yea jus keep it to urself. and "trying" to understand how it looks better? just don't understand it. who cares if u don't like it. jus don't like it then. and shut up about it. im sure there are things on ur car that looks hideous that i won't like. but its nothing i would be going on and on about.

 

i never mentioned anything about crazy suspension upgrades etc... the only and ONLY reason i have coilovers is FIRST to get rid of the boat like feeling of my car and SECOND height adjustability..it is the only suspension mod i have! simple fact!

every one knows that when you go for looks you sacrifice performance... but again simple fact is most wheels made today are for cars that driven on the street to cruise and for day to day activities.. thats what the RX-8 was made for,, yea its a sports car bla bla.. but its not a track car it comes with auto climate seat warmers and navigation ( sporty???)

luckily we drive a "sports car" with a well designed chasis.. now if you want a AUT0 Xers or track car ..ditch the 8 and go buy an ELISE.. now that car was made for ONE REASON and ONE reason only!

what pisses me off is that we got racers coming on the wheels section and dissing nice looking wheels becasue they dont satisfy performance needs that 90% of rx-8 owners will never experience

now you dont see me comin on to the racing section and start dissing the10% of Rx-8 drivers about their ugly looking 10.654747 lb rims that look more like polished up steelies, with tire profiles as fat as my parents Pathfinder..

if you seriously dont understand how nice mirror polished lips with beautifully crafted spokes dont look good then .....???

i know that some peeps here want the lightest rims and want a astaggered fitment and then want the best coilovers but then again want them to ride just like stock.. want low profile tires ..but dont want to worry about potholes...want performance exhausts wiht huge gains but want them to sound as stock as possible....want to drive premium sports cars but dont want to pay premium for gas... those kind of people are screwed already .. i just ignore them on this forum becuase they make me want to pull my hair out...i suggest you do the same ignore the wheels forum!

 

this is getting good

 

sit back, grab some popcorn...it can only get better.

 

haha...seriously. maybe i should've titled the thread..."green? green with envy?" haha

but i agree with RX4life.

 

its all good
both of you make good points IMO

 

I just wanted to drop my 2 cents.
I race, and im staggered.

but i dont race on my staggered set of wheels.

Ok.. thats all.
(this post succesfully contributed nothing to the argument).

 

my envy is for your current rims. after watching the vid of the guys in japan, i want gold rims for my Ti for the track.

 

gold on titanium gray would be very interesting. kind of hard to picture it right now, but i've seen a graphite gray pearl supra with gold rims...hotness.

 

that japanese video that was posted on the forum, the really long one, had a Ti with gold wheels, and it actually looked good. Again, that was my opinion, no need for flames if someone thinks it might look bad, or they disagree. I am trying to buy another set of stock wheels, and plan to powdercoat them gold for track use, just for kicks. If i can pull it off, I will post pics.

 

yeah I cant picture that set up at all

 

oh!!! the feed/fujita rx8 is gray with gold wheels. that IS hot!!

 

Sheer stupid curiosity - where did you buy yours, and how much? (or ballpark number if you don't want to share)...

... wow - them is sweet.

 

pure awesomeness at work

 

i got it through a friend of mine who has an account with mackin industries and MVP Motorsports, i don't exactly know who he went through but i would've been the same. lug nuts, centering rings, valve stems, center caps, and the wheels themselves set me back $2256. i had shopped around for these rims for the longest time. www.mvpmotorsports.com and www.desmondperformance.com were the two best places i found. the work wheels i have on right now were bought from Daniel @ Desmond Performance. i can tell you FOR SURE, that he definately hooked me up and the transaction was smooth as butter. picture of my car is even on their website.

 

that is the one. I like it, will mine ever look like it, doubtful. blown enough cash this year on mods, now I want to hit the track, so time to save my pennies again.