xdeedubbx,

Sorry to see you let your 8 go. GL with the new ride

 

I was enjoying my rims...until this happened last friday night as I hit a pothole on BQE expressway by Brooklyn bridge:

Front driver side rim:





Rear driver side rim (thats paint layer coming off on it) :




My brother was telling me that these rims are soft, but I figured at this price they would still be more durable then the much cheaper rotas I've owned in the past that gave me no problem - guess this incident proved me wrong. Anyone know if they are DOT certified?

 

dam...that sucks!!

 

what's your offset? i have some +48s in hyperblack in the garage w/ no tires. i think one of them isn't curb rashed ... too bad. interested?

surprised they are that soft.

 

Holy sh*t Anton....that sucks.

 

ouch!

 

wow - i would not have expected to see that. i accidentally went over a curb with mine and they held up like champs. i thought for sure they would have damage but i took them off when i got home, measured everything, checked them for cracks, dents, etc. and nothing.

the scare and the bruise to my ego were the only damage. of course it would happen during a spring run with a bunch of other 8s but i swear it appeared out of nowhere.

 

Mine are 38 offset, but I'll keep your rims in mind.

I don't why they got damaged like that - I was going only about 55-60mph and my tires were inflated to solid 35...maybe I hit an uber-pothole, don't know.

The tires still sit on the rims fine so I'm thinking if I can't fix them I'll just ride on these and wait two months for ROTA Torques in 18x8.5 35mm offset HyperBlack

 

Actually myriadshalaks I'm thinking maybe I'll just buy your set, put two of them up front and that way I'll have slightly staggered 48 front 38 rear setup and two extra rims just in case something happens again....

 

thanx man

 

pm'd

 

Here are some pics of the new wheels. I plan on putting them on the car tomorrow after I clean them and coat them in wax. (sorry for the blurry pics...the camera is extremely sensitive and I can't figure out how to fix that)

 

sick - the tires fit well too, nice and meaty - drool

 

pics taken from here: https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/got-some-wheels-170788/

 

kit?
details plz. you can PM me if you want, I'm not in this thread very often as I don't have 5zigen wheels.

 

heres my 5 zigens

18x8.5 +38 FN01R-C matte black
stock tires
2" drop sprint springs

 

we have the same wheels. looks good.

^^ i like the bronze on red. very nice.

 

Damn marky that bitch is low. Looks good!

thanks myriadshalaks

 

yes she is! i cant go no where!

 

this thread should be renamed to calling all FN01R-C owners haha

 

here ya go -- side and rear aeros go on next week.

 

Lol at FN01R-C club haha...





They'll be FS most likely this spring/summer, just working out some details on the new setup first.

 

^I'll take em, I wanna powedercoat em mag blue.

 

no seriously. i think 90% of the owners in this thread own FN01R-C's.. though they do look good haha

 

Aww c'mon, ya can't do that to such a rare color combo. If it was bronze/black/grey/gunmetal maybe, but not the redline/time attacks lol. But on a serious note people can do whatever they want wit em when they go bye bye. I have a few people who have dibs through pms from like months ago (wtf people.. lol) but if they fall through is partout tiiiiime!

Oh no I agree with you, I noticed that as well. The Fns are pretty comon wheels. similar to the TE37s and the RPF1s (well maybe not THAT played out.. lol)