urbandaddy
Aurora Watcher
University of Calgary Mens Soccer
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Post by urbandaddy on Jun 12, 2005 23:39:52 GMT -6
So today some guy in a new Mazda 3 Sport pulled along side of me and wanted to try his luck. I guess he saw a large sedan and though his tricked out Mazda could beat me. To his embarrassment, it wasn't an contest and I was ahead by more than a car length before hitting 100. I was even a little behind him at the light before the green light. I guess another one for the good guys.  |
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Post by GlennS87 on Jun 13, 2005 9:52:00 GMT -6
What kind/size wheels do you have on there? They look great.
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urbandaddy
Aurora Watcher
University of Calgary Mens Soccer
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Post by urbandaddy on Jun 13, 2005 11:24:09 GMT -6
18x8 CSA Gladiator
245-40-R18 Falken ZX-512 Tires
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Post by stevensolds on Jun 13, 2005 18:57:28 GMT -6
VERY nice. I love the combo!
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Post by JimW on Jun 14, 2005 10:36:52 GMT -6
So today some guy in a new Mazda 3 Sport pulled along side of me and wanted to try his luck. I guess he saw a large sedan and though his tricked out Mazda could beat me. To his embarrassment, it wasn't an contest and I was ahead by more than a car length before hitting 100. I was even a little behind him at the light before the green light. I guess another one for the good guys. Silly Mazda, oh and for the US'er 100 kph = 60 mph. Oh and yes I love the rims...very GXP ish! |
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Post by Letitroll98 on Jun 14, 2005 21:02:51 GMT -6
The little Mazda is a great economy car, but no burner. I'm surprised he kept up that long, was it a Mazdaspeed version? (Do they even have them yet for the 3?)
How do you like the Falkens? I've been eyeing them for a while now.
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Post by stevensolds on Jun 14, 2005 21:25:10 GMT -6
Falkens are very aggressive looking max performance tires. If my current stock wheels supported them, i wouldve spent the extra 400 for all 4 and went with them. Well worth it IMHO. Badass handling and serious looking. People know you dont screw around when you have tires like that. Especially with 18 inchers and 255's or bigger.
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Post by Letitroll98 on Jun 14, 2005 21:28:50 GMT -6
They do fit them Steve. Ziex ZE-512 available in 235-60-16 at Sears.
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urbandaddy
Aurora Watcher
University of Calgary Mens Soccer
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Post by urbandaddy on Jun 14, 2005 23:33:30 GMT -6
I went with 245, 255 would come outside of my fender too much.
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Post by Letitroll98 on Jun 15, 2005 20:26:15 GMT -6
I went with 245, 255 would come outside of my fender too much. Ok, so how do you like them? Dry handling? Hydroplanning? Braking? Road noise? Ride? etc? Also, did you have any problems with traction control or speed sensors? The overall height on those is 25.71 in. compared to 27.1 in. stock, 5.13% smaller in diameter. |
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Post by stevensolds on Jun 15, 2005 20:39:02 GMT -6
Great...i did not see them at TireRack. Oh well. Needed that extra money for other crap anyways. Like this 200 gay squeaky wheel bearing. Soooo embarrasing when u got a nice car and it does that.
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Post by oldsauroraman1 on Jun 15, 2005 21:35:22 GMT -6
Very nice wheels and good job on beating the rice burner!  |
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urbandaddy
Aurora Watcher
University of Calgary Mens Soccer
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Post by urbandaddy on Jun 16, 2005 0:16:27 GMT -6
I went with 245, 255 would come outside of my fender too much. Ok, so how do you like them? Dry handling? Hydroplanning? Braking? Road noise? Ride? etc? Also, did you have any problems with traction control or speed sensors? The overall height on those is 25.71 in. compared to 27.1 in. stock, 5.13% smaller in diameter. They are awesome tires for the price. Dry handling is a huge improvement over the stock setup. I live in Canada so I'm they see all kinds of weather and handle everything in stride. I've even had them out in snow once or twice and they deal okay. No problems with any sensors or traction control, everything works fine. The road noise is minimal, but you have to understand when you buy low profile tires you will experience more bumps and noise than usual. Something my dad hates when I visit him and we go for lunch. So overall I have very happy and I dont see myself buying Michelin Pilots in the future. |
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Post by Mr. Javi on Jun 16, 2005 8:15:04 GMT -6
Nice, not bad.
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Post by Roop on Jun 30, 2005 19:42:35 GMT -6
way to smoke that mazda! mazda 3 was the only new car i considered before buying my aurora. i'm glad i chose my aurora instead.
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Post by stevensolds on Jun 30, 2005 20:13:25 GMT -6
ayeah i love overtaking cars like them. so much fun.
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