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First time poster here and bought my M3 Sport Hatch about a month ago. I've been reading a bit about the various wheel options being used in HS with the various models of this car and I don't seem to have nailed down a concensus for this car. It looks like 09 is the first year for 17" only rims on this model and my options are about nil? I've read about the older stock 5 spoke wheels claiming to only 19.4 vs. the 23 lbs. reported and seems like the only/best option vs. my stock snowflake models. I need to(should have) put on some snow tires very soon and am looking whether I should use the stockers for autox or snow tire duty. If there are no options then I can get whatever size I choose for winter wheels and autox wheels are already decided. Any options I missing?
Furthermore, what is the consensus of the best street/autox option for shocks at a reasonable cost(<$800 or so)? FSD's, Sports, anything else? After driving my new 09 WRX around for a week, the Mazda 3 seems pretty poor in comparison in bump absorbtion and can use an upgrade. The WRX is going to be my main autox vehicle, but I definately want to have a capable backup and who knows, if the Mazda proves more fun/competitive I may refocus my $$. Thanks for your time.
First time poster here and bought my M3 Sport Hatch about a month ago. I've been reading a bit about the various wheel options being used in HS with the various models of this car and I don't seem to have nailed down a concensus for this car. It looks like 09 is the first year for 17" only rims on this model and my options are about nil? I've read about the older stock 5 spoke wheels claiming to only 19.4 vs. the 23 lbs. reported and seems like the only/best option vs. my stock snowflake models. I need to(should have) put on some snow tires very soon and am looking whether I should use the stockers for autox or snow tire duty. If there are no options then I can get whatever size I choose for winter wheels and autox wheels are already decided. Any options I missing?
Furthermore, what is the consensus of the best street/autox option for shocks at a reasonable cost(<$800 or so)? FSD's, Sports, anything else? After driving my new 09 WRX around for a week, the Mazda 3 seems pretty poor in comparison in bump absorbtion and can use an upgrade. The WRX is going to be my main autox vehicle, but I definately want to have a capable backup and who knows, if the Mazda proves more fun/competitive I may refocus my $$. Thanks for your time.