of the reasons y im getting coilovers instead of springs, so i can adjust the height.