mfbmike's FR-S thread

[ajcacio]

Originally Posted by mfbmike

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Pardon the big cone marks...autocrossed this past weekend.



I'm lowered about 2ish inches, nothing crazy. -2F -2.7R camber. I actually only have 255's. The rears rubbed themselves out but the front inner fender rubs a lot. Nothing serious and nothing during autocross. I love these wheels and you will too!

[mfbmike]

I'm going to have to ask @Jive Turkey and some of these other guys running 265's what plastic tab they are actually referring to that they dremel out or what rubs in the rear.

I'm sure it'll make sense once I get them mounted but if I can dremel it out before putting it all on, might make it easier.

I'm guessing a slight roll in the front is going to be needed as well.

[Jive Turkey]

in the rear by "tab" i mean the plastic corner of the bumper that will get rubbed out anyway. so just take a dremel and shave it down...

in the front i had to roll it, you will feel where it flares out towards the side marker, i rubber on that...in the end i ended up rolling and slightly pulling all 4 corners.

i'm at -2 all around with NO rubbing once all above issues were addressed.

i'm also a 18x9.5 +40 with a 265/35 (RE-11) i think the PSS run a tad wider, regardless i have plenty of room. and...FYI dont bother attempting to go full lock turning

[mfbmike]

Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

in the rear by "tab" i mean the plastic corner of the bumper that will get rubbed out anyway. so just take a dremel and shave it down...

in the front i had to roll it, you will feel where it flares out towards the side marker, i rubber on that...in the end i ended up rolling and slightly pulling all 4 corners.

i'm at -2 all around with NO rubbing once all above issues were addressed.

i'm also a 18x9.5 +40 with a 265/35 (RE-11) i think the PSS run a tad wider, regardless i have plenty of room. and...FYI dont bother attempting to go full lock turning

Sounds like you're lower than @ajcacio as he mentions he can go full lock with no issues. Granted, he's also running a 255.

Thanks for the heads up.

[Jive Turkey]

what are his wheel specs?

and yes i have A LOT of tire...

[ajcacio]

Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

what are his wheel specs?

and yes i have A LOT of tire...

18x9.5 +40

[mfbmike]

Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

what are his wheel specs?

and yes i have A LOT of tire...

lol yeah. When I first saw the tires in person, I totally let out a "holy shit"

All good. Won't be too hard to find someone with a fender roller down here in Miami.



These actually came in today. I was pretty set on black chrome but @eauto didn't have any in stock so opted for these. Either way, pretty painless transaction and pretty fast delivery (as fast as one would expect with goods coming all the way from California anyway lol). Props to Alan at eauto for a good price and being easy to do business with.

[mfbmike]

Got the super sports mounted on the wheels today. With the help of a buddy got them on the car. Alignment tomorrow morning.

Looks like the guy who was gonna roll my front fenders flaked out on me. lol. Only rubbing in the front at full lock and under hard cornering/compression. Rear rubs the rear bumper tab under hard cornering that others have mentioned with this setup but I can't particularly find or see where it's happening. lol.

Handling is absolutely insane, to say the least.

Not sure how I feel about the enkei center caps at this point and I feel the neochrome lugs might be a bit too flashy for my tastes. We shall see.

[mfbmike]

It's growing on me.

I loved the way this car handled before. Love it even more now. Can still break traction but it requires a wee bit more effort. lol.

Getting fenders rolled and alignment done early tomorrow morning to aid with some of the rubbing issues.

I really need to get some better pictures taken. Hopefully soon!

[ATL BRZ]

In for better pics! Love your suspension setup. RCE makes great stuff.

[mfbmike]

Originally Posted by ATL BRZ

In for better pics! Love your suspension setup. RCE makes great stuff.

I'm actually very happy with this suspension. Set it and forget it. The 280/280 spring rates are a very happy medium (keeps the wife from complaining) but still tightens things up considerably and is hardly jarring, even on bumpy roads.

Suspension feels even better with the Super Sports on. Car seemingly goes right where you want it. No drama.

Got the front fenders rolled and the car dialed in today at Apex Alignment. Will post before and after alignment specs - left the printouts in the car. lol.

Very happy with the car right now. Aside from the notchy shifting at times (which I hope to remedy with a trans fluid change), this car is perfect.

Getting better at rev match downshifting while braking.

[Sportsguy83]

Originally Posted by mfbmike

I'm actually very happy with this suspension. Set it and forget it. The 280/280 spring rates are a very happy medium (keeps the wife from complaining) but still tightens things up considerably and is hardly jarring, even on bumpy roads.

Suspension feels even better with the Super Sports on. Car seemingly goes right where you want it. No drama.

Got the front fenders rolled and the car dialed in today at Apex Alignment. Will post before and after alignment specs - left the printouts in the car. lol.

Very happy with the car right now. Aside from the notchy shifting at times (which I hope to remedy with a trans fluid change), this car is perfect.

Getting better at rev match downshifting while braking.

Who rolled your fenders?

[mfbmike]

Originally Posted by Sportsguy83

Who rolled your fenders?

Fender rolling king of Miami.

I did it mostly because of where it flares out by the sidemarker and running very meaty tires.

Rear's don't need rolling, rolling won't accomplish much as there isn't much of a lip back there. The rear bumper tab (plastic) is already rubbing itself out. lol. You can dremel it out if need be but it's practically already gone for me.

Anthony is awesome. He actually suggested we meet at Apex before I got my alignment after I told him I was getting it there. Apparently, he is really good friends with Albert there.

In all honesty, getting the wheels mounted, rolling fenders and getting the alignment all kind of happened very seamlessly over the past day or so. It worked out well. Very happy.

[Sportsguy83]

Originally Posted by mfbmike

Fender rolling king of Miami.

I did it mostly because of where it flares out by the sidemarker and running very meaty tires.

Rear's don't need rolling, rolling won't accomplish much as there isn't much of a lip back there. The rear bumper tab (plastic) is already rubbing itself out. lol. You can dremel it out if need be but it's practically already gone for me.

Anthony is awesome. He actually suggested we meet at Apex before I got my alignment after I told him I was getting it there. Apparently, he is really good friends with Albert there.

In all honesty, getting the wheels mounted, rolling fenders and getting the alignment all kind of happened very seamlessly over the past day or so. It worked out well. Very happy.

I'll be following your lead on this depending how much rub I get being 9" wide vs. 9.5". I believe King Tut did not roll fenders.