Pics Of My Lowered Blue 8 w/19's
10-17-2004, 03:21 AM
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Pics Of My Lowered Blue 8 w/19's
I decided to post some pics of my 8 with the new 19" alloys and lowering done over the past week.
Sorry for the poor photo quality, the weather's crap here today.
Let me know what you guys think.
Sorry for the poor photo quality, the weather's crap here today.
Let me know what you guys think.
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10-17-2004, 04:22 AM
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Originally Posted by mikeb
looks very sharp
what type of rims are those?
what type of rims are those?
http://www.hpdesignwheels.com/
I'm still unsure whether they suit the 8, but I got them quite cheap so I guess I can't complain. :p
10-17-2004, 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by DavisRx8
Looks great! What lowering springs did you use? And did you just replace the springs...or shocks as well?
The ride is beautifully smooth considering I'm still on the standard shocks.
The car is a little firmer and sits flatter around corners when pushed hard but is quite liveable on a daily basis.
I can't wait until they settle in.
Highly recommended.
10-17-2004, 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by takahashi
Nojooc.. your car is the ricest car I have ever seen...
10-17-2004, 05:54 AM
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Mate...this is high praise coming from me, I dislike most of the aftermarket wheels I've seen on an 8....but I think that looks really smooth. I'd love to see a close-up shot of the wheel?
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10-17-2004, 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Gomez
Mate...this is high praise coming from me, I dislike most of the aftermarket wheels I've seen on an 8....but I think that looks really smooth. I'd love to see a close-up shot of the wheel?
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They're actually a shadow chrome finish though in the photos they look polished.
Here's a close up of the rim for you.
10-17-2004, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by nojooc
Wait till I stick on a fully sick Veilside kit and huge carbon fibre GT wing.......NOT!
10-17-2004, 06:41 AM
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Thanks for the pic.....the issue now is, what big brake kit to buy to fill the hole! Pity the RX-8 has such good brakes to start with.....!
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10-17-2004, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Gomez
Thanks for the pic.....the issue now is, what big brake kit to buy to fill the hole! Pity the RX-8 has such good brakes to start with.....!
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10-17-2004, 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by GrRx8MaZdA
Very nice Rims..What about the exhaust???
Keep going beautiful 8
Keep going beautiful 8
Sorry I don't have any underbody shots, but here's a pic I took earlier of the backview:
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10-17-2004, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by nojooc
I think the 8 stops well enough standard, but somewhere along the line I plan on upgrading the rotors to a crossed drilled type and fitting new pads.
I just know of a guy in HK distributing it. So I am looking at the Autoexe products right now.
I will come up with something when I go back to Hong Kong in Feb.
Autoexe website
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10-17-2004, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by nojooc
I think the 8 stops well enough standard, but somewhere along the line I plan on upgrading the rotors to a crossed drilled type and fitting new pads.
DBA have since changed the design of their drilled and slotted rotors, the holes are now smaller. Just something to be aware of before you step in.....
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10-17-2004, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Gomez
I did that once, and cracked them on a hi-perf course track day. I religiously cooled them after every second lap too......
DBA have since changed the design of their drilled and slotted rotors, the holes are now smaller. Just something to be aware of before you step in.....
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DBA have since changed the design of their drilled and slotted rotors, the holes are now smaller. Just something to be aware of before you step in.....
Regards, Gomez.
Funny, I had DBA cross drilled and slotted rotors on my S14 200SX and never had any problems running them with the standard calipers fitted with Metal compound pads.
Then again, I never took the car around a track, only down straight lines.
10-17-2004, 09:05 AM
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Very nice....the car has a great stance (looks like it's ready to pounce to some unsuspecting prey :D )
I'm glad to hear the the springs work well with the stock shocks. This is my biggest fear in lowering the car- the springs and stock shocks won't like each other.
Nice job!
I'm glad to hear the the springs work well with the stock shocks. This is my biggest fear in lowering the car- the springs and stock shocks won't like each other.
Nice job!
10-17-2004, 12:34 PM
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That drop looks perfect, but I can't believe that's only an inch in the front. I was considering a inch in the back, and a 1 1/2 drop in the front. Did you cut the bump stops? Looks great.
