well it's been a while.....
#26
hey congratulations man! like others have said, not exactly my cup of tea but incredible build none-the-less.
and i know the guy who did most of your body work................it's the only place i'll take my car; and he saved my ms front end a while back!!![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
i'd love to have shaved door handles, that might be the cleanest part!
edit: where are you going to take your car to get inspected?? i need to go but don't trust anyone now that i have a full body kit! also, does audiofx do window tint or should i just go to rebreu?
and i know the guy who did most of your body work................it's the only place i'll take my car; and he saved my ms front end a while back!!
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i'd love to have shaved door handles, that might be the cleanest part!
edit: where are you going to take your car to get inspected?? i need to go but don't trust anyone now that i have a full body kit! also, does audiofx do window tint or should i just go to rebreu?
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#27
Wankel powaaah...
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Really really clean... nice job
, what I see from these pictures, all you need is a milkyway sky above you, I don't know how do they call that exactly, but this is just a rough translation... They do it from plexiglass I think, put light on it, and it really looks great.
Good luck with the future projects
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Good luck with the future projects
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#29
I've fought with doing something to the headliner, but really, our whole concept was to try and do something custom and have it look somewhat stock. There's areas I could have added more graphics or painted or whatver that I left alone on purpose, I didn't want to do to much ( heh lol) as I wanted it trick but not gawdy. I don;'t think it would look right if it had like a black headliner or something, it'd be so dark and gloomy in there, the factory pieces help the custom stuff stand out more in my opinion.
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#33
really? how so? i don't mind if you don't like it but I don't have vinyl splatted all over it, I don't have gawdy wheels or a terrible bodykit, I don't drive it like an idiot and I don't street race every car I run across while wearing sunglasses at night so can you elaborate a bit?
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#34
The RX-8 is missed
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^lol
he's probably referring to the interior. no way he's referring to the outside, that's extremely clean. the inside, with all the lights and designs and tv's and playstation, etc. is what i'm guessing
he's probably referring to the interior. no way he's referring to the outside, that's extremely clean. the inside, with all the lights and designs and tv's and playstation, etc. is what i'm guessing
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lol @ vtec
If the wheels were any farther out I'd have tire cleaarance issues, as it stands now I have the rear fenders rolled and still get tire rub occassionally, the rears are 19x9.5 at +29 with 265/30, I guess BFG's run a little big or something?
If I were to go back to a static suspension (coilovers or springs again) I might consider changing offsets/wheels but coming from years of custom cars and mini-trucks/hotrods/etc. I was always a fan of seeing cars dumped and tuckin', especially unconventional vehicles like station wagons or "sports cars"
Maybe my next vehicle will be a different style altogether, you never know what the future holds ![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
edit: it's probably worth mentioning I don't drive the car like it sits in the photos, when it's set at ride height the wheels do actually sit a bit more flush, I just dump it for shows etc. and the wheels tuck in due to how the suspension works.
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edit: it's probably worth mentioning I don't drive the car like it sits in the photos, when it's set at ride height the wheels do actually sit a bit more flush, I just dump it for shows etc. and the wheels tuck in due to how the suspension works.
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#39
ran across these from last year's Sema show coverage where cardomain basically ragged my car claiming that nothing I did was "functional", funny how I was just driving it the other day on backroads rocking out to my favorite tunes and all...right...it's all gimmicky...just for show...![Big Grin](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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#41
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#43
I'm bumping my own thread with a question, seriously considering a suspension change so here are my thoughts:
Air has been fun, but honestly, it hasn't been reliable at all. The ride is ok, but with my current system, finding a good drive height/psi combo is nigh impossible. Some other things I've been thinking about is that my current suspension cost me 2-3 magazine features at Sema due to a failure (one of the rears punctured), it then cost me another opportunity with Pasmag as it took forever to get it fixed since the original company I was working with basically kept sending me stuff that wouldn't work so I had to build my own rear setup. While I love being able to lift it at the touch of a finger, and I love parking it slammed, I miss driving it regularly and I'm tired of it having issues with the suspension, I mean, even today I noticed some new problems with it after taking it out for a drive. (ugh)
Long story short (well, long story long I guess lol) I've narrowed it down to 2 coilovers, at least I still have some adjustability and I won't have the same problems I have now. The 2 I'm looking at are the Stance and the KW V3's, I'm open to others, mainly I'm looking to go a totally different direction, I want it low of course but I want to get it handling better than it ever has and I want it sitting right at the same time if possible. I won't be going to as many shows any more, and for me to do the air ride up right (with someone like airrunner) would cost me over 4k so this is why I'm leaning hard towards pitching the air and dong some nice coilovers, maybe some sways etc.
