okay.. so im driving through a fairly curvy development... and theres a few pot holes. as you know the roads are curves so the water drains to the curbs... and the pothole is raised like 1 inch or so... when im driving by and i drive over this my car seems to jump and it feels as if its almost completely off the ground at one point (back tires) is this normal? i know the pothole is on an incline plane (which isnt high at all) but our cars wieght 3000+ so what is the cause? is there anyway to upgrade parts to fix this problem?

also i was looking at new rims...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/5Zige...45403299QQrdZ1
does anyone know if these will fit our 8 wtihout modifications?

 

Are you really asking why a sports car rides badly on crappy roads?? As for those 17" rims they would fit but you really want to go to a staggered 17" set up???

 

u can probably deflate ur tires a lil bit? but why dont u just avoid these potholes? its probably not good for ur alignment especially if u feel as if ur car is off the ground...

 

I just go around bad pot holes.

 

the thing is they are really low pot holes almost flush to the road it was wierd cuz i never noticed it before... how will the staggered set up effect the handling? i just learned what staggered set up is lol...

 

btw, when most people say "wheel hop", then mean the rapid vibration of the wheel on a hard launch. it bounces off the ground and kills your acceleration.

check your tire pressure. but if you are used to a buick or something, this thing is going to feel tight. to me the stock suspension feels too soft!

james

 

im looking at the 5zigen fn01rc 17x9 all around.... what offset should i get? 35+ or 43+?

 

guess it depends on what size tires you are putting on.
http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

how do you miss this. hello micfly??????


beers

 

hmm i dont understand that lol...

 

Beware of the potholes!!

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/potholes-suck-88071/

 

WHAT!!


How is it that you have a pothole that is raised? That's like a friggin oxymoron. I'm trying to be a ***** by asking this...is english your second language? Are you talking about driving over humps/bumps/inclinations? How fast were you driving when you went over this pothole that really wasn't a hole?

 

 

***** spit but don't speak.... haha

Ok Benny, seriously you've got to read more about cars maintenance in general.

 

Oh ****....ummm...typo...i coulda swore i put that "not" in there, i hate it when i do that.

 

No the way you said it was much funnier!!

 

A stiffer rear sway bar helps. Stick with your 18s and run some 245's all around should help a lot.

 

defective shock?