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    Default Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    Hey guys, if you put low profile summers on the Mazda 3 without lowering the car, will it look horrible?

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    put it this way..your car will look like a 4x4

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    Quote Originally Posted by phil05gx View Post
    put it this way..your car will look like a 4x4
    lol, it looks awful!
    Phil, nice description haha just wrong!

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    Ewww...not what I wanted to hear hahahah guess i'm snowplowin in the winter

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    If you have the money; go for adjustable Coilovers. Therefore, you can lower it on Summer and jack-it-up on Winter.

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    why do you want to put lower than stock profile tires on?
    or are you putting on 18" wheels?

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    To be fair, teh stock tires are fairly low-profile to begin with. Even if you go to a 215/45R17 you're only losing 0.2" total of sidewall...
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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    Ya...i'm thinking about 18's.....

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    I put my RX8's on last week and its way too high. I'm looking into some Eibach pro-kits but I was hoping there might be some sort of GB for them. I saw that there was one last year from SSG for $260 a set.

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    Quote Originally Posted by condor888000 View Post
    To be fair, teh stock tires are fairly low-profile to begin with. Even if you go to a 215/45R17 you're only losing 0.2" total of sidewall...


    Quote Originally Posted by phil05gx View Post
    put it this way..your car will look like a 4x4
    If we're only loosing 0.2" then all our cars are 4X4 according to phil....

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    will look like a roller skate.

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    Before and after shots with 225/40/18, now has pro-kits!



    It doesn't look that bad!

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    Looks crisp!! When you put your winters on how does it handle in the snow?

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    i agree with phil u can look at pics of mine in my profile and see that it dont look that good. big gap, and i have 17's as aftermarket. but soon the lowering kit will come


    and malcolm u need to tint ur car haha
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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    Quote Originally Posted by gabbygenier View Post
    i agree with phil u can look at pics of mine in my profile and see that it dont look that good. big gap, and i have 17's as aftermarket. but soon the lowering kit will come


    and malcolm u need to tint ur car haha
    That's as dark as they are gonna be!

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    sweet ride Malcom991

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    It will have ugly wheel gap!
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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    Wheel gap sucks.

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    Quote Originally Posted by BoostieMonster View Post
    Looks crisp!! When you put your winters on how does it handle in the snow?
    Ask me next winter! The pro-kits are new!

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    lol it does look bad without a drop.. i got flamed when i didnt... but she looks good now..
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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    What does a set of adjustables go for?

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    Quote Originally Posted by BoostieMonster View Post
    What does a set of adjustables go for?
    A whole lot more then just springs!

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    Default Re: Low Profile Summers without Dropping

    I've got snow tires and pro-kits on my 3 and have never gotten stuck, you have to clear the wheel wells out as snow builds up in there sometimes, and may ice if it is sitting for a while. The car won't plow much unless you're in 10+ cm snow. I would say don't let that hold you back from dropping.
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