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Hey guys,

Just thought i'd post up some new pics. Courtesy of my new camera. :D

The most major improvements are installing the new rims and doing a hack job on the air intake.

And yes, a drop will be occurring,not now, but soon...

Nice rims. Really like them! :)

SangriaRedZX5,Aug 8 2005, 10:50 PM Wrote:Nice rims. Really like them! :)
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Thank you mademoiselle... :D They are 17" Motegi MR7's in Silver with Dunlop SP FM901 205/40ZR17's for rubber.

Wowwww! Nice job there.
You kept your other ones for winter, right?

SangriaRedZX5,Aug 8 2005, 10:54 PM Wrote:Wowwww! Nice job there.
You kept your other ones for winter, right?
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Yeah I kept the old ones for winter, or when someone decides to rip the new ones off. :lol:

hey oscar, where in sudbury did you pick those up? and just outa curiosity, how much did they set you back? PM me if you feel "uncomfertable" telling everyone else :P

looks pretty good.

you already said your going to lower it, but paint your brake drums.

Looks good, man.

Nice job...

Looks nice they look big for 17's.

05zx5,Aug 9 2005, 02:06 AM Wrote:Looks nice they look big for 17's.
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The 17s look big because they are shod with 205/40/17 rubber. These tires do not have much sidewall height and to properly fill the wheel well you will need something like a 2" drop. I believe dabigmandan had the same size tires on 17s with a 1.5" drop and he was disappointed with the look.

IMO 205/45/17 would have been a better choice for rubber size. These are much closer to the stock rolling diameter (i.e. speedometer will read closer to actual.) Plus, the slighter taller sidewall will fill the wheel well better and provide a little more cushioning for those northern roads.

Otherwise, nothing improves the look of a sedan better than bigger rims. :)

Time for one of those drop kits we discussed :)

Looks good, bro. Going to have to shine our cars up and get them side-by-side again.

Love those rims. Some of the best looking rims on the market IMO.

Now drop it, paint it another colour and you're laughing! :lol: j/k man, looks good.

very nice!

Toight

Thanks guys. I guess they at least look better than steelies. I'll post some better pictures next time since most of these were kinda dark.

edit... Ooops, i found one picture that didn't get posted... This one's a little more clear.

Needs a brake upgrade fo sho :D

dBlast,Aug 9 2005, 06:15 AM Wrote:

05zx5,Aug 9 2005, 02:06 AM Wrote:Looks nice they look big for 17's.
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The 17s look big because they are shod with 205/40/17 rubber. These tires do not have much sidewall height and to properly fill the wheel well you will need something like a 2" drop. I believe dabigmandan had the same size tires on 17s with a 1.5" drop and he was disappointed with the look.

IMO 205/45/17 would have been a better choice for rubber size. These are much closer to the stock rolling diameter (i.e. speedometer will read closer to actual.) Plus, the slighter taller sidewall will fill the wheel well better and provide a little more cushioning for those northern roads.

Otherwise, nothing improves the look of a sedan better than bigger rims. :)
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Well, I checked on the OEM tires and the Tire diameter on the SE models is 23.5" (185/65R14's). These are 205/40ZR17's which give a tire diameter of 23.4". If I would have went to a 45 sidewall, the diameter would be 24.2". Therefore, the 40 sidewall would be closer.

If I had a ZTS or similar, yes I would agree with you on a 45 sidewall. :)

with 17's, to have a proper reading from the speedo, 40 series tire is the closest you'll get. B)

DROP THAT CAR!

Oscar The Grouch,Aug 9 2005, 12:58 PM Wrote:

dBlast,Aug 9 2005, 06:15 AM Wrote:

05zx5,Aug 9 2005, 02:06 AM Wrote:Looks nice they look big for 17's.
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The 17s look big because they are shod with 205/40/17 rubber. These tires do not have much sidewall height and to properly fill the wheel well you will need something like a 2" drop. I believe dabigmandan had the same size tires on 17s with a 1.5" drop and he was disappointed with the look.

IMO 205/45/17 would have been a better choice for rubber size. These are much closer to the stock rolling diameter (i.e. speedometer will read closer to actual.) Plus, the slighter taller sidewall will fill the wheel well better and provide a little more cushioning for those northern roads.

Otherwise, nothing improves the look of a sedan better than bigger rims. :)
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Well, I checked on the OEM tires and the Tire diameter on the SE models is 23.5" (185/65R14's). These are 205/40ZR17's which give a tire diameter of 23.4". If I would have went to a 45 sidewall, the diameter would be 24.2". Therefore, the 40 sidewall would be closer.

If I had a ZTS or similar, yes I would agree with you on a 45 sidewall. :)
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my bad,
I assumed you were going from a 15" wheel where the OE size is 195/60/15 (in that case the diameter 24.2" matches the diameter of that of a 205/45/17 tire. Here is a chart of Focus friendly tire sizes:

175/70-14...23.8"
185/70-14...24.3"
185/65-14...23.5" OE size
195/65-14...24.0"
195/60-14...23.2"
205/60-14...23.7"
215/60-14...24.2"
195/60-15...24.2" OE size
205/55-15...23.9"
205/50-15...23.0"
215/50-15...23.4"
215/55-15...24.3"
225/50-15...24.0"
195/50-16...23.5"
205/45-16...23.4"
205/50-16...24.2" OE size
205/55-16...25.0"
215/45-16...23.7"
205/40-17...23.5"
205/45-17...24.2"
215/40-17...23.9"
215/45-17...24.6" OE size
215/35-18...23.9"
215/40-18...24.6"