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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 11:07 PM
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Yes! This is what we have needed and I am excited you are getting us going Jimmy! Thanks buddy and see everyone there!!!
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 11:08 PM
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And when you get Big Red on the road Jimmy...its time for a Spavinaw run???
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 11:27 PM
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it was lowerd when i first got her and i hated it.. i want a stiffer ride without lowering her.. and im down for this sunday ill see u guys there..
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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 11:06 AM
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@jen: I honestly don't know of any stiffer spring that will not lower the car. You maybe able to get stiffer shocks and that could give more of the ride you want. But I'm not sure what running stock springs with stiff shocks will do, or how reliable it will be. A lot of times when you cross a stock shock with a aftermarket spring it will make the ride worse and can cause the shock to go bad earlier, at least I think that is the case.
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 08:59 AM
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If you found the correct info you could probably get stiffer springs from hypercoil that don't lower your car. They won't be cheap though. If you don't want to get the coilovers from Carlos. Ms springs are gonna be your best bet. But again they aren't cheap either. I think the coilovers left at a stock height would be the easiest. That way if you wanted to lower it for shows you could and then raise it back up for daily use.
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 09:09 AM
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Well, you need to check the tein-basics and see if they even allow stock height. My coilovers set the car at least .80 inches lower then stock no matter what, so you may not be able to achieve stock height with the coilovers.

PS: Lowering coilovers isn't something you just walk out side and do in 5 minutes in the morning. So unless you feel like spending an hourish lowering all 4 side and making sure they are all even it is unlikely you will feel the desire to lower them for shows. And if you ever spent the money to corner balance the car, I believe adjusting the height would throw it all off. You can get a brand new set of MS springs for about $280 or so, much cheaper then buying a set of coilovers.

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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 10:44 AM
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Roxy is the first car I have ever done suspension mods to and lowered. I can say this now honestly...I will never own another sports car without putting the springs and shocks on them! Of course, I am keeping Roxy until she falls apart into millions of pieces which I hope is never The lowered look is mean looking and the ride, while stiff, handles amazingly and I wouldn't like her without it
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 02:01 PM
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So...i was thinking...anyone down for having shirts made up for NEO-RX?
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 10:31 AM
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Looking forward to the meet and dinner tonight. Hope to see some new people
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 12:02 PM
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do you think many people will show up?
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 12:08 PM
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I would go if I didn't live 4.5 hours away...lol...Have fun you guys.
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 03:41 PM
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hell yeah on the shirts... and ill see everyone tonight..
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 03:50 PM
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the racing beat springs only drop the car .5"

http://www.racingbeat.com/RX8/Spring-Sets/14084.html
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 02:16 PM
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Well for reference this is my car with USED MS Springs, AND a full tank of premium...
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Old Jan 31, 2012 | 07:31 AM
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Looks good Alex. Was nice to meet you finally.

Ok everyone. I have an ait abflug reica rear bumper that I purchased and never painted or installed. If anyone is interested. I don't want to ship it so locals only.
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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I'm glad you guys figured it out, I couldn't remember and its hard to figure that crap out at work via texts.

The car looks nice aswell.
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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Well, I got all my bolts back today and started piecing her back together. Wouldn't you know I found a bracket that wissed powdercoating. Guess I'll paint it black until the next coating seesion. She should be home tomorrow to complete reassembly and then off to Moore for the motor and transmission. I can't wait to get to drive it.
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 10:35 AM
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Hold on sir...I believe she must have a name before you drive her So...whats her name?
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 10:52 AM
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Not gonna lie, never named my car and probably never will lol.
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 02:28 PM
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And you call yourself an RX8 owner
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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 08:34 AM
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She hasnt told me her name yet. We shall see after some driver time. It took 4 yrs for me to name the 8.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 01:02 AM
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Hi guys I'm really glad to be here and have an 8 I just wanna know are there any shops know our cars well beside the dealership? I just got my engine replaced by the dealer last month but a few days ago it started to run with low power during low rpm range just like before the replacement Till now I cannot find any reason for it so I do need some 'professionals' to have a look at it...
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 05:39 AM
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@Alexzt111: Hello, pretty much all of us use a guy named Carlos to do all of our work. He is an actual certified rotary mechanic unlike everyone at Nelson. And he also doesn't charge you a fortune to do the repairs. His shop is located at 71st and Aspen(145th) in Broken Arrow. Hidden back in that industrial complex. If you would like I can PM you his number.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 10:35 AM
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Agreed, Carlos is the man and who I let work on my 8. Great guy, fair price and knows what he is doing.
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 08:40 AM
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I delivered the fd yesterday. Should have her back in 2-3 weeks. Then the toturous breaking period begins 1000 miles under 4g with no boost
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