forgive me in advance, im new to this scene. tried searching around but didnt find the answers im looking for. i seen a few xbs running these rims and am interested in going this route as well. since the is is rwd, would i be looking for four front, four back, or is the original staggered fitment ok? also. what tires size would i go for? i would like more meat since this will be my daily driver. i dont anticipate lowering it but am not fully closed off to the idea.

on a side note, i spontaneously bought a set of cx7 wheels that i was gonna throw on my mazda 6, but again, i spontaneously went out and bought this xb to replace it LOL. i havent seen anyone run these wheels so im kinda interested how this would turn out since it looks pretty mean on a mazda 6 and a mazda 3 ;). i also have a set of 18" rav4 wheels that i think would look pretty mean on the xb, if it fits.

 

Funny you mention CX7 Wheels. Browsing craigslist for wheels the other night, I came across a set and thought: "If i liked big wheels, I'd buy these." For me, I'm happier with 15-16"s than anything larger.

But as long as they are 5x114.3/5x4.5 and the hub bore is equal too or larger than the OEM 16" steel wheel, you'll probably be fine. The offsets may suck, but that can be fixed with spacers.

I think I am going to end up with a set of OEM wheels from another car. I've yet to see anyone run them on an xb2, so I'm not spilling the beans.

 

yeah. a whole bunch of different wheel choices popped into my head when i found out that the xb changed over to 5x114. i originally thought the bolt pattern was some off pattern like 5x100 lol. thought i was gonna have to throw a set of 04 sti bbs that i have sitting in my closet. and i do agree that the xb makes other oem wheels look good; even more so than the cars that they supposed to belong on LOL.