HiTMaNN

Hey guys I know this is a newbie question but summers here I got 20's on there way and I need to drop my baby. Anyone know some good springs with a good amount of drop that wont comprimise my ride with my 20's on it? Any help would be awwwesome

shinka213

Ive got 19s with a 245/35 toyo proxe T1R....I just put on Tein S Techs....
what size tires are ya gonna use?

swoope

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you might check out the springs, springs springs thread....

boy are you lazy...

and 20s have nothing to do with spring fit. tire diameter does.... i think that was going to be your next ?

beers

HiTMaNN

20 X 8.5 in front 20 X 10's in the back

HiTMaNN

Yay i did all alone ! https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...hlight=springs

shinka213

TIRE size???

why so wide?

swoope

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brilliant

beers

Mazdaspeed RX8 ver2

Wow, that is wide in the back, umm, never heard of someone having that wide of tires int he back.

vIce^gRip

That config. will compromise the drivability of the 8. She is not a Drag Car... Why would you want to set her up as one? The cornering will be lost greatly and the 8 will fell very slippery, worse than the 350Z (Lubbed Brick). I would go 20*8.5 all the way round. I have 19*8.5 & think I would have rather gotten 20's too. They look so tuff and I don't think they compromise the ride much at all, but you need to not go to wide and the 8 is not a friend of the staggered set-up.
Just My Opinion Bro!

Oh yeah.. Springs… I think you could get away with the MazdaSpeed Shock and Spring set-up. About 1” drop all around and the ride is no where as stiff as I have seen reported around here.

shinka213

^^ ditto

Terrance26

I would go with the tien stech they give the 8 a nice drop especially if you are going with 20s.

HiTMaNN

While I was looking at everyone's set up people do get staggered but the usually get it at 9.5 so I was thinking 10 wouldnt be that much a problem (If VIVID PM's me back by today I might buy those Esprilers)

If you can support the fact that it the ride would be siginifigantly different then maybe I will change my mind.

vIce^gRip

Support with other posts? No. Support in the fact that I have drivin in an 8 with a Stagg set-up? No.
I just know that the stagg set-up is designed for Drag and straiught launching. My buddy as Stangs and they all are like that... for that reason. The 8 was engineered for handling... not for launching. It stands to logical reason that the Stagg config will not compliment it. My opinion... as I said... ask you local wheel & Tire Specialist... I am betting they will tell you the same.

HiTMaNN

So the two I have Narrowed it down to are the Tein S-Tech or the Esprilers

shinka213

I really like my Tein S Techs.....and of course, the price is definitely right $168
plus they make matching hood dampers....LOL

ZUMZUM_RX8

ok.... I have 19x8.5 in front and 19x10 in back... ohh no I have the staggered wheels!!!!! I don't plan to Auto cross my car with these wheels on there, I will use the 17x7.5 stock wheels off my mazda 3 ( I'll be using these becuase my stock 18's off the 8 are now on the 3) .... I like the look of the staggered wheels and the fitment and ride is great, if anything I get a little bit better traction when I pull a turn hard.... I also have a set of Taunabi springs on the car which drop it just enough to still fit the wheels and not worry about any fender rubbing.... SO if you want to do a staggered 20's setup then I say do it... if you like the way it looks then great... I am attaching a pic of my STAGGERED 19's below!!! :-)

HiTMaNN

Very sexy dish in the back

Ok Shinka you sold me on the Tein's :P

canaryrx8

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staggered is no big deal, if you really need to investigate do a search, the topic has been beaten to death. I run the kazera's in 8.5 front and 9.5 back and it handles as good if not better (probably better as more tire hits the pavement now) than the stockers, all this on s-techs.