well team
got my springs installed friday night.
and just in time i couldnt wait anymore.unfortunately
i was never taken care of by optonimports from ebay.
they refunded my money and i had to rush order them up from revhighonline.com.
got excellent help over there and exactly what they promised.
so i will pickup my greddy exhaust from them soon.
now the install took about 2hrs with tools
went to sears today to get a compressor,impact gun for future projects.

make sure you cut down on the bump stop about 3-4 inch
im sorry i dont have pixs as process of install.
only thing that took a bit of time was getting that rear shock out of trunk.(of course after removing bolts) just have to turn counter-clockwise and up and then down.
after install and letting some corona's go down
we packed up the 8 and took it for a spin.
some of my friends said right away it looked the same.
told them they have to settle.( i must admit i have dropped other cars and immediately you see a difference) oh well

on to the ride
the car i must say feels better
if i can say one thing and one thing only about the springs is
RESPONSIVE.
i mean the car turns like never before.and car feels the same meaning bumps and such now remember all im on 20x19 f and 20x10 r with no pro tires and ride is great i couldnt be happier.
i only have about 200-250 miles on her now but will post some more pixs in a day or so.
thankyou all for reading and looking
:D
p.s check back for more pixs on settling

 

these are just random pixs i took at a show this week
but i will take some better.pixs of suspension
thanks

 

Looks great! Congrats. :D

 

thanks i decided on the stech over the htech that we discussed about.for the more aggressive look.
im so happy i did im very satisfied.
i think when going with tein there is no right or wrong.

 

if you have extra time can you post pics of the wheel well gaps front/back? im sure everybody would like to see as well. i anxious to see how it compares to the espelir drop as i am debating between the two springs currently.

 

no problem got some decent weather for a couple of hours after work and took some shots.










one of my baby girl sharpei named cookie
she was this close to be named mazda or rotor.:p



will upload some more tommorow that i took today.

 

 

Looks great! Cant wait to see the car at a future meet!

 

nice pics

looks perfect

 

Aces, Kel Rx8, Aces!!!! Though the brake calipers should be repainted black as to not take anything away from the wheels. The red look nice for a short time but as you can tell from your pic, tend to look extremely dirty shortly thereafter. JMO.

 

thanks for the pics kel. your ride is one of the cleanest on the board w/o a kit.

sigh......what i would do for a set of 20 inch chrome maido's.....haha proally eat some klondike bars.

 

lol are you saying i have ace wheels ?
not that i have anything against them
but im sure aces dont come staggered and dont have the quality
as my MAIDO wheels :D

 

Who needs quality, anyway? As long as we can 'roll' in super-slow motion like they do in the music videos then we're set!! :D

I actually haven't heard of Ace Wheels, shhh.

 

well guys im crying
im a dumb *** for lending my girl my car and guess
what just like a women to pull into a spot and hit the curb.
i havent seen it yet but im at work and im furious
she saids its real bad
my ******* luck.

 

i wouldn't let them drive my most expensive toy...but i hope ur 20" are ok!

 

man that sucks... my prayers to your car and your girlfriend.

 

Sorry to here about the rim scub. I just bought the same springs and can't wait to install them. 2 questions for you 1. did you have your tires aligned. 2. the instructions read cut .8" ft. and 1.0" rear.
Your car looks GREAt.

Thanks
Curtis

 

thanks curtis no i havent aligned the wheels yet
i felt it pull to the right abit
but now with this rim scuff im gonna take them off and
get a aligment.

cut about 3 inches on the bump stop get a blade with a handle
its easy just becareful
im scared of blades after cutting my finger one night while doing a radiator.

 

whats the difference between the h and s . do the s -tech drop the car more then the h which one of those drops it more even??

 

the s is a more aggressive look, more feel of a drop
than the h tech which is about stock ride quality with a comfortable feel.i can notice the difference in look between the htech and stock springs.
so i deciced the stech is a better way to go
some people ask me when im gonna drop the car so in there
eyes the car didnt go any lower or a crazy drop.
but yes the s-tech is the bigger drop.

 

thanks ,iam going to go for them s-tech

 

sounds good
go to revhighonline.com
they will send them out right away
and they have the cheapest prices.

 

I have the s-tech too, they are great. Ride quality is good, handling is great...hope you are experiencing the same.