[Tire Guy]

Over the years, I have seen many questions come up about whether Altima wheels or Honda wheels will fit the 6. Fitting original equipment wheels from another vehicle manufacturer poses problems not usually associated with aftermarket wheels. Original equipment wheels are bored out to exactly the size of the hub diameter of the intended application. For example, the Mazda6 has a hub diameter of 67.1mm and the center bore of any Mazda6 original equipment wheel is 67.1mm. Some Toyotas have a center bore of 60.1mm. So, while the bolt pattern may be the same, and the offset is good for the 6, the wheel won't fit over the hub because the opening is too small. The question is, where do you go to find that information on other vehicle's center bores and bolt patterns?

I have finally come across a website that provides that information. It is by no means complete, but it contains a lot of vehicles. Please reference this link if you are considering buying original equipment wheels from another vehicle manufacturer. Enjoy.

http://www.discountedwheelwarehouse.com/Ve...n_Reference.cfm

 

[Kaiboy808]

Oh yeah baby! Pin this!

 

[Fenixz Prime]

Does the center bore only affect the original wheels? Do I have to check the center bore on the after market rims when I look for a second hand one?

 

[BangHatch]

Check anyway. Better safe than sorry.

Most aftermarket wheels have a 73mm hub bore though...

 

[Wiggum]

Pinned, my new truck is 6x139.7? WTF~!

 

[Fenixz Prime]

Check anyway. Better safe than sorry.

Most aftermarket wheels have a 73mm hub bore though...[/b]

Thanks. I'll ask if he knows what the rims are.

 

[Jack ffr1846]

No Mazda 6, Mazda 3 or speed cars??

jack

 

[1kduder]

QUOTE (Jack ffr1846 @ Dec 3 2007, 07:21 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=1198971

No Mazda 6, Mazda 3 or speed cars??

jack[/b]

There have been lots of recommendations about using the 93-95 RX7 rims on the 03-07 Mazda6, so I guess that takes care of this model.

 

[JohnS6s]

will the stock rims and tires off a 05 RX-8 fit my 05 6S?

 

[quakerjoe]

you should be able to bore out the center bore shouldn't you? If you can acheive 67.5 with a mazda wheel, you would think that you shoudl be able to obtain it with a toyota or lexus wheel. (Or atleast you would think so.)

 

[boricua7mazda]

would a 42mm offset fit the 6?

 

[blazen]

will a 5x115mm fit the 6i?

 

[MikeKy55]

I ran across this site for center bore reference.

http://adaptitusa.com/referencebook.htm

 

[Mazadafan14]

it is 16x6'' my bad lol. and if it is smaller in the bore, and I have to bore them out, will that affect the structure of the rim in any way? I have seen people in the forum rocking some mazdaspeed protege rims and stock protege rims before so I know that they would fit. Just wanting to make sure I can install them in my car without running into huge problems.

 

[Buckley72]

it is 16x6'' my bad lol. and if it is smaller in the bore, and I have to bore them out, will that affect the structure of the rim in any way? I have seen people in the forum rocking some mazdaspeed protege rims and stock protege rims before so I know that they would fit. Just wanting to make sure I can install them in my car without running into huge problems.

I would look into other wheels. Idk how boring them out will effect the structure but I don't think it will be good. Also a 16x6" wheel is pretty small and would look a little funny on the 6. 18" look the best and 17" look alright. Anything bigger or smaller look out of place. When looking for width look for larger, preferably a around 8" wide.

 

[Mazadafan14]

I would look into other wheels. Idk how boring them out will effect the structure but I don't think it will be good. Also a 16x6" wheel is pretty small and would look a little funny on the 6. 18" look the best and 17" look alright. Anything bigger or smaller look out of place. When looking for width look for larger, preferably a around 8" wide.

I actually have stock 16'' steelies on my car, and in terms of size, it does not look too bad. granted the steelies are horrible.

 

[mm98racing]

so for instance a set of XXR 527's with the correct bolt pattern but a bore of 73.1mm would not fit on my 03 mazda 6 i?

 

[mm98racing]

or is it only a problem if the bore on the rims is smaller then the bore on the car?

 

[CanyonRider]

You would need hub-centric adapter rings to take up the slop.

CR