General opinion of Cusco range of products - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

JordanWho · 06-19-2013, 04:47 AM

I wanted to ask what the general opinion is of the Cusco product range for the BRZ/86/FRS.

Cusco seem to be the only company that makes almost every mod available, and for me, having the majority of my aftermarket parts manufactured by the same company is very appealing, maybe even a little OCD.

What is the forums opinion of the brands reputation and the quality of its range?

velin86 · 06-19-2013, 04:58 AM

I mean they make quality products but they are overpriced and they take advantage of their branding to over charge people and make things that people don't need. But their core products are quality I feel if you like paying extra for blue parts.

TylerLieberman · 06-19-2013, 10:16 AM

^ I was gonna say the same to an extent. On my old S14, I had:

Cusco front/rear sway bars
Cusco front/rear strut bars
Cusco Differential
Cusco RUCAs, toe links, traction links, tension rods
Also had some additional chassis bracing

I ran HKS Hipermax coilovers, so I have no experience with Cusco coilover systems.

While the parts are expensive, I also NEVER had any of those components fail after 4 years of track duty. For me, that shows the worth and quality of their products. Now there are other companies out that offer similar quality products and, in some cases, are cheaper than Cusco. But, Cusco has been around for years and years-they know what they're doing.

I'd be more than happy to build my entire suspension on my FR-S completely off of Cusco products again.

Ryuu0u · 06-19-2013, 10:23 AM

I think with most popular brand names you know you are getting quality but the rest of the price is more "peice of mind". Are there cheaper quality products? Of course but they don't have the bling bling appeal sometimes.

tomato86 · 06-19-2013, 10:30 AM

I'm probably going with Cusco sway, strut, brace components again. Had them on all my other projects. Reliability, dependability, expensive compared to the competition but you are getting peace of mind and excellent design. Hell I'll probably get the battery tie to match the strut tower bar, why not?

finch1750 · 06-19-2013, 05:03 PM

You are paying for a name with Cusco. But with like all other things, they can charge you for the name for a reason

06-19-2013, 04:47 AM	#1
JordanWho Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Ford Focus RS & Toyota 86 GTS Location: Australia Posts: 423 Thanks: 260 Thanked 249 Times in 119 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	General opinion of Cusco range of products I wanted to ask what the general opinion is of the Cusco product range for the BRZ/86/FRS. Cusco seem to be the only company that makes almost every mod available, and for me, having the majority of my aftermarket parts manufactured by the same company is very appealing, maybe even a little OCD. What is the forums opinion of the brands reputation and the quality of its range? __________________ Build Thread Instagram @jordanwho Last edited by JordanWho; 06-19-2013 at 10:51 AM.

06-19-2013, 10:16 AM	#3
TylerLieberman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: '24 GR86 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,686 Thanks: 658 Thanked 3,363 Times in 1,584 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	^ I was gonna say the same to an extent. On my old S14, I had: Cusco front/rear sway bars Cusco front/rear strut bars Cusco Differential Cusco RUCAs, toe links, traction links, tension rods Also had some additional chassis bracing I ran HKS Hipermax coilovers, so I have no experience with Cusco coilover systems. While the parts are expensive, I also NEVER had any of those components fail after 4 years of track duty. For me, that shows the worth and quality of their products. Now there are other companies out that offer similar quality products and, in some cases, are cheaper than Cusco. But, Cusco has been around for years and years-they know what they're doing. I'd be more than happy to build my entire suspension on my FR-S completely off of Cusco products again. __________________ Old 2013 FRS Build Thread (SOLD) Hakone 86 GR Build Thread (SOLD)

06-19-2013, 05:03 PM	#6
finch1750 Undisputed El Presidente Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Zenki 37J ZN6 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 11,593 Thanks: 9,403 Thanked 9,411 Times in 5,270 Posts Mentioned: 374 Post(s) Tagged: 33 Thread(s)	You are paying for a name with Cusco. But with like all other things, they can charge you for the name for a reason __________________ "Just like how a strut bar somehow enables you to corner 20MPH faster around a cloverleaf on-ramp, when the reality is, you can do it already but you just don't have to balls to do it." - CSG David

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velin86 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 Raven FRS 6MT Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 112 Thanks: 10 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I mean they make quality products but they are overpriced and they take advantage of their branding to over charge people and make things that people don't need. But their core products are quality I feel if you like paying extra for blue parts.

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Ryuu0u (=^･ｪ･^=) Join Date: Apr 2010 Drives: 2013 FRS, '08 GSXR 600 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 692 Thanks: 28 Thanked 254 Times in 108 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I think with most popular brand names you know you are getting quality but the rest of the price is more "peice of mind". Are there cheaper quality products? Of course but they don't have the bling bling appeal sometimes.

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tomato86 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: '13 FR-S \| '08 Evo [Sold] Location: MD Posts: 280 Thanks: 168 Thanked 85 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm probably going with Cusco sway, strut, brace components again. Had them on all my other projects. Reliability, dependability, expensive compared to the competition but you are getting peace of mind and excellent design. Hell I'll probably get the battery tie to match the strut tower bar, why not?

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