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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 02:21 AM
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Oh for sure man, I just wanted to bring it to attention. If we didn't care about style and wanted pure performance, we all wouldn't have purchased the 4 door 4 seat 1.3l 200hp rx8's we drive

Guys, more pics, less talk!

Dude I LOVE your setup, I need spacers now asap. Slow, low, n flush FTW.

hellaflush def didn't start this treand, I've been seening hella flush setup in drifting from Japenese slide video's way before fatlace made it ill.

Removing the clear corner looks kida cool, it'll slove my fitment problem. LMAO
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 02:24 AM
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Originally Posted by bhop
You would really need to see the car in person. It is lowered on tein basics for now but I don't like them so I'm going to buy some BC racing coilovers and post more pics then.
Is this sort of aggressive- 18x9.5+30 with 255/35/18 on all four corners. My photo taking skills are not that good and as you can see the sun was no help.
Looks good man.


Originally Posted by Ross_Dawg
Chicken why dont you just go all out:

11.5" -51 offset





No fender work needed

Ross put those on your 8.

alexisthemove Dope color dude, love the HRE's, one of the hardest fitment's I've seen on a S.

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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 04:27 AM
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 06:48 AM
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Well I just found out that my current wheels also come in a +15 offset, which has me extremely curious..........


They also have a +38, but thats not enough. I'm wondering if the +15 would fit with a set of BN Sports front fenders and a roll/pull in the rear? Still would have the 245/40s
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by tiltmode43
. Those against any stretching are just afraid of it, really.
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by imput1234
Dude I LOVE your setup, I need spacers now asap. Slow, low, n flush FTW.

Removing the clear corner looks kida cool, it'll slove my fitment problem. LMAO
hehe, quite the contrary! Low, fast, n' flush ftw! No rubbing here! I am spacing it out a hair more though, lol...

I have no corners because I'm shaving them off this bumper, I do sort of like the I don't care how this looks mentality of not having them though, hahaha.

Thanks for the compliments man.
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:40 AM
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Stretched tires is NOT new. I knew guys in the 80s doing it with stupid offset on anything from caddys to mini trucks to import cars. BTW I said hellaflush and the like inspired and never said they started the trend. They like the other sites are just continuing with a style that came before them.
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Fate710
Well I just found out that my current wheels also come in a +15 offset, which has me extremely curious..........


They also have a +38, but thats not enough. I'm wondering if the +15 would fit with a set of BN Sports front fenders and a roll/pull in the rear? Still would have the 245/40s
Don't count too heavily on the BN sports. I've talked to them about ordering the fenders and US stock is out and JP stock is unknown and unreliable they say. They've also haulted all shipments for now, times are tough at BN sports. Good choice though, same fender I will be going with. Hopefully they are wider than just +10mm, that really doesn't sound right for BN. If thats the case OE fenders may be a better bet. Biggest downside is that if you pull them out enough, they get pretty sensative to dents. I have a big ding in one of mine from a shopping cart :'(

What was your width again?
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by pdxhak
Stretched tires is NOT new. I knew guys in the 80s doing it with stupid offset on anything from caddys to mini trucks to import cars. BTW I said hellaflush and the like inspired and never said they started the trend. They like the other sites are just continuing with a style that came before them.
Who tried to say its new?

Originally Posted by jedi54
The guys who end up the biggest **** talkers against any sort of stretch, be it mild or wild, have never really tried it. Taken out of the context or that conversation doest make the statement look kind of funny though
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:59 AM
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I guess no one is saying it it new. I just wanted to mention it has been around for a long time and it is a style thing vs. performance. Not sure why I feel the need to keep repeating that though It is all good with me what people want to do with their rides as long as they are not posers frontin like their car is something it is not.
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by pdxhak
I guess no one is saying it it new. I just wanted to mention it has been around for a long time and it is a style thing vs. performance. Not sure why I feel the need to keep repeating that though It is all good with me what people want to do with their rides as long as they are not posers frontin like their car is something it is not.

Old Aug 18, 2009 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by tiltmode43
Who tried to say its new?



The guys who end up the biggest **** talkers against any sort of stretch, be it mild or wild, have never really tried it. Taken out of the context or that conversation doest make the statement look kind of funny though
I laughed at your comment because it was so baseless and well.. umm... full of ****.
I hate the stretched look because I think it looks like ***. Plain and simple.
Forget the performance side of things, just asthetically it's not pleasing.

That's probably why I try to stay out of this thread but when I saw Chicken's posts, I figured I'd try and lend a hand.
Carry on...
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 11:10 AM
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Anyone can hate anything, when it comes to looks and aesthetics. Thats a more respectable reason to dislike it than anything else. My comment was under the assumption that a 265 on a 10.5 was too much a stretch and was just for looks. But damn, trex's car, c4125on's car, JIC drift rx8, countless show cars, countless drift cars, they must all look like **** to you!

alright, enough babbling, too many posts in the same thread on one page for me lol
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by tiltmode43
Don't count too heavily on the BN sports. I've talked to them about ordering the fenders and US stock is out and JP stock is unknown and unreliable they say. They've also haulted all shipments for now, times are tough at BN sports. Good choice though, same fender I will be going with. Hopefully they are wider than just +10mm, that really doesn't sound right for BN. If thats the case OE fenders may be a better bet. Biggest downside is that if you pull them out enough, they get pretty sensative to dents. I have a big ding in one of mine from a shopping cart :'(

What was your width again?

18x10
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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i wish i can lower my car more, i already bottom out when i go over bumps cause i have the auto-exe under brace. and the lip is just too low........
hopefully my new wheels would be ready by this week!
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
I laughed at your comment because it was so baseless and well.. umm... full of ****.
I hate the stretched look because I think it looks like ***. Plain and simple.
Forget the performance side of things, just asthetically it's not pleasing.

That's probably why I try to stay out of this thread but when I saw Chicken's posts, I figured I'd try and lend a hand.
Carry on...
Don't worry, Jorge, I'm NOT doing a serious stretch on my tires...a serious stretch is like Matt said of a 245 on a 10.5" wheel...A 285 on an 11" rim isn't that bad. Maybe 295.
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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[quote=imput1234;3175701]Looks good man.




Thanks, when I get my new coilovers on I will post more pics and I will get the meister 3 piece wheels for my next wheels in bronze.
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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i love this thread, some nice cars!!!! all rx8 owners should rock these types of offsetts.
Old Aug 19, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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tiltmode you got the feed front bumper right
Old Aug 19, 2009 | 12:25 AM
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Those are sexy, what are they?
Old Aug 19, 2009 | 02:18 AM
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^ Feed Aero kit,

The wheels are Advan model T6


Old Aug 19, 2009 | 02:34 AM
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I'm goin polished next but those just don't look good polished..
Old Aug 19, 2009 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Fate710
18x10
It's doable, were you looking to go just rears or all around?

Mike, yup, Fujita :D
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damn you cars lookin sexy tilt any word on your new hood yet

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