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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Danmn858
+1.
Nice meeting you over the weekend. You car is definitely low how did slope treat you lol. Wish I could drop mine a bit lower but may run into issues with turbo piping and the oil drain.IMO you should get some side skirts it would complete the look the factory aero breaks up the line of the front bumper. That's if you can lol
Old Aug 1, 2012 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by bumblebeerx8
Nice meeting you over the weekend. You car is definitely low how did slope treat you lol. Wish I could drop mine a bit lower but may run into issues with turbo piping and the oil drain.IMO you should get some side skirts it would complete the look the factory aero breaks up the line of the front bumper. That's if you can lol

This slope? hahahaha
It was nice meeting you too.
I've been looking into sideskirts, problems is I would probably bust them on my curb at home. I might get some cheap polyurethane flexible ones, see how they hold out, then get some nice ones. Either way, it'll be next season. Because I want a set of works first.
Old Aug 1, 2012 | 08:32 PM
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Thats the one.

that's what i though with skirts. the center of the car can be a low point with no tire up. yeah look into poly or a good pfrp. My c west is pfrp and it has a lot of flex.

Ive been trying to get rid of my piaa wheels for another squared 18 or 19. like 10 or 10.5 wide. driving on the 360s scares me and i keep the lips painters taped other than shows and the garage.

what set of work wheels are you looking at? I keep looking at either wedsports SA55 or something super concave and thicker spokes. I have a design i want to try and pull off.
Old Aug 1, 2012 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by bumblebeerx8
Thats the one.

that's what i though with skirts. the center of the car can be a low point with no tire up. yeah look into poly or a good pfrp. My c west is pfrp and it has a lot of flex.

Ive been trying to get rid of my piaa wheels for another squared 18 or 19. like 10 or 10.5 wide. driving on the 360s scares me and i keep the lips painters taped other than shows and the garage.

what set of work wheels are you looking at? I keep looking at either wedsports SA55 or something super concave and thicker spokes. I have a design i want to try and pull off.
My mint blue bumper is pfrp and I don't like how fragile it is. I would probably just get $80 MS knockoff poly urethane ones ha. I want a set of work rezax's or something similar style. Polished or chrome lip with a painted face, dark purple or high metallic black. 18x10 front and 19x11 rear.
Old Aug 2, 2012 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by derek king
Me likely. Cars that Get driven are awesome.
Old Aug 2, 2012 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by NYC Drift King
Me likely. Cars that Get driven are awesome.
drift king likes drift cars? gasp.

and my car gets driven too!


...just very carefully.
Old Aug 3, 2012 | 12:33 AM
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god I hate the hardparking scene.
Old Aug 3, 2012 | 01:19 AM
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new tires, needed more function. 255/35/18
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 01:31 AM
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^ damn thats nice. wheel specs?
Old Aug 3, 2012 | 01:39 AM
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18x10 +25 and 255/35/18 all the way around
Old Aug 3, 2012 | 01:40 AM
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Juan09
18x10 +25 and 255/35/18 all the way around
Nice man, those tires look way better. Were you at C&C last weekend? I couldn't make it
Old Aug 3, 2012 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by willnordacgreen1211
god I hate the hardparking scene.
I was actually driving in that picture not parking. That's why my font bumper is plowing into the ground hahaha.
Old Aug 3, 2012 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Danmn858
drift king likes drift cars? gasp.

and my car gets driven too!


...just very carefully.
^where's the fun in that??

lol - I'll admit that I do see the appeal of the appearance but refuse to give up what made me enjoy the car in the first place. Scuffs, scrapes n' rock chips are bound to happen but tbh....idgaf...this car is too much fun to drive lol.

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^Autocon 2012

18x10 +25 265/35

HKS Coilovers @ 1.65" clearance on the front.

Gonna be dropping it down another 1/2 inch for this upcoming show for teh lulz.
Old Aug 3, 2012 | 11:23 AM
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Looks good as usual man!
Old Aug 3, 2012 | 11:26 AM
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 02:59 PM
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Installed my front lip

18x10 +11
225/40

Old Aug 3, 2012 | 03:04 PM
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is that screws I see?
custom phillips head work!!!
ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!

all your missing is duct tape and a couple of zip ties!!!
Old Aug 3, 2012 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxFD
Installed my front lip

18x10 +11
225/40

Spent all your money on the wheels and now you can't get a real lip haha. I know what lip that is, its the $80 one off ebay, poly-urethane. Had it for a while, it was fun to drag around on the ground. But def not worth ruining a bumper for. I just used 3M tape.

EDIT: Looking at this picture again I realized you're on bags
Old Aug 3, 2012 | 03:18 PM
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Oh god, here we go again.. Go park hard and make sure your car is shiny as hell.. I like cars driven hard, having fun on the track and not caring about wrecking something is fun to me, why would I buy a 200 $ front lip that I'll probably destroy anyway ? 3M tape is not solid enough for the driving I do, and the roads condition up here, it would've fall off leaving my driveway

Oh, and I love the drifting scene

PS: If you look carefully, you'll see a ziptie holding my bumper to the fender cause the tab broke driving ! I love the hate, guys, rx8 aren't ferraris ! They're cheap cars that sells for next to nothing

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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 03:26 PM
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having fun at the track. like that?

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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxFD
Oh god, here we go again.. Go park hard and make sure your car is shiny as hell.. I like cars driven hard, having fun on the track and not caring about wrecking something is fun to me, why would I buy a 200 $ front lip that I'll probably destroy anyway ? 3M tape is not solid enough for the driving I do, and the roads condition up here, it would've fall off leaving my driveway

Oh, and I love the drifting scene

PS: If you look carefully, you'll see a ziptie holding my bumper to the fender cause the tab broke driving ! I love the hate, guys, rx8 aren't ferraris ! They're cheap cars that sells for next to nothing
I drive my car hard on a real, static, suspension and I'm spraying. I'm probably about as low as you are except you're on bags. Does my car look damaged? No. I take care of it.
and since when do people track on bags?! Please don't tell me you love to drive the 8 hard.

You'll never be able to track on bags. Everyone has their preference and I respect that. But don't tell me to "hard park" when you're on airbags whose purpose is to park hard. At least if I wanted to track the rx8 I could snap on my OEM front bumper in all of 30 seconds and hit the curves.

Form & Function

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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 03:39 PM
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Where the hell did you see me saying I'm on bags ? I'm static
Old Aug 3, 2012 | 03:56 PM
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aggro thread is aggro

Old Aug 3, 2012 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxFD
Where the hell did you see me saying I'm on bags ? I'm static
oh.
you didn't correct me from my original reply...


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