Here we go, I finally got my car set up well enough that I am proud to show it off on here.

I put the wheels on there about 3 weeks ago, they are:

19"x8" all around G-Games Wolf 77 Two-Piece by Rays, silver with polished lip. I couldn't find a weight on these before I bought them, but I figured Rays wouldn't make anything stupid heavy. Luckily I was right. With tires they weighed in at about 47 lbs., compared to the 45.9 lbs. I weighed my stock 18s with nearly new tires at. I hate to gain weight there, but at least it's not much.

Tires are 245/35/19 all around, Nitto Invo. Crazy tread pattern sold me on these, and I read good reviews so I decided to give them a try.

Then just last week I finally got my Eibach springs and RacingBrake slotted+cross-drilled rotors put on, as well some Hawk HPS pads. I didn't really need the brakes, but the rusty stock rotors were driving me crazy (especially with the new wheels) so I had to replace them.

Check it out ya'll, let me know what you think.







I'll put more/different picture in the Rays thread.

 

nice wheels, nice subtle drop, nice rotors. nice!

 

how do u like those invo's

 

looks pretty sweet!

 

Sweet!

Nice ride.

 

+1 also interested

 

Thanks for the approval fellas.

So far I am happy with the Invos. I haven't really pushed them yet, so I can't comment on absolute grip, but they are smooth and not too loud. I think they are slightly louder than the Yokohama AVS ES100's that were on there before, but not annoyingly so. Plus I do think they've gotten a little quieter now that they are worn in.

 

Thanks scsi. I must say I am happy with how it turned out.

Funny story about the drop actually...So I get my car back from getting the springs and brakes installed, and everything looks great except the front doesn't look dropped at all...so I'm like hmm, hopefully it will settle down some. Well 3 days later it hasn't, so I do some research on here in the DIY section on springs. I had read something before about leaving something loose before putting the car back on the ground, but assumed the technician would know that. Anyway long story short I take it back to him, get him to loosen the upper front control arm bolts, and right away the car sat down an inch. So he tightened it back up, and I was on my way. What a relief!

 

yea, most mechanics/installers won't know about it though. good thing you got it done

 

Very nice, clean look. Nice taste.

 

Is there a noticeable difference in braking compared to the stock brakes? Those rotors looook hot! haha

 

Hi i am thinking of getting Brembo brakes for my new RX-8 waiting for delivery now.....any advice on what type i should go for and what is the market price.......Cheers

 

nice!

 

nice choices!

 

The brakes do feel slightly more responsive, like they have a little more initial "bite". That's probably due more to the Hawk pads than the rotors though.