So I got the new wheels on + S-tech springs.

The tires are the stock Potenzas, on the new Quantum Tek 105 (18x7.5)

Some small paint jobs left to do over the next few weeks and I'll be done. At least when it comes to my $$$ . . .

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/dmc27sinned/New_Rims_6edit.jpg


http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/dmc27sinned/New_Rims_2edit.jpg


http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/dmc27sinned/New_Rims_4edit.jpg


http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/dmc27sinned/New_Rims_7edit.jpg

you're car is lookin hotttt.

and they look bigger than 18s..

im definately liking it......black lip makes a big difference and the style makes it look like 19's or 20's

too crazy for my tastes, but kudos for doing something different!

I figured the black lip would have that effect, and I'm pleasantly surprised by how much of a difference it makes.

Thanks.

hot.... *starts rubbing hand on rear* ooooo yeaaah :cuddle:

Hmmm. Your front end does not look S-Tech low. I have S-Techs with stock front end/no AP and the front looks so much lower, with slightly less wheel gap in front than in back. And if my springs "settled" it was only a mm or 2 since it's looked that low from the minute I took it off the jacks. Did you load the suspension before tightening everything?

Man those are some busy looking wheels!

lookin' sweet DMC! When did you install the S-Techs?

Install was Thursday. My mechanic did all the work - mount & bal. the potenzas on the rims, spring install, and an oil change while there ($300 even, since someone is bound to ask).

I'll ask him about it Apex8, but the drop seems like it's right at the numbers advertised by Tein. The front went from ~2.5 inches off the tire down to just over an inch off the tire. And about 1/2 inch in back. Tho I could be wrong on exactly what I should have expected based on those ##s.

well that looks different!

I use the Tanabe Sustec springs. i love them they work great. I have had them over a year now and they rock. No sag or sway of any type. Even hold up with some track use.. I was going to use the S tec but they did not drop all that low.

^ I didn't want to drop too much. It's a daily, including winter, and the roads in New England are unkind at best.

well that looks different!
Yes, it does.

:rofl:

Looking good.

Niiice. Very unique rims looks sharp on the 8. New springs are the best thing I've done to my car so far. Hope you like them.

Unique, definitely, but the rims are a bit too busy for my taste. :)

Niiice. Very unique rims looks sharp on the 8. New springs are the best thing I've done to my car so far. Hope you like them.
The spring swap is wild. It's like readjusting to the car like it's brand new again. The pull of the steering wheel through grooves and dips is noticable - just like it was for the first few weeks of ownership. I'm waiting til the end of the week, having it aligned, and then going to tear up some twisties. I'll report back then. :D:


^ I certainly can't argue they're not busy. I wanted a 6 point, but the black lip was too cool to pass on. :cool:

Likin the shoes dmc, some new rubber and u're set :) Black lip, black car.... fastest color for sure! :rock:

Nice! Now bring that bad boy to the Cape Cod run.

^I bookmarked the calendar, and def. want to do the Cape run. Just have to convince my gf that she wants to start AND end our week off with car runs.


Tks wing. The budget only allowed for rims, or I would have gone to 19s. But feel free to PM me for my paypal if you'd like to make some donations! :rock:

Looks good, but I think if you tinted your tail lights it would look even better!

I like :)

Thinking about smokin the tail lights . . . can't decide. I'd want the front done too, and I don't really want to do the fronts.

Those rims stick out more than the car does. I'm not feeling those.

Man those are some busy looking wheels!

very much so but way to go for a different look and nice drop. i want that back.

I know I am a little late here. but It looks like those springs settled a little more. :D:

Looks good man, I like them a lot!

Looks wiggity whack IMO, but if you like it it's all that matters. But hey at least you went out on a limb.

Now those rims.. I like.. I like a lot :drool:

thx mord.

Looks wiggity whack IMO, but if you like it it's all that matters. But hey at least you went out on a limb.

lol. I'm picturing you working the air turntables, scratching complete w/a little "a-wicki-wicki" b4 the wiggity whack. :rofl:

Those R the worst lookin wheels i have ever seen!!

I suspect you never saw these wheels (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=112710).

those wheels strike me as the kind that look better rolling than they do stopped...still its what you like that counts, variety is where its at!

I like it. Love the color too. Nice job...

Good looking car man, hows the ride with those springs

^tkx. The butt dyno says its a bit more sticky, and holds the road pretty tight. I feel the road a bit more, including bumps & ruts, but nothing that makes it seem like the ride is rougher. I'm really happy w/the look and feel w/the S techs.

thx bob.

those wheels strike me as the kind that look better rolling than they do stopped...still its what you like that counts, variety is where its at!
I wish I knew - but that would require letting someone else drive it!

clean looking car.. i need some s-techs myself

That's a clean car. Nice job. Like the rims.

thx. def. gotta get some drop. now that the "massive" gap is gone from the front, I wonder how I put up w/it for a year. :lol2:

Those R the worst lookin wheels i have ever seen!!

+1

sorry to be so harsh, but damn those shits is ugly. I'd go back to stock and unload 'em. Good effort though.

I still say these wheels (http://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php?p=1801129&postcount=1) are the worst.

:rollingla

^ yeah i think you're right.

bringing this thread back for now I guess... like the wheels, but couldnt find the weight... anyone have any idea how much these weigh? I checked wheel weight database site and they have other quantum teks but the weight varies too much to really tell a good average weight to expect for these :(

Never checked. Sorry.