Yo Rx8 Club
Been a while sense i have been on the site. Pulling the 8 out of the storage unit this weekend, and im looking to buy some coilovers. Not wanting to spend more that 1200 bucks if possiable and I Currently have 18x8 +45 with 225/45-18 in the front and 18x9 +45 with 245/40-18 in the rear.
Any reccomendations as to what brand/rates i should be looking for to slam it to the ground?
Thanks!!

 

Take out the springs, you'll be slammed to the ground

 

lol im not totally sure that would work to well.....or would it? hahah

I have been researching some and im liking the price of megans/drop ratio might pull the trigger on them unless someone can talk me into another set somewhere

 

Megan = crap.
But then again.. your staggered setup = crap handling wise.

Pick whatever fits your budget.

 

Im not planning to take my car up to a track or anything just looking to get as low as i can..

 

I run staggered on the street and it handles fine. Understeers when pushed hard, but who cares.

To the OP, if you are only looking to slam the car, save yourself some money and find some lower springs with the drop you are wanting and install some quality struts.

Installing cheap coilovers will just be a headache in the long run. Blown struts, uncomfortable ride quality and bad handling.

For $1200 you can do better then megan's. I know the Ksports got some bad reviews but there are some people tracking them that swear they are a good coilover. Nice thing is you can pick your spring rate and they will valve them to match.

 

Im willing to roll finders and make cuts if i have too any set ups withs spings being reced around for the most drop?

 

It is difficult to read your post, please use punctuation and check your spelling.

Unless you install much wider tires or a very aggressive offset, you wont need to roll the fenders.

If you have the stock front bumper, you can lower the car about 1.5" without having too many problems. Any lower and you will be tear up your bumper trying to enter normal driveways and you will bottom the car out on speed bumps.

With a lower after market front bumper, like the mazdaspeed or a lip kit, you wont want to go much lower then .5-1". A 3" exhaust will hang lower and if you are more then 1" lowered, you will frequently bottom it out on speed bumps.

 

This statement doesn't really tell us anything. Tracking a car and slamming it to the ground are really different things. If you want low then cut your springs. It will kill your struts but you really only need those for track use.

 

Yo first off, sorry about the spelling issues, I was using my phone at the time I posted. Second I was meaning to say, is there a recommend set up that anyone thinks would look nice and low. Third, I really dont care about ride comfort or bottoming out. Shoot Ive only driven this thing a total of 5k miles in the 2 years i have had the thing. Not many speed bumps or pot holes in my area.

 

Get koni yellows with tein s-tech springs. That will cost the least and they are a very good set up. Only problem is they might not go low enough for you. Otherwise get k-sport or Tein basics and pay maybe 300 more. All these will be well under 1200.

 

...Yo =P

 

yea I said yo lol. I find myself saying it more often, I better cut it out before I start saying BRO.... Yikes!

Know anyone with pics of this set up I can check out?

 

I have pics, I'll post them when I get home.

 

It will probably work if ALL roads are flat and smooth

 

Stance coilovers also are a decent entry level model. Since all you have to do is lower your car they may actually be the best option for you.