go 9.75 lol up front for most handling you can get and you will have alot more clerance than i have up front the extra .25 inch makes a big difference with clerance but im bias towards rubbibg same width all around looks more agressive i used to have staggered and im not a big fan of them i do like the 17/18 or 18/19 setups ive had 8 up front and 10 rear makes the front seem much narrower compared to rear

its always going to be a never ending project and when you thought you was done you want to do more i still got alot to do myself as mines looks pretty bad as its not looking the way i wanted currently lol when i finally put the wheels on ill be lil more happy but its never ending adventure i have a long list of to do things....
im changing exhuast setup and going to run a chambered powerstick i just orderd today cant wait

where did you get you paint done at ? and cost if you mind me asking

 

out in the burbank at one day paint, i preped and all, but they primed a shot it for 650 out the door, i wasnt looking for show car quality, but i wanted it to look nice, the car is meant for driving, so its gona get beet on anyway lol, but they did do a realy good job..yes i like having the same size all the way around, also enables you to rotate tires. i just kinda wanted a shallower looking wheel up front and the wide ones out back,,, but theres nothing wrong with wide in all corners.... and it handles better too. ;] god i want those wheels !!hahaha

 

and a set of toyo r888,, oh yes that would be sick

 

go to nlmmotoring on facebook guy had rx8 with staggered fitment you want in 18 google rx8 xxr530 its the black one he is also on the rx8 forum
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...%3Disch&itbs=1

yea i dont want show quality either i drive mines every day and on weekends i drive 2 1/2 hours to los angeles every other weekend
what type of paint they used ? urethane or enamle

 

i believe its a urethane single stage

http://www.onedaypaint.com/
i think im being convinced to get 9.75 all the way around lol

 

well, i found the rx8... i like the stagger look... but as far as handling... 9.75 all 4 corners would do better

 

i agree with you

you get the 659 one or which one there like 6 diffrierent ones there all urethane

 

if you go under the discounts thing.. i got the plus 2.. which right now is 399....i also had them fix a couple of rough spots after they primed it. i had the entire car an primered also,,, which ended up out the ... i think it was 620 out the door actualy

 

Hmm ok yea I have No major issues with body I'll check them out and website again

 

every little scratch on your current body will show. soo sand it thoroughly before you bring it to them. and remove all your lights and trim... much better results... my brother did remove anything on his vette... i did n the camaro... much better

 

What grit you used all I have is swirl marks no deep scratch front bumper needs most work as normal wear that you usually

 

I found a crappy cell pic I had before they mounted it with tires can't find the other pics tho sorry

 

i used 220. did they put an adapter on there? what size is it?

 

no that one wasnt mounted yet it was just against the wheel at the time i dont have the other pics as i got a new phone after those pics it was a 17inch IMO 18 would of look much better they didnt have them so i didnt bother with them
i posted the spacers you need above

 

yes i would do 18 for sure lol. i dont see where you posted for the spacers. as long as they are noe smaller then a 1 inch spacer im good. ugh!! its going to be sooo sick!!! lol

so how often to you drive out this way? what part of LA?

 

check post #132 its in there its not less than a inch
lol
i drive to los angeles every other weekend in the camaro i use to drive every weekend with the wife but she working down in san diego so only every other weekend im driving up there this weekend to lancaster area but not for good reasons my wife grandma in the hospital she just turned 80 so we are all praying for her
so my tires have to wait....

i just sent you a PM

 

my grams is in the hospital also, shes a strong lady, im not to worried. when shes ready she will let us know... but im sure shes not ready... i havent given her grand kids yet lol

 

Lol me either

 

lol its all good hahaha ... did you get tires for your wheels yet?

 

Not yet

 

To any one that does not know that you will stretch the page like page 3. if you place the photos side by side.
Please stack the photos.
If you accidentally do it you can edit the photo/photos that is causing the problem by deleting the photos and re-placing them under the other.I'm only saying this so the new members understand.
Thank You

 

Thanks for the tip didnt know that i see that often on different threads

 

yea , thanks didnt know that

 

just little update getting rest of tires mounted today and smaller spacer for rear on order so pretty much just waiting for spacer to come in mail......

I rolled rear fender lip gained about a 1/2 inch my fender lip was about 1inch wide as a percaution and going with a 1inch rear Spacer so in theory I've gain .75inch breathing room lol

Wheel was sticking out about 1/4inch so hopefully Everything comes together Monday or Tuesday when spacers come in ugh can't wait

"BIG THANKS TO MY MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE FOR SURPRISING ME AND BUYING MY TIRES AND POWERSTICK !!!!!!!"

 

 

Only issue is slight rubbing only on hard bumps not on the fender lip but on top of tire a piece of metal that hangs down I can trim but it probably rubs due to soft spring rate and worn shocks which needs to be addresses soon

 

Picture of area you are talking about? Looks good though.

 

ok i will get a pic its underneath the splash guard i removed

 

looks bitchin !

 

lol thanks alot lol its been on jack stands for 3 weeks im setting the record for longest swap ever for auto to stick lol but its all good ...

 

Were these the flat gunmetal 521's?

 

Yes

 

zach, the car looks awesome! love those wheels, i have always wanted to do a bronze or gunmetal wheel and paint the headlight buckets, door handles, grill, and a set of louvers to match.....

 

something like this i thought of that also not the matching trim tho

 

thanks its far from done not happy with it and i call it my milk bucket now lol and i got bored and found another set of wheels and traded xxr for... to put on ...that you prob havent seen before on thirdgen

wow 7000 views lol forgot about this thread

 

yes, that looks awesome!

what did you do with your 521's?

 

i traded them for another pair of wheels even trade

i just thought of a killer combo for you

pearl white with these wheels with a machined or polishied lip
that would look sick with mathing accents with heritage stripes
that be different



its called rootbeer

 

Those the new wheels you traded for Zach? They look nice, what is the name of them, size?

 

no those are not the wheels lol

 

So, whats the other wheels?

 

I guess i must spill the beans then lol was waiting till i get pics lol

varrstoen es2
18x9.5 and 18x10.5

was going trade for 18x9.5 all around 120x5 +12 would of been a perfect fit just get them redrilled

but guy flake mulitple times so went to my back up deal

 

Interesting. Can't wait to see them on the car.

 

Thanks

my latest vision ive been think about for awhile
IROC-Coupe or IROC-C or IROC-lsXCoupe
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/post...38-post30.html

photo shop the wheels

Deleting Gfx hmmm that would be using intresting twice in the same sentence lol

 

Do you know the name of the wheels you posted a picture of? The ones painted rootbeer?

Current wheels look better than the ones the guy flaked you on...just my opinion.

 

http://www.rotiform.com/

Some wheels would look badass on a firebird but thats after donating a kidney for one wheel lol

There based out here in Los Angeles

 

Damn, pricing starting at $1,250 per wheel. I doubt they are light enough to do what I want to do with wheels that price.

 

lol yea there have cheaper ones for like 700 cast tho i wouldnt spend that much on any wheel unless it was a weekend only car

ill be to paranoid driving around lol

 

Start Of The Awakening
She very dirty been sleeping for awhile but just had to wake her up couldnt resist






Pics just dont do justice.......

i think i need 295s

 

Yeah, those tires look pretty stretched.

 

Ya i know i dont like stectch tires tires i have now are all used i have a buddy that sells them to me for $10 i had these on my other wheel i rather check fitment with used tires then new tires so

alsoo could be the brand of tire as these same tires look strectch on 10in wheel also because i seen other tire brands that dont look as strectch with same wheel width

bt will get 295s tho maybe wider or a little taller tire also to fill fender gap idk yet