Another RX-8 tires thread...

[Hank3]

Ahhh...OK. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[leadf00t]

Yeah i have Kumho SPTs on the front stock wheels and they are awesome!! The gap with 235/40 seems big on the picture and i will hate to lower my car just to get rid of the gap but I also hate to put 215/45 on a 8" width wheel. Dilemma....dilemma..

I thought it was ok to run the stock tires on Rx8 rims ? I saw in another thread that somebody was using them. I have my rx8's stacked in the garage, and was planning on using my stock tires since they only have 2600 miles on them.

 

[leadf00t]

I found the thread http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123732604 It was Kain that has them.

 

[Hank3]

Little update:

My friend is picking up a set of Shinka RX-8 wheels for me this weekend. They have the stock 225/45/18 tires on them with ~60% tread remaining and TPMS (two are in the wheels and two need to be installed so I'll need to pay for two M&B fees). So I guess I won't be purchasing new tires for the time being. I know 225/45/18 isn't ideal, but for the sake of not spending any additional money I'll have to make due with them for however long it takes to wear them down. $600 for all this isn't bad IMO. Only thing wrong with them is that the wheels have some stained spots on each rim, and the seller has no idea what the stain is nor does he know how to get it off. So I'm hoping I'll be able to find something to get them off or touched up by a local mobile wheel repair place that I use. But no scratches or curb rash supposedly - but I'll find out when my friend meets up with him tonight. Will post pics next week when I put them on if all goes smoothly.

 

[Kain]

Shinka RX-8 wheels

Pics when you get them mounted. Shinkas would look great on Cosmic Blue.

 

[Hank3]

You bet, Kain. I was wondering if the Shinkas would look good on Cosmic Blue or not. That hyper silver color definitely looks better on certain car colors. I'm hoping Cosmic Blue is one of them.

 

[Kain]

Heh, well, if you aren't feeling the color combo, we can swap.

 

[Hank3]

Haha - yeah. What's half-way betwen Tallahassee, FL and Alexandria, VA?

BTW - I just called a few local tire places about getting the TPMS put in on the two wheels. One place said $50 and the other said $83, but the latter included a rebuild kit for the TPMS. He said there are grommets and other materials needed to mount them in properly so no leaks occur. The first place mentioned nothing about that. Any idea about this? I didn't know getting the TPMS put in was anything extra than a regular M&B.

 

[Kain]

Actually, I have fam in Tennessee, not far from north Florida. And I think this year's epic east coast meet is nearby.

I call BS on the TPMS. They are simply swapped from one wheel to the next. It literally is 5 minutes to swap them once the tires are off.

 

[Hank3]

Oh cool. I may have to meet some of the folks on here. I thought the TPMS thing sounded a little fishy.

I just got off the phone with the guy selling the rims and he said he's been getting flooded with phone calls about other people wanting to buy them. Glad I got in before the flurry. If this doesn't work out though, I just had a parts depot place about 3 hours away offer his set of RX-8 rims for $300 - one minor curb rash to one wheel. Good to have a backup plan

 

[Hank3]

Here are some pics of the beauties that will get mounted Tuesday. Last pic shows the stain marks that the seller said he couldn't get off - this particular wheel has the worst/most of the stains. I'm hopeful that I'll get them off somehow.