zaglo6204

hey guys, im looking into buying these for my ti-grey 8, & was wondering how they look. ive seen the stock picture thing at tirerack, but tirerack makes the titanium grey color look like ***, so i thought you pros out there might be kind enough to help me out. my only concern is the wheel appears to be a darker grey finish than the car, & there is no machined lip or anything that breaks the color up....

anyway, heres a pic of the wheel:


thanks in advance.

XDEEDUBBX

i believe the jic rx8 originally had those on..

lazi

this is there car... now.. i don't know if they had it b4. but yea

zaglo6204

yeah, i'd have to say those don't look like the same wheels, & thats not the right color car, but if you close your eyes & imagine......
hahaha thanks for info/pic.
by the way lazi, how are those advans? you found some rubber yet? those are the only good looking 3-spokers ive ever seen. really.

lazi

oh the advans are great. looking for some good rubber at the moment. counting them pennies for the tires! thanks for the comment. =)

zaglo6204

hahaha we're goin back & forth between this thread & my other tire thread....this is great....but yeah, good luck findin the means to buy some serious stickiness. maybe try some poker with friends if you're any good...or the lottery? who knows

LiL BenNy

on blue maybe easier to photoshop?

lazi

haha yeah going back n forth... poker eh? haha hmm lol

Ike

Get the SA-70s or SA-90s if you want some break in the color, I think they would look great on an RX-8. I almost bought them for my car... The TC005s will look nice as well, but are a little too matchy matchy for my taste.

zaglo6204

benny: thats a good pic, & a good idea. i might try to find a friend to do this for me, or even attempt it myself if no one here will do it...

lazi: poker only if you are pretty confident you won't LOSE money!

Ike: those just showed up @ tirerack, & i was thinkin about them as well. you wouldnt happen to know the weight of the SA's would you? tirerack doesn't have it listed.

SlowLude

Hey! I just posted a remark about the SA70s! Check out the Mazdaspeed and the Tokyo Auto Salon thread and there's a pic of the SA70s on the JIC RX-8. https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/mazdaspeed-rx-8-2006-tokyo-auto-salon-80672/page3/

zaglo6204

hey, thanks. that definitely gives me a better idea, but im still looking for a pic of them on a titanium grey 8. ive got a friend whose pretty good with photoshop & stuff, so i'll work on it with him tomorrow, probably using that picture. thanks.

by the way, do you know any of the wheel's specs, ie weight, etc...? what size are you gonna get, what offset, & from where?

Ike

A vendor on Evom claims that the SA-70 in 18x9 weighs about 19 lbs. which is pretty close to the weight of the TC005, I believe the SA-90 is a little heavier.

zaglo6204

yeah, the sa90's look like it. anyway, im on a student budget so if im gonna do this ive gotta do it right. i think the sa70s probably look a little better, but i like the lighter weight of the tc005. man, im stuck between a rock & a hardspot. i really need to photoshop these suckers & see what happens. im gonna try to do that tomorrow with my friend, then i will post results! thanks for the info ike.

by the way, do the bronze or grey sa70s fit the 8 better? the bronze is a little odd, but its unique & still kinda cool...AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

SlowLude

Hey Zaglo, could you get your friend to photoshop the SA-90's on my car while you're at it? Pretty please?? I'm dying to get a better representation of what it'd look like on my car. Here's a few pix of my car.... https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...11#post1200111 I'm a programmer, but can't photoshop worth ****.

Anyway, the guy who's selling me the rims is going to do a staggered approach. Not sure by how much, but he said I can fit my stock summer tires on them. Too many 8s have the 5 or 6 spoke Hiros or TE37 design. Time to try these babies!

chnzguy

A Quick Photoshop...

chnzguy

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chnzguy

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SlowLude

That be good enough for me! Thanks!

lazi

haha thats like on 22" krazy.. its riding on the rims... o my

Ike

Get the SA-70s, very sexy! Also, let me know and I'll show you where you can get em cheaper than Tire Rack, just need to know what size and offset you're looking for.

zaglo6204

hey guys, my friend has been sick, & if you've been checkin out the general automotive section, then you know that i got a lovely ticket, which will be cutting a large hole in my budget & i might not even be driving for a little while!!! i'll try to see if i can get my friend to do some work on it & a few others that i am interested in in the meantime, though...hopefully he will be back in action tomorrow.

by the way, if you have any rims that you are interested in having my friend photoshop, then just send me a link/direct pic. & size info, watever...i'll see what i can do.

ike: i would probably be lookin at 18*8.5, but im not sure about the offset.