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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 03:41 PM
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 04:26 PM
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I can see it as a drift car. Have you seen these?







Saw that alright but can't remember where, do you have a price or know a link please
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 05:10 PM
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Saw that alright but can't remember where, do you have a price or know a link please
It is R-Magic but you already said you do not like it

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Don't like the R-Magic or Re-Amemiya kits currently available.
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 05:15 PM
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Pan speed ftw!
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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Good Luck , the same people that make Mikes Madbul kit make their Badbull kit. They have a video of all the kits they supply. Let me look it up for you.
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 02:05 AM
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Originally Posted by pdxhak
It is R-Magic but you already said you do not like it
Ya I hate the rear of it, if I was stuck I suppose I could use it, just seems very cheap looking to me, reminds me of an ebay kit...

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Good Luck , the same people that make Mikes Madbul kit make their Badbull kit. They have a video of all the kits they supply. Let me look it up for you.
Dude if you could that would be awesome !!! Thank you !

Nearly got sick when I saw this :

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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 03:00 AM
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Panspeed will be nowhere near wide enough. R-Magic full kit should work for you. Honestly, there is no easy solution, so I would recommend doing something custom.

You will need something that extends past stock by a solid 2"; anything less and you will not fit 13.5" in the rear without considerable stretch which, based on your track comment, wouldn't be desirable.

After doing considerable research into widebodies and wide fenders, I've looked in depth at quite a few ways to make the 8 wider. Look carefully at Mad Mike's 8, and take note of the rear tail light & rear 1/4 panel portion - the entire 1/4 panel was extended out for starters.
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 03:08 AM
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i think the Mazdatrix and Knight Sport SII wide kits might work too
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 03:13 AM
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Mazdatrix is a possibility. As I said OP, just make sure to find out exactly how much further from OE 1/4's any aftermarket solutions go if you plan on running 13.5"s.
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by tiltmode43
Panspeed will be nowhere near wide enough. R-Magic full kit should work for you. Honestly, there is no easy solution, so I would recommend doing something custom.

You will need something that extends past stock by a solid 2"; anything less and you will not fit 13.5" in the rear without considerable stretch which, based on your track comment, wouldn't be desirable.

After doing considerable research into widebodies and wide fenders, I've looked in depth at quite a few ways to make the 8 wider. Look carefully at Mad Mike's 8, and take note of the rear tail light & rear 1/4 panel portion - the entire 1/4 panel was extended out for starters.
Hi dude, thanks for carefully worded and informative reply, it is greatly appreciated. I love Mike's kit just for the 1/4's, they are immense... I will be running 18 x 12JJ on the rear for the track and 18 x 10JJ on the front. I will just have the Works for shoots as they are standing me $5,400 for the wheels, refurb and tires. I don't intend on running a noticable stretch on the Rota's.

I also plan on using an FD3S rear diffuser for the rear of the RX8, custom seems my only real option at this point so really what I need is a very aggressive front bumper and chunky sideskirts...

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i think the Mazdatrix and Knight Sport SII wide kits might work too
They are probably wide enough but not to my taste

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Mazdatrix is a possibility. As I said OP, just make sure to find out exactly how much further from OE 1/4's any aftermarket solutions go if you plan on running 13.5"s.
Ah sure at least it will be a challenge, here is what the Altezza looked like from the rear running the 13.5JJ rears, not a great picture but you get the idea...


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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 08:38 AM
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Ah its all good dude, we can start a positive revolution

What do you think of this RX8 kit :


Thread revival, sorry.

Do you have any more info on this kit? Are they still making it?
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 09:22 AM
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So i found out that it was infact made by density kinetic for fuji motorsports. Unfortunately i cant seem to find anything else about them other than they do carbon fiber work and brakes. ????

I'm not too sure about the rear, but the front and front fenders look awesome! It looks like they've taken an R-magic front bumper and stretched it a bit, then put a custom splitter/canard arrangement on there. Definitely looks functional!

Anyone else know more about these guys?
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