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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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Sweet pics 9K! Looking good!!!
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 11:13 AM
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Sweet pics 9K! Looking good!!!

Thanks dude.
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 08:20 PM
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Looks really good man; shoulda been that way from the factory.
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 10:44 PM
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Thanks, that what I think too
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 02:58 AM
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Thank you so much for the pics 9krpmrx8!!! From the way it looks I am pretty sure 20mm would be fine, but gotta give it a try to know for sure.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 10:21 AM
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Damn dude you car is freaking clean! me like it!
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Old May 18, 2010 | 01:13 AM
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price and brand of your spacers =)
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Old May 18, 2010 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Rotary101
price and brand of your spacers =)
Eibach bought off individuals on the board. But you can get a full set of hubcentric spacers off of Ebay for about $170.00 or so, just read the reviews, quality can vary.
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Old May 18, 2010 | 07:04 PM
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9K:

Did you were able to solve the small rub issue you mentioned before? If so, by rolling the fenders?

I'm looking for the same look of my 8 but not sure if 15 or 20 mm will avoid any issue.
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Old May 18, 2010 | 08:07 PM
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For people looking for other 8's with similar setup here are some pics. Sorry 9K for hijacking your thread :P. I think your car looks really nice now. Kudos!

before painting wheels with spacers


after painting wheels and lowering with Stechs


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Old May 18, 2010 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by japlaza787
9K:

Did you were able to solve the small rub issue you mentioned before? If so, by rolling the fenders?

I'm looking for the same look of my 8 but not sure if 15 or 20 mm will avoid any issue.
Rubbing issue has gone away (unless I have another dude in the car and it's a steep exit or bump). It rubbed away a tiny bit of fender liner , didn't even go all the way through in the front.

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For people looking for other 8's with similar setup here are some pics. Sorry 9K for hijacking your thread :P. I think your car looks really nice now. Kudos!
Thanks dude, you were my inspiration. I'll have Shinka wheels on soon, then I will experiment with the regular stockers and a professional paint gun setup and some guidance

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Old May 27, 2010 | 07:37 AM
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Damn I cant believe I missed this thread in my searching.

When you say it rubs slightly then it has disapeared, have you see any type of damage in the wheel well?

Also how much weight have you had in your car since the spacers. Say yourself +3 passengers. Did it end up rubbing worse or only slightly on hard bumps?
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Old May 27, 2010 | 08:49 AM
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Yeah this seals it. I just bought s techs and I was hoping 25mm spacers would look good and work. And I'm not afraid to roll my fenders at all.
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Old May 27, 2010 | 12:09 PM
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Raul misses your your car 9k..... cant wait to see her when you put on her new rims.
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Old May 29, 2010 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by adamwzl
Damn I cant believe I missed this thread in my searching.

When you say it rubs slightly then it has disapeared, have you see any type of damage in the wheel well?

Also how much weight have you had in your car since the spacers. Say yourself +3 passengers. Did it end up rubbing worse or only slightly on hard bumps?
No damage at all slight rub marks in wheel well. Usually with two people in my car which is very rare.

Originally Posted by 8upbad
Yeah this seals it. I just bought s techs and I was hoping 25mm spacers would look good and work. And I'm not afraid to roll my fenders at all.
Just do it!

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Raul misses your your car 9k..... cant wait to see her when you put on her new rims.
I hope Raul is getting a warm up every now and then New rims will be on soon
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 09:25 AM
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That looks so sick! I know I've given you props already, but I can't get over how amazing that looks. Nice work!
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 10:21 AM
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Nice job... I'm think ordering 25mm myself to get that flush look... Thanks for pics and feed back... Oh yea very clean 8 by the way:-p
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 02:16 PM
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Thanks guys, I have gotten abagillion PM's from people requesting info on this setup. I got a new set of Shinka wheels recently so they will go on soon and I will post up some new pics. It won't be a huge change but my stockers are pretty beat up after 113,000 miles.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 09:24 AM
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Update with Shinka wheels Car is on a hill so it's sitting at an angle.



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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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That looks awesome man. What's different about the shinka wheels besides the color? And where did you get them at?
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 12:06 PM
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No difference, except for color. I got them locally from a member here.
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 03:10 AM
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WOW Love the new rims!

Its almost time for you to do a cumulative pic thread of the photos you have taken!
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 11:24 PM
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wow hey i wonder if u guy can help with this i got a 16 automatic what set of spacer should i get??10mm ,15mm, 20mm,?
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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by TQCuong3th
wow hey i wonder if u guy can help with this i got a 16 automatic what set of spacer should i get??10mm ,15mm, 20mm,?
Let me try and decipher you post. You have an automatic RX8 with 16's and you want to add spacers?
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 06:35 PM
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At least he searched, but I'm not quite sure what he means either. That's sounds about right though.
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