Category: Steering & Suspension
Price: $1200
Private or Vendor Listing: Private Listing
Part Fits (you may select multiples): Others, Series I, Series II
Location (US State/Canada/Int): MD
Item Condition: Used

I'm selling a pair of rear Penske 8300s with custom top-hats to incorporate a spherical bearing, as opposed to the factory rubber donut bushings.

These were rebuilt by Jon Lugod at Shaftworks in late 2021 and they haven't seen much use since then. I have dyno curves and can provide upon request. I am including the adjustment collars / lower spring perches set up for 2.5" ID springs. Springs 5" or 6" in length will work with these. Depending on ride height, you can also use a helper or tender to secure the main springs when the car is jacked up. I'm not including helpers, tenders or a spring coupler.

New these shocks are over $1100 each by themselves, plus the work to adapt the spherical bearings. I'm asking $1200 for everything (if you have an NC Miata I will include a pair of aluminum NC upper mounts rather than the RX-8 uppers). Buyer pays actual shipping and paypal fees.

e-mail me: johnvitamvas at gmail. I won't respond to PM's sent on this forum.

 

How are these still here?!? Penske is the real deal and this is more than a steal.

If I were looking to buy / put together a serious motorsports grade setup, these inverted dampers are an awesome place to start.

GLWS!

 

Hah, thanks, yeah I don't know. Maybe because it's the off-season for a lot of people, maybe because it's just the rears? Also RX-8 owners tend to be cheap and there are lots of junk Chinese coilovers out there for very cheap.

These are normally $1200 a damper, and that doesn't include the spherical bearing upper mount, nor the fab work done to make them work, etc.

 

Just correcting a mistake made by the other commenter; the shocks are not positioned in an inverted configuration.

GLWS.
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Correct, these are not inverted, they are configured just like a factory RX-8 rear damper.

There are pros and cons to this setup and there are pros and cons to inverting the rear shock as well.

 

Oh geez guys! I must've glanced at the image and my mind somehow assumed they were. Sorry for the confusion. In either case, it's still a great deal for someone.

 

Sold long ago, just now remembering to update this thread.