FT86Club's BRZ Series.HyperBlue Owners Registry

[Bobby@Forged]

The new Forged Performance shop car! Didn't stay stock but for a week, lowered on Ohlins Road and Track coilovers and currently on Gramlights 57Transcends (18x9.5 +39) with 255/35/18 Michelin PSS tires. We've got a lot more in store for this thing, I'll just leave it at that

[Luftwaffel]

Originally Posted by SkoogusMaximus

I was rear ended in my 2015 dark grey BRZ a few weeks ago, insurance totalled it. So now I'm in the market for a replacement. There are 2-3 Hyper.Blues for sale near me (south florida) that are piquing my interest.

Are there any downsides to going with such a limited run of cars in the long term? I see some people mentioning swirls when washing, is this coat more delicate than the normal?

Surprising more aren't selling in South Florida. I wouldn't say more delicate, it's just the color shows off swirls easier. On the plus side, I'd say the paint should be cheap to fix since it's a solid color.

[thomasmryan]

bobby...nice drive through in darryls thread.


cars dot com is showing 47 left.......get'em while you can

[Bobby@Forged]

Originally Posted by thomasmryan

bobby...nice drive through in darryls thread.


cars dot com is showing 47 left.......get'em while you can

He just posted this video this morning, unless this is the one you were referring to, haha!
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl4mo__SPJI"]FRS & BRZ Playing in the Rain on Tail of the Dragon - YouTube[/ame]

(For the record, this is Sharif, the owner of Forged and Head Tuner driving)*

[nova.86]

Originally Posted by Bobby@Forged

The new Forged Performance shop car! Didn't stay stock but for a week, lowered on Ohlins Road and Track coilovers and currently on Gramlights 57Transcends (18x9.5 +39) with 255/35/18 Michelin PSS tires. We've got a lot more in store for this thing, I'll just leave it at that

awesome man, looking to do this exact setup w/ Gramlights as well 18 x 9.5 + 40 w/ Michelin PSS, how's the fitment, do you get any rub? I'm probably going to get KW V3 coilovers though, If I could I'd get the Ohlins lol

[Luftwaffel]

Originally Posted by nova.86

awesome man, looking to do this exact setup w/ Gramlights as well 18 x 9.5 + 40 w/ Michelin PSS, how's the fitment, do you get any rub? I'm probably going to get KW V3 coilovers though, If I could I'd get the Ohlins lol

Just FYI, I'm 18x9.5+38 on 255/35R18 Ventus V12's and I can't make it rub at all even in hard cornering or full lock. -2.5 front -2.0 rear camber, less than a finger gap on the tires to fender.

[Mmmankey]

With that offset do you think it'll clear the stock springs? Can't justify the cost of coils lol


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[Luftwaffel]

Edited my last post. Forgot tire size of 255/35R18. I wouldn't risk this wide on stock springs due to strut rubbing concerns and I don't think I would go this wide anyway if I had no intentions of going FI.

245's are more likely to fit on stock, but people still say it's tight depending on tire.

[SmurfBRZ]

Originally Posted by Swolstice

Hey Smurfin, when you removed the shark fin was there any tape or residue that kept it on the roof?

No it's held on by screws! No tape or residue!

[Mmmankey]

Originally Posted by Luftwaffel

Edited my last post. Forgot tire size of 255/35R18. I wouldn't risk this wide on stock springs due to strut rubbing concerns and I don't think I would go this wide anyway if I had no intentions of going FI.

245's are more likely to fit on stock, but people still say it's tight depending on tire.

Thanks for the info. I read 2 conflicting posts about the same issue so I wanted to get another opinion. I'll definitely stick with a more modestly sized wheel and tire. It sucks a lot of the pictures in the wheel directory for "perfect" flush are gone.


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[Luftwaffel]

Honestly I'd look for wheels you like and see if they have strut rubbing issues. You'd be kind of limited to whatever tire the person was running though.

[Mmmankey]

So is it mainly the tire that rubs the struts or the wheel itself? I know, noob questions for days. Until about a month ago I never even thought about clearance in the wheel well being an issue. I thought buying computer parts was complex... The car game is a whole different beast


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[killboy]

Originally Posted by Mmmankey

So is it mainly the tire that rubs the struts or the wheel itself?

Depends on the tire/wheel you're running. If the tire is correct or slightly oversize for the width of the wheel, it will stick out a little further and hit first. If you run stretched skinny tires on wide wheels (stanced) then the wheel will be exposed and unprotected by the tire, so it will be what hits the factory suspension. Coilovers are smaller diameter and give you more space to work with.

[Rifle]

Haven't posted in here in awhile. Supercharger is planned to be on and re-revealed before the 20th of March.

In the meantime, some pictures.