The tire choice sounds good, but the wheels are actually 5x114. STi wheels would work, except Mazdas have a larger hubcentric, so you'd have to machine out the center to make them fit. You can also get a surprisingly large tire under there, at least on Nina's '05. I put bald 255/40R17 RT615s on 17x8s under without a bit of rub, but her 235/45R17 snows on Scott's old MB Motorsport Weapons touch a bit on big jolts in the rear. I also have 225/45 RE01Rs on her stock wheels, which is about as big as you can go on those, unless the newer ones are wider than 6.5".
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FWD is the new AWD
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