Has anyone tried 235/50R17 tyres?

[murcod]

I've got a set of 17" x 7.5" rims (decent 3 piece alloys) and am thinking about refurbishing them and fitting them to the Kizashi. 235/50R17 would be my preferable tyre size if I go ahead fitting them.

The overall diameter is virtually identical to the stock 215/55R17, but the width matches the 18" tyre spec.

[BM-Power]

You should be ok with those rims, I doubt the offset at 7.5" would be too aggressive, hence it shouldn't rub the guards.

[murcod]

I'm not 100% sure what the offset of them is, but they were custom made to suit a Mazda 6 so it shouldn't be a problem. The only issue I may have is the hub centre bore being a different diameter?

I'll try test fitting one sometime (they're fitted with 225/45R17 tyres at the moment.) I might have to buy some wheel nuts first though as they require the small diameter "tuner style" nuts from memory.

[BM-Power]

Also make sure to check the PCD is correct on the new rims otherwise you won't be able to fit/bolt them on. From memory the stock Kizashi PCD was 114.3mm

[murcod]

Yes, thanks. PCD is fine as both as 5 x 114.3mm.

Some searching showed up that the Mazda centre bore is larger than the Kizashi (which is good) and I've also found some spigot rings to suit online.

[vapor2]

Hi,
the Kizashi has 5x114.3mm with +50mm offset.
Question: Do you guys know the center bore diameter? 60.1 mm
Thanks

[murcod]

From googling I found the Kizashi is 60.1mm and the Mazda 6 is 67.1mm