New front bumper
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only problem with the wide arch kits is you need big rims meaning big weight!
Lots of stress on the bearings, driveshafts etc…
For wheels that wide, you would either have to go 3 ways.
1. Have your wheels sit under the arches by a long way,
2. have custom rims made up with a custom offset and pcd or,
3. Use hub adaptors making your rims 5 stud and buy a factory rim that wide
And tommy, im with you... the yanks are deffo all talk! :p lol
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Wouldn't wheel spacers work?
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You could use wheel spacers if you could find some that bolted directly to the hub, and then you bolt the wheel to the spacer. Only thing with this is that its not recomended as you can never get the wheels to balance true!
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Yeah lots of problems with adding arches.
To do it right you would have to spend a load and you'd end up with alot more weight.
But I'm not giving up on the dream, and I have seen MX3's with arches. Infact I have seen arches with some of the 'drift kits' I'll dig out the pic later.
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It depends what you call a wide arch of course. I think ib just be happy with some mild flaired arches or extensions of an inch just like Peugeot 205 GTi/R5GTT arches but more rounded and blended in….
Im looking around for what i want, ill buy them and chop and change bits and show you al what i come up with :D
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You've gotta admit though, arches as nice as those in that Photoshop would be worth a little wallet spanking. I'm under no illusions of how much hard work goes into it though, arches that wide need reinforcement/frames and the wheels are another story altogether. I'm not massively fussed about the extra weight though.
btw I didn't make that Photoshop it was some talented dude from the MX-3.com forums.
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Okies, that looks great. It would be great as a shell to drop on a spaceframe chassis..
As for my MX3, im going for the MazdaSpeed Ebruni Bumper now, weight is a bad thing in my book….. Our cars are front wheel drive so any extra weight is not going to help 0-100 times etc...
Some MX3's look great for show but i cant see them moving well, i just like driving and winding up Subaru's and Evo's etc which is why im stripping out my MX with just a Polished Alu Roll Cage and two buckets
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IMO the best combo:
side skirts i havent looked yet … :wink:
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Good to see you here OutlaW, been following your MX-3 project closely :)
Have you seen any photos of that kit anywhere that are real and not photoshopped?
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I choose the bumper's from the Shop's here @ the forum. I dont think they are photoshoped.
But still, there is one user from http://www.mazdamx-3.nl/ that has that front bumper and it is AWESOME 8)