235/40/r18 on ms3 wheels on my gs-sky sedan

[Lt.Dan]

Hi,
Im currently running pirelli sottozero 225/45/18 on stock 18"ms3 wheel on my sedan sky and I need to buy summer tire, I found a killer deal on kijiji for michelin pilot 235/40z/r18 and was wondering if its gonna fit . I also have a eibach prokit on the way.

Cheers
Dan

[loki]

that may be too wide for the stock MS3 wheels which are 7.5" wide

[Johns 08 3 GT]

225/40R18 will work.

[Lt.Dan]

thanks for the feedback, I heard some people running 235 on the stock wheel on a ms3 my concern is if its gonna rub on a sedan and its probably will, Im looking at kijiji but their nothing where I live except those 235. I guess Im going to pay full price 225/40r18...

[Johns 08 3 GT]

thanks for the feedback, I heard some people running 235 on the stock wheel on a ms3 my concern is if its gonna rub on a sedan and its probably will, Im looking at kijiji but their nothing where I live except those 235. I guess Im going to pay full price 225/40r18...

Call the tire sponsors on here for a good price on tires.

[Lt.Dan]

Looks like im gonna buy the new firestone indy 500 a lot of positive review on the web and not to pricey.
Cheers
Dan

[AwAfrican]

Depends on which ms3 wheel...The gen2 (2010+) are a little wider I run 235/40/18 on my gen2 wheels no problems

[Lt.Dan]

Depends on which ms3 wheel...The gen2 (2010+) are a little wider I run 235/40/18 on my gen2 wheels no problems

Yes its the gen 2 mazdaspeed wheel 7.5 inch but are you running them on a speed or a mazda 3 ?

[AwAfrican]

Yes its the gen 2 mazdaspeed wheel 7.5 inch but are you running them on a speed or a mazda 3 ?
Speed, the question was raised in this thread by someone else that the wheel itself may not be wide enough for the 235...All I can confirm is that then gen 2 wheel is wide enough for for a 235/40/18

[Lt.Dan]

Speed, the question was raised in this thread by someone else that the wheel itself may not be wide enough for the 235...All I can confirm is that then gen 2 wheel is wide enough for for a 235/40/18

ok thanks for the info, so it fit the speed... I don't think its gonna fit my sedan after a eibach pro kit drop without rubbing.

[AwAfrican]

ok thanks for the info, so it fit the speed... I don't think its gonna fit my sedan after a eibach pro kit drop without rubbing.
It probably will, but I know​Jack shit about non speed's. Have a look at this thread from MSF it's got some links in it (2nd or 3rd paragraph) that link to other sites and should tell you if they'll fit because these sites are designed to calc all that, sites aren't specific to any vehicle
http://www.mazdaspeedforums.org/forum/f319/ultimate-will-they-fit-thread-everything-you-101473/

[timmy201]

My sedan had MS3 gen 2 wheels with 235/40R18's

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8214/8289641449_c42a960d40_b.jpg

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8082/8302274569_c0f8638ee0_o.jpg

[Lt.Dan]

My sedan had MS3 gen 2 wheels with 235/40R18's

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8214/8289641449_c42a960d40_b.jpg

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8082/8302274569_c0f8638ee0_o.jpg

Nice, looking good!