Well...my 8 is finally done. I bought it used last summer and had no plans on doing anything with it other than driving it but that changed in November when I found a set of 4 NEW Staggered Axis Hiros on Ebay for $700! After that I had to go all out. My Mods are as follows:

Drop- Tein S Tech Springs
Shocks: Koni
Wheels- Axis Hiro 19" Staggered in Hyper Silver (Offset: front 45mm/ rear: 55mm)
Tires- Hankook Ventus K104 (front: 235/35/19 rear: 265/30/19)
Lugs: McGard "Tuner" Spline Drive Lugs (these are awesome!)
Body Kit: Mazda appearance package with spoiler and front splash guards/ Rotary Accents
Intake: Stock
Exhaust: Greddy SP2
Lighting: JDM Clear Markers, Stealth Bulbs for turn signals, PIAA white LED's for parking lights, OEM HID for low beams, Lumincs JDM yellow bulbs with LaminX yellow film for fogs, Super white LED license plate light
Brakes: Painted calipers red with Polak "RX-8" decals, painted inside rotors and hubs silver
Stereo: OEM Bose setup with Mazda Ipod adapter, 2 Rockford Fosgate 10" subs, Rockford Fosgate 400w Amplifier, Rockford Fosgate 1/2 Farad Digital Capcitor, David Navone LOC, Streetwires power, distribution, and signal wire. My box was constructed by ZEnclosures. System was built into car using a false floor with a Lexan to view amp. System is highlighted at night with 4 blue Streetglow neon tubes.
Tint: 20% all the way around including the moon roof and the top half of windshield. Mazda Gloss Black Pillar Applique to gloss out the sides to match windows

By selling everything that was taken off the car and buying at wholesale off Ebay, I did all of this for around $1500!!! Thanks to the board for answering my questions and for all the ideas and information.

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Stereo.....

looks very clean. great job with the work and you can't beat that cost.

nicely done! i was looking for cheap hiros but couldnt find it :[

did u mean to say greddy sp2?

yea...sp2

do you know of any other places i can get those axis hiros? are your tires rubbing at all or do you have good clearance all the way around?

looks awesome! ive wanted hiros for soo long now. :ylsuper:

I don't know. I searched Ebay for about 2 months or so and found these in the exact offset I needed which was very rare. I also got lucky on the appearance package items as I pieced those together new and painted for about $400. I know wheelstudio has some decent package prices with tires. I would search Ebay everyday and also the For Sale section of this board. As for the rubbing...I have no issues at all. I believe Cortc was one of the first members to try these rims out on his 8. I used his findings including his offset suggestion which is 45 front 55 rear on the staggered setup. He also used the 235/35/19 front, 265/30/19 rear size tires which look great. Another thing he recommened is that you run 32 psi on the fronts and 36 psi on the rears as it neautralizes the effects of understeer due to the staggering.

I asked the question awhile back if anyone else put the silver Hiros on a titanium gray but it seemed everyone did the anthracite. I think the hyper silver looks just as good and it accents the wheels a little better.

Sweet, nicely done.

Good job. Love the 19s. That stereo must be thumping!

can you get any bigger pictures of the car?

good job man

good job

looks good man, nicely done on such a budget.

Nice. The Hiros are some of the best looking rims on the 8.

outstanding!

Thanks for the compliments!

very nice and clean look i like it
love the stereo, am jealous :)

what's the LED liscence plate light?

Nicely done! Great job considering I just spent .....GULP $2000.00 for wheels tires and an exhaust.

OUCH! :spank:

not bad

Looks good bro. But what you really need to finish the job is some blue underbody neon to match the trunk neon.

Haha! Maybe if I was 16 and this was a Civic.

Hey Supercarfan howz the supercharged Tib running?

Hey Supercarfan howz the supercharged Tib running?

Well, I recently sold the tib, and traded it in on this sweet ride.
http://www.carpages.co.uk/chrysler_jeep/chrysler_jeep_images/crossfire_front_side.jpg

Lol!!!

was that a serious comment?

nice 8!

Thanks!

good job.

Car looks great. I have the Hiro's too and will need some lugs.. where did you purchase and about how much did you pay for the McGard "Tuner" Spline Drive Lugs ? Can you provide a link? Thanks :)

very clean

beautiful job and car man.... i could use some of your advice on those cost savings you got... 1500... wow!

Here's the breakdown on how I did it for the low cost:

Set of new Axis Hiros bought off Ebay $700
Sold my OEM Wheels for $550

*My cost for new wheels $150

Set of new Hankook Ventus K104 purchased form East Coast Tires $600
Sold my OEM tires for $250

*My cost for new tires $350

*Full Appearance Package w/ front splash guards brand new (pieced together off Ebay) $500

*Rockford Fosgate audio system brand new (pieced together off Ebay) $350
Sold a huge lot of car audio equipment for a friend and got paid $450

*Tein S Tech Springs $100

*Koni Shocks $300 off Ebay

*Greddy Exhaust off Ebay $350

*New lighting with corners, fogs, stealth bulbs, and LEDS $150

Sold every part that was taken off the car or not used $350

All labor was done by myself $0

*Various parts (lugs, caliper paint, materials, etc.) to complete job $150


So...all and all I did it for $1750.....$1500 was what I rounded it to but it came out pretty close. Basically.....buy everything as cheap as you can find it and sale everything that your taking off or not using. This forum and Ebay should be your best friends. I did this over winter and spent countless hours on Ebay shopping for the best deals on parts and selling what I didn't need. And when it times come to sale the car....I hopefully won't take too big of a loss.

You can buy the Mcgard spline drive lugs from Goodwin Racing as well as the hubcentric rings if you plan on using them. The rings he sales are the perfect size for the Hiros.

Looks great, and that's a hell of a nice job on the budget. Feels good I'll bet. :rock: