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5Zigen Gravis-1's on Speed

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Few of you guys lured me away from the Ace Allures that I had my eyes set on…and gave some good reasons on moving forth with my 7 year old son’s choice of the 5Zigen Gavis-1’s (kids got good taste). Needless, after a couple weeks delay…I present some wet pics. These are 18's, +43 offset, with 225/45 Falken 452's. Tires are pushed out about 1/2" more than stock...

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We have some springs coming out for the car that will give a subtle drop of 1/2" in the back and 1" in the front (keeping the raked look of the MS6). Hopefully will have them installed in a month or so (still in development stage). The ones giving a 1 1/2" drop cost too much...and the cheap ones from Megan drop it 2", which I think is a bit too low.

Other mods to date include an AEM CAI, Boost Gauge, and a MBC. I have not run the car yet since I just got it in August…but similar mods are getting around 13.7, which should not be too hard (I ran a 14.971 with my SVT).

Thoughts – good or bad, I can take them all.
 
Not too bad. I think those would look killer on a TRed SVT. :drool: A light tint all around would look greeeeeeeeeat too.
 
looking good..... too bad 5zig's don't make those for our bolt pattern, coz they do look good.
 
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maybe its just me, but they remind me to much of the factory pre98 SE wheels.
 
Looks really good!

MS6 was on my top list. I will pick up a MS6 over a G coupe any day. I almost flew to GA last December to get one.
 
AliasJerk said:
maybe its just me, but they remind me to much of the factory pre98 SE wheels.
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I remember clearly when the Contour hit the streets for the '95 model year. I really liked those SE's. There's a midnight red down the street with those stock 7-spokers on it, and it catches my eye every time I see it.
 
Coolkuehl3 said:
Sorry, just not feelin' the wheels. It takes away from the Speed 6 look. Looks like an ordinary Mazda 6 now. Sorry man, 'cause I really love the car.
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Oh dude, no need to be sorry...comments are welcome. I personally disliked the 15 spoke rim from the get-go and after trying to keep these things clean, it easily solidified my choice in new ones.

Thanks for the comments folks. I really do think these things make the car. The springs should be coming into production in a few weeks...so I'm waiting to get me hands on these.

I also need a serious roll...the offset puts these right on the lip, which I can easily catch in a quick acceleration or hard turn. Since the lip on this is 2 pieces welded together, I'm hoping it can be done easily. We'll see...


As for the comments about the 7 spoke Contour wheels...I don't think they look the same at all. Personally, I always liked that rim, so I'll take it as a compliment :)
 
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