BRZ Suspension on FRS?

[churchx]

And some change may stem from overall increased rigidity of car body of MY2017. That won't be retrofitable unlike shocks/springs/swaybars though.

[AngelGT86Racer]

Originally Posted by wparsons

^^ They also revised the rear sway bars for 2017+

That's correct, the 13-16 cars had a 14mm rear bar. The 17+ is now a 15mm rear bar.

[BlueWhelan]

Originally Posted by AngelGT86Racer

I did the combo of 17 BRZ front springs and 13 FRS rear springs to get the most spring rate possible.

I did exactly the same thing but with my '13 brz rears, and I'm digging it so far. I didn't want to source a 15mm brz bar when I got my PP setup because I plan on getting the mild pair of Perrin sway bars at some point. Thus, I retained my stiffer '13 rears...for now anyway. I may change it up depending on how I feel it performs as the year progresses.

[AngelGT86Racer]

Originally Posted by BlueWhelan

I did exactly the same thing but with my '13 brz rears, and I'm digging it so far. I didn't want to source a 15mm brz bar when I got my PP setup because I plan on getting the mild pair of Perrin sway bars at some point. Thus, I retained my stiffer '13 rears...for now anyway. I may change it up depending on how I feel it performs as the year progresses.

It's a great combo in my opinion.
I had gone through the gauntlet of different coilovers with my Miata for years and then the first six months owning my FR-S. Nothing I tried had the right compromise I was after. Overall the PP damper setup works well for me in track work. I will try them at autox when my season starts in April. I hardly get a sense with the springs and bars I have that the car is overly soft or has much difficulty coping with my 200tw Falkens.



Also, I'd definitely recommend the Perrin 22mm front bar. It has a great range of spring rate(324~448lb/in). For the rear I wouldn't install anything heavier than a 16mm bar. I had a 19mm Perrin and it made the rear end more choppy and steady state power application was a challenge. The 16mm bar IMO offers a better balance for the car with this shock/spring setup.

[BlueWhelan]

Originally Posted by AngelGT86Racer

It's a great combo in my opinion.
I had gone through the gauntlet of different coilovers with my Miata for years and then the first six months owning my FR-S. Nothing I tried had the right compromise I was after. Overall the PP damper setup works well for me in track work. I will try them at autox when my season starts in April. I hardly get a sense with the springs and bars I have that the car is overly soft or has much difficulty coping with my 200tw Falkens.



Also, I'd definitely recommend the Perrin 22mm front bar. It has a great range of spring rate(324~448lb/in). For the rear I wouldn't install anything heavier than a 16mm bar. I had a 19mm Perrin and it made the rear end more choppy and steady state power application was a challenge. The 16mm bar IMO offers a better balance for the car with this shock/spring setup.

Yeah, I’ll be getting the 16r and 18f. I don’t need anymore than that. I’ve gone the huge SB route before with my previous car and it wasn’t what I’d consider ideal.


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[KevBRZ]

i was thinking about getting a 22mm perrin bar also, not sure what springs to pair with the konis though.