jumped my 8, bent something
09-09-2005, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by abbid
Imma tell your parents!
Here ya go lil buddy - have your parents fill out this form and mail it into us: https://www.rx8club.com/register.php?do=coppaform
Here ya go lil buddy - have your parents fill out this form and mail it into us: https://www.rx8club.com/register.php?do=coppaform
09-10-2005, 02:34 AM
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What I think is most hilarious is that radleyracing thought it was perfectly ordinary to casually post "oh, I jumped my 8 off a bridge...", and seemed almost surprised that everyone went "YOU JUMPED YOUR 8 OFF A BRIDGE?!?!? 
" :D
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09-10-2005, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Krankor
What I think is most hilarious is that radleyracing thought it was perfectly ordinary to casually post "oh, I jumped my 8 off a bridge...", and seemed almost surprised that everyone went "YOU JUMPED YOUR 8 OFF A BRIDGE?!?!? " :D
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What do you mean?!?!? You don't jump your 8??? Come on, I hear its the thing to do now....
09-10-2005, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by legokcen
What do you mean?!?!? You don't jump your 8??? Come on, I hear its the thing to do now....
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09-10-2005, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by radleyracing
hey, hope someone can help. I accidently jumped my 8 of a bridge i landed smooth but i did go high and far but it didnt even seem to bottom out. I had my wheels and shocks off to intstall some new springs and noticed the 2 little rods on the rear which go from the anti roll bar to the control arm (theyre about 4 insches long with 4 blue tabs on each end) are both bent, yet everything else seems to be fine. it drives fine but clearly it needs to be fixed. The problem is thyere are soooo expensive, could i straighten them? What do they do? and has this happened to anyone else? thanks.
), then at least get some clamps to tie down your sways and save your endlinks.
09-11-2005, 03:53 PM
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umm wasnt this car designed to corner hard? Do you mean fish tailing and stuff llike that or just a high G corner, dosnt everybody pull high g corners, if not I question why they bought the car?
09-11-2005, 04:35 PM
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well i jumped this hill we call thrill hill. it's a little hump at the bottom of a large mountain/hill. i got 6-7 feet of air in my honda and a totally perfect cotton ball landing. no sound or bounce or anything.. just slowly met back up with the road and silence turned back into road noise... that was the best jump ever. don't think I'd try it with the rx8 though... ( who am I kidding...)
09-11-2005, 09:06 PM
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6-7 feet of AIR?! You must mean you went 6-7 feet IN THE AIR... If you were that high off the pavement there is very little chance that you'd come down smoothly!
Originally Posted by Aseras
well i jumped this hill we call thrill hill. it's a little hump at the bottom of a large mountain/hill. i got 6-7 feet of air in my honda and a totally perfect cotton ball landing. no sound or bounce or anything.. just slowly met back up with the road and silence turned back into road noise... that was the best jump ever. don't think I'd try it with the rx8 though... ( who am I kidding...)
09-12-2005, 12:02 AM
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6-7 feet of AIR?! You must mean you went 6-7 feet IN THE AIR... If you were that high off the pavement there is very little chance that you'd come down smoothly!
09-12-2005, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by millyard
umm wasnt this car designed to corner hard? Do you mean fish tailing and stuff llike that or just a high G corner, dosnt everybody pull high g corners, if not I question why they bought the car?
). Again, nothing wrong with pushing your car to the max, just understand it's limitations and be prepared for the cost of replacing these less obvious parts from time to time if necessary.
09-12-2005, 12:05 PM
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HI-larious. I love it. I have a priceless mental picture of you screaming YEEEHAWWW as you launch your sport compact rotary into the air.
Of course, with all the talk of Mazda corporate prowling the forums looking for people's warranties to void...I'll bet there's a team of monkeys working around the clock right now to track down your VIN
Of course, with all the talk of Mazda corporate prowling the forums looking for people's warranties to void...I'll bet there's a team of monkeys working around the clock right now to track down your VIN
10-31-2005, 08:36 AM
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4 feet! Dude, you've been playing Need For Speed Underground on your Playstation 2 wayyy too much! Take it easy, you don't want to further damage the car, or yourself. It's bothersome to me to see some of the younger owners abuse their awesome cars like this while I baby my pickup truck. Spirited driving is fine, but you should always start off slow to test the limits, not try to meet them on the first try. I know from experience, as I used to drive a sports car too.
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