Mazdaspeed RX8 ver2

good night guys, see you all soon

8rotor8

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yes.. goodnight!

pepedlux

Hey can you guys send me a link to the address of the Krispy Kreme you guys meet at? I'd love to come up sometime.

Thanks!

kluge

dude, dontfeedthenerd, im more stock than you =P

kluge

oh i'll try to drop by this friday if possible, but i won't be able to stay long....a dinner date awaits me after =P

tournapart

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I WAS the most stock, but then chadlington sold me the clear corners you can raise fish in

And I installed my subwoofer and custom box

And If everything goes good I'll be able to get Neils old rims

And then

RB Flash
Sways and front strut bar
Window Tint
Replace all inside audio with Alpine
Exhaust
Intake
probably RB springs with tokico reds
Some good tires

And I think ill be done after all that

8rotor8

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I'm stock too!!!

tournapart

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LIAR!!!!

N rider89

d j

...not stock but ghetto LOL

8rotor8

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Damn... Shh.....

pepedlux

I am so much more stock that you guys, pshh you wish you were as stock as me.

setenza

'sup all...

I am fairly new to the forum, I'm down in SJ. Nice to see there is a norcal group on here.

I have a question...any of the south bay peeps here know of a good suspension place? I am going to get some springs on and was looking for a quality shop

Thx-

8rotor8

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Most people here try to do it our selves. There are a few here that use any parking lot they can find. Its suspension stuff, its easy to find a local shop that will install that, even Pep Boys can do the install for you. In a few weeks I'll do a backyard suspension upgrade.

Moostafa29

You sound like me.

Moostafa29

I normally recommend people to Rick's Rotary if you are willing to pay. If not, I'm sure there are a few members willing to help out for a couple beers and some food.

setenza

cool. I guess its not the actual install that I wonder...but just making sure everything is all aligned...but that would be just a $75 alignment afterwards.

I'll search DIYs for details...and I might take moostafa's advice and bust out pizza and beers to trap, I mean encourage ... help lol

Mazdaspeed RX8 ver2

haha, guess i miss you! where the hell have you been? its been a long time since we got to hang out. last time i saw you was treasure island. along with the other OG rx8 club people. haha.

Moostafa29

I'll make a guest appearance if you guys have another Go-Karting meet.

LionZoo

Beers and pizza? Hmm... it's in a giant coil of rope, but it's beers and pizza, where do I sign up?

David, I'd suggest you figure out what's important to you. Are you going for looks, track handling, street handling, or a compromise setup that's a bit of some or all? If it's just a street handling setup and you like your dollars in your bank, I'd suggest just the Racing Beat springs, but it certainly won't be a night and day difference. In my opinion, Racing Beat springs with some shocks (I like the Tokico D-Specs) is the way to go. The Tokico coilovers look like a good track and street compromise setup while the Tein Basics are probably good for the street and give quite a bit of a drop, but keep in mind Tein Basics are not rate and damping adjustable, only height adjustable. I really need to figure out the Tokico coilover's spring rates and drop to really make a judgement on how they will work. I like the Racing Beat springs plus Tokico D-Specs as a nice conservative street suspension upgrade. So to make it easier:

Drop : Tein Basics
Racetrack Handling : Tokico coilovers (Tein Basics if the Tokico coilover specs aren't good)
Money in the bank and a mild handling upgrade : Racing Beat springs
My planned path : Racing Beat springs and Tokico D-Specs

If you can dig up the drop and spring rate of the Tokico coilovers though, that would be awesome. I'm interested in learning more about them.

d j

I can help if I'm not busy. I have a ball joint separator (not the pickle fork), makes shock/spring install a bit easier. also, I'd recommend firestone's lifetime alignment if you plan on doing a lot suspension tweeking. I paid $150 for it and so far I've used it about 5 times. They'll give you a printout of the "before and after" specs, from there you can tell them to adjust a specific value. if you didn't like the way it feels/handles, just bring it back and have them adjust it again.

LionZoo

Is the alignment transferable to other Firestone locations or just that one shop?

setenza

How about the Tanabe GF210 springs? What I am after is around 1" drop, keep the stock dampers a blend of moderate performance increase without sacrificing TOO much ride quality. Yes I want it all Do the racing beat springs work with the stock dampers?

setenza

right on...thx

That is a awesome deal for the Firestone plan!

d j

I have the GF210 on my car with stock shocks (soon to be HTS's), it's about 30% stiffer than stock but it's progressive so ride quality is not that bad. I believe swift springs have stiffer spring rates with a little less than a inch of drop. but I'm not sure if they are linear or progressive. reason I've said that 'cause I have swift springs on my AE86 (8K front/6K rear) and they're linear. You might already know this but the difference between linear and progressive is on linear springs, the stiffnes of the springs is consistent all through out the coils and progressive coils get stiffer as you compress it. GF210 drops the car about F1.4"/R1.2" and RB is .5" drop all the way around but with stiffer spring rates. I think RB designed their springs like that to utilize the shock's optimal travel. If you just want to drop it without sarificing or changing the spring rates, NF210 would be ideal for you