For those not from the Pacific Northwest or familiar with Drift Office, it’s one of the more prominent local tuning shops with an in-house AWD Dynojet dynamometer. at Drift Office for dyno charts on the Ford Fiesta SFE EcoBoost. and Megan Racing to obtain a set of Street Series coilovers. Our next move was to work with Drift Office in Auburn, Wash.
While the new wheels and tires were a major improvement for handling, we weren’t finished with improving the van’s handling performance. It made us fall in love with the little micro-van all over again. We knew the stock tires were bad, but didn’t realize how bad they were until we installed the new Yokohama Advan Sport A/S and Mazdaspeed 3 wheels. There’s less wheel spin in first gear with all weather conditions and the added grip provides greater confidence while driving aggressively. Right away we noticed the new wheels and tires made a major difference in daily driving. Now we can have fun while maintaining the practicality of the car for the mix of Washington State weather that can change from gorgeous sunshine, pouring down rain, hail and light snow. Our experience with Yokohama S.drive tires on a Mazda Miata left a positive impression and we figured ultra-high-performance all-season tires would be good for the 5. We tapped Yokohama for a tire sponsorship and requested a set of Advan Sport A/S ultra-high-performance all-season tires. Tires are one of the most important items on a vehicle and the only contact point your car makes with the ground, thus it’s not something you should ever skimp on. The stock tires are 205/55-16 and a little narrow, so we opted to get tires in the stock Mazdaspeed 3 size of 225/40-18. Next up are tires to go with the larger wheels. We used one can of Plasti Dip per wheel and finished the wheels off with two coats of glossifier. However, we did track down a rough silver set for $300 and spent $60 on Plasti Dip and glossifier to clean things up. We’re fans of the stock 18-inch wheels that come on the 2013 Mazdaspeed 3 in black, but those are hard to come by since it was only available for one model year. The Mazda 5 comes with tiny 16-inch alloy wheels and Toyo tires that aren’t the best for grip and performance.
This update will cover will cover the important aspects for a driving enthusiast – wheels, tires and suspension.
However, you can check out the detailed installations on Tom’s Hardware where the project originally resides. The most notable upgrades are the Goshers Premium Blind Spot Detection system that adds vehicle blind spot detection, ScanGaugeE OBDII trip computer and LED interior lights with Sylvania ZEVO replacements. The vehicle has undergone a couple upgrades since then. We introduced the 2014 Mazda 5 Sport 6MT project car back in September with a couple interior mods.
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