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My baby's new shoes came in this week. We finally had a beautiful day in Columbus so I cleaned her up and took some pics.

Wheels: Falken Koblenz 19x8.5" - 35mm - 5-114.3

Tires: Falken ST-115 - 245/35/19

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A few more for you to take a look at.

irish8

Wow!! Car looks great! The wheels really set her off. Great job. Where did you buy them? and how much?

- Irish

Sea Ray

Very nice! I like those wheels and with the dark windows, good contrast. Aren't those windows a bit dark for Ohio ?

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I also had RX-8 piano black b-pillars and piano black interior door bezals put on as well.

irish8

You sir have great taste. Very nicely done.

- Irish

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Irish - Many thanks! I got everything from Discount Tire Co. for $2k.

SeaRay - Always good to hear from you 'ol buddy. Thank you as well. The windows do look a little dark in these pics don't they. They're only smoked though. Must be the angle.

slllygrl10

It really does compliment your car with the dark wheels and window tints.

PPen131

that's really hot. how heavy are the wheels?

IZoomZoomI

very nice yellow... what is next?

cgrx

LOVE THEM !

EZZY

looks good.
it give you the JDM style/look.
well done.

cgrx

TPMS compatible ????

cgrx

The rims look like they stick out past the tires......

RX-Hachi

Very nice! I like the overall look a lot.

BigOLundh

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do u have the wheel weight?

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First of all, thank you to everyone for all the nice compliments! :D

I'm not sure of the weight but I do know that the steering feels heavier.

I must say that I'm not overly impressed with the performance of the tires. I think the OEM Bridgestone's felt stickier. I will say this, however, about the Falken ST-115. These things are like riding on air. They are absolutely silent on the freeway and over bumps and such, plus give an all around fantastic ride. On hard cornering though, I just don't feel the same grip. I have 30 days to figure out if I want to keep them. I was leaning towards the Toyo T1S in the beginning but simply went with the Falken in the end. Any thoughts on the performance of the Toyo? I'm not an autocrosser but I do enjoy "spirited" driving. So any other thoughts out there?

They aren't TPMS compatible. Which leads me to ask a question of getting that darn light to quit flashing on my dash. Do I simply go to the dealership and have the system disabled?

"What's next", you say? Brembo crossed drilled rotors from Jason at the RX8Store along with a new brake pad which I haven't decided on. Suggestions? Mazdaspeed front and rear strut tower bars. Possibly a carbon fiber engine kit to dress up the engine bay a little bit. Any suggestions where I can find a cf engine kit?

RA-Eight

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Nice! Looks very good, tastefully done.

I think I may have seen your car around. Where in Columbus are you from?

rowteree

love the yellow and the black. I give it 10 thumbs up :D

rotaryred

I have those same tires and I think they handle much better than the potenzas, falkens have always been my tire of choice.

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Thanks guys. I'm really happy with the way things turned out.

RA-Eight - I'm in Worthington but I love to drive so you could have seen me just about anywhere.

ExtensiveRX8

Very Nice!!!!

Enjoy

MELRX8

Well you've sold me! I've been wondering what the combination would look like on my yellow!

G-ReX

Great look! Very nicely done.

jenkins-crew

all looks ver nice and clean, keep it up!