hey everyone!

im having a really hard time trying to find a set of 15x7.5 inch rims for my '07 mazda3
i have to use the stock tires (im leasing the car) and my tires are P195/65/R15
and i need a bolt patterns of 5x114.3 i believe
any ideas??

i think i read on mazda forum that a 7.5 inch tire will fit on a 7 inch rim....cuz that would really help because all im finding right now is 15x7.0 or 16 or 17x7.5

i have to stay with the stock 15" size cuz anything else will void my warranty....

thanks for the help everyone!

 

you can fit 205 series tires on a 15' rim. most 15' rims are only 6.5 inches wide and can still fit 205 rubber. on a 15x7 rim 215 is ok too, just might rub a little (on a honda anyway)

 

so then a 15x6.5 inch rim will work then??

but keep in mind that i have to keep the stock 195 tire

 

your warranty says you can change wheels but not tires? is there a warranty on your tires or something???

I have 195's on my 5.5" wide wheels...

what model Mazda 3 do you have? I thought they came with 17" wheels

 

yeah, i think it has something to do with the tread wear on the tires or something similar....well, this is what my dad told me anyways.....and my mazda3 is completly base (GX i believe.....or GS) and it has 15" steelies with hubcaps...only the GT's come with 17's...unless you get the package that includes 17's...i think

and sorry about starting 2 threads on the same topic....it was an accident, really.

 

it's okay, I realized afterwards that it was an accidental double post. at first I though you posted it in 2 different forums.


it's just so odd that they would WANT you to use up the stock tires...

 

so then 5.5inch or 6 inch rims would work then?? if thats the case, then i guess im buying some sweet 15's in the spring!!

and the warranty is the only thing i dont like about mazda...Honda would let me change anything, it just had to be stock when i brought it back at the end of the lease

and the reason why i went with mazda was because it was cheaper and my dad is the one paying....so im not gonna argue....

i would put on like, 18's and then change them whenever i brought the car in for whatever reason, but if i ever got in an accident, id be screwed cuz then mazda woldnt cover me.