Anyway, if anyone is still reading after all this (sorry), I'd love to hear some input. I plan on keeping the interior and all mostly the same, just want to do something low maintenance wise with the suspension.
Here's how it sat before the air for reference, I would wind up a hair lower than this with whatever coilover/static setup I wind up with. (of course lol)
![](http://www.texasrxs.org/junk/5-10-08/8.jpg)
![](http://www.texasrxs.org/junk/5-10-08/9.jpg)
feedback appreciated, thanks!
Air has been fun, but honestly, it hasn't been reliable at all. The ride is ok, but with my current system, finding a good drive height/psi combo is nigh impossible. Some other things I've been thinking about is that my current suspension cost me 2-3 magazine features at Sema due to a failure (one of the rears punctured), it then cost me another opportunity with Pasmag as it took forever to get it fixed since the original company I was working with basically kept sending me stuff that wouldn't work so I had to build my own rear setup. While I love being able to lift it at the touch of a finger, and I love parking it slammed, I miss driving it regularly and I'm tired of it having issues with the suspension, I mean, even today I noticed some new problems with it after taking it out for a drive. (ugh)
Long story short (well, long story long I guess lol) I've narrowed it down to 2 coilovers, at least I still have some adjustability and I won't have the same problems I have now. The 2 I'm looking at are the Stance and the KW V3's, I'm open to others, mainly I'm looking to go a totally different direction, I want it low of course but I want to get it handling better than it ever has and I want it sitting right at the same time if possible. I won't be going to as many shows any more, and for me to do the air ride up right (with someone like airrunner) would cost me over 4k so this is why I'm leaning hard towards pitching the air and dong some nice coilovers, maybe some sways etc.
Anyway, if anyone is still reading after all this (sorry), I'd love to hear some input. I plan on keeping the interior and all mostly the same, just want to do something low maintenance wise with the suspension.
Here's how it sat before the air for reference, I would wind up a hair lower than this with whatever coilover/static setup I wind up with. (of course lol)
![](http://www.texasrxs.org/junk/5-10-08/8.jpg)
![](http://www.texasrxs.org/junk/5-10-08/9.jpg)
feedback appreciated, thanks!
#44
TNC
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Stance is better for height adjustment...they can get lower than almost every coilover for the rx8. They are good for street driving with a bit of autox/track
KW's are much better for the track and autox. Adjusting the dampening for the KW's is more technical since you can adjust the rebound and compression independently.
KW's are much better for the track and autox. Adjusting the dampening for the KW's is more technical since you can adjust the rebound and compression independently.
#46
I think I'm starting to lean towards the Kw's, only a little bit more than the Stance but not nearly as expensive as re-doing my entire air setup, I found this pic of a TT that looked pretty nice, I'd be plenty happy to have mINE sit like this as an end result. ![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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#47
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I hear for Stance the first time now, but from my experience, what you pay is what you get. I was driven in friends Opel, with some Summit coilovers, which were hard and they kept the car really really stable in the corners. Later he bought H&R coilovers for the same car. Not that they have only hold the car even better, but the ride quality was improved. The car was more stable, but it seems to me that he also returned a bit of comfort to that story.
One is sure, you can't go wrong with KW
One is sure, you can't go wrong with KW
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#48
yeah I've gone as low as the car can go just short of cutting it up etc and I won't do that so my next move is to be slammed but livable, I think I can accomplish that with the Kw's, I still like the Stance as well but I don't mind the idea of paying a little more for better quality/valving etc. from the v3's if that's the case.