Decisions... Decisions...
 

I have $4,000-$5000 specifically saved up for my 2017 86. I can't decide on what to buy. Should I get the full Modellista aero kit? or Exhaust, coilovers, and rims?

I don't plan on going for power/FI/tracking anytime soon, maybe 3-5 years from now. As of now, I want to make the car look nice, so power for the car is out. This car is mainly for weekend drive and local car meets.

I don't want to drop $4,000 in a week/month. So lets say if i get the Modellista Kit, then the exhaust, coilovers, rims won't come anytime soon, vice versa. The other parts will eventually come later in the year but as of now, What should i get? Friends/family says the car is nice they way it looks, so they suggested that Exhaust, coilover, and rims is what they would do. Your opinion would be helpful for my thought process. I do know that this is going to be my decision at the end, but it'll be nice to know which route you guys would take.

Do the exhaust, wheels and coilovers first. They will look good with the stock body even if you have them a while. The kit with everything else stock will look sort of silly. You may even decide that after getting the bsics done then the kit may be overkill and you don't want it.

I haven't even thought about the kit being an overkill.. I guess I still need to do more thinking. Saving up more $$ while doing so.

Nothing wrong with kits but it is all in taste when it comes to that sort of thing. You may find that once dropped a bit you may just like the simple look. Seeing stuff in picture vs real life can really change the perspective. My personal thoughts on kits on an otherwise fully stock car is that they look odd and totally out of place.

That is correct. I've seen the kit in pictures and on youtube and it look really nice but never on a stock car. I like the kit but I wouldn't be sure how it would look real life on a stock car.

If I had to make a decision like either-or in your case I would go for a wheels and coilovers, save the money on an exhaust. Or find a used exhaust and/or even a used wheel tire combo, once in a while you will have a nice setup come up for about 1500 or so. Then do a budget coilover, Tein basis or advance Z maybe even ST but that is the highest and you still have a decent amount left.

Since you said you wont be tracking the car right now instead of coilovers you could just get drop springs, a wheel that you want, and a decent summer tire; nothing crazy on tires right now. This way when your are ready for the track in 2 or 3 years the stock suspension will be worn out and you will need new tires. Then you can get coilovers and some good tires. Also, now you still have a good amount saved up on money to go toward the Modellista kit maybe in a year or so.

I would go for the exhaust and wheels first.

exhaust and get your car ceramic coated ;)

I went cold air intake/coilovers/wheels with about the same amount of cash. you might be able to squeeze in a header too.
exhaust only gets you hassled by cops in san diego. not sure about MN.


my biggest recommendation though:
TAKE YOUR TIME.
don't rush or you might make a regretful purchase.

That was sort of what I was hinting at. It is one thing to drool over pictures of cars with $40K worth of mods thinking "that is just what I want" and another to get that same look for <$10K.


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Set the money aside and when the stock market tanks, buy blue chip shares.

I would leave the car as is get to know the limits, strengths and weaknesses of it.


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I went winter tires, exhaust, rims + performance tires. It really depends on what you value most. I know living in Canada having a crazy body kit and trying to daily in the winter isn't something plausible for me - so I had to switch up my approach.

I decided to do engine performance last, but there is plenty of ways to get noticeable performance out of the car. For example putting on some michelin pilot sports and slapping on some enkei rpf1's with a lighter exhaust I saved a few pounds and increased the handling.

I find it much more enjoyable trying to get the most out of the car without turning to engine modifications.

TLDR: Tires + Rims

I would suggest get the major items done first.
Coilover and rims and tires.
Exhaust dont really do much of anything beside sound unless u get a tune.
With that money u have I would get a KW or TEIN. RPF1 +35 offset w/ RE11, RS3,RE71, MPSS. With this set up,,you would look flush already, and has better handling than many other 86 owner on the road.

I did exhaust, springs, wheels/tires. My tC was louder than the stock 86 so I kept forgetting to shift because I was so used to my exhaust note. Obviously​ I could've looked down, but where's the fun in that?

Also grabbed a spoiler because the price was right. Almost got headers and a short shifter off the local marketplace, but then I wouldn't have been able to feed myself for the rest of the month.

Sigh... Adult priorities.

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First off, you have too damn much spare money you want to spend on a car ........:slap:

For what you are going to use your car for, I'd suggest you get some perty rims and lowering springs. Save the rest for wine, women and song.


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Above advice is sound. Worst thing you can do is rush into a kit.

I personally don't care for body kits. Can you imagine e how silly it would look with 215 tires? Go for wheels and tires and lowering springs like TCO said.

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If I were going for soley cosmetic I would go for lowering springs, new wheels and a massive carbon fiber wing.

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Always giving sound advice!

Tint + clearbra (for stone chips) + Opticoat + UEL Header + tune + dash cam. Summer tires if you don't like the stock tires. Winter tires if you need it where you live

The car looks good as it is. You only really need minor things if that depending on your tastes.

Is it your daily? Then you might want to think about coilovers, I mean roads around where I live are crap, and I cannot think mn would have better roads. Especially if you are not going to track it, coilovers really just are not necessary, lowering springs meant to work with the stock shocks are better.

Wheels and tires are always a good first step, just don't go the crazy on the biggest wheels you can afford route so many seem to. Adding 18" boat anchors might look good, but can really hurt the performance of the car. Heck if you are not tracking it I would suggest staying near the stock size, the wheels will be lighter and the tires will be slightly less expensive.

Personally I went with a carbon fiber driveshaft, the lightest flywheel I could find, a new clutch and upgraded fork/bearing. I'm deciding whether I want to spend $2600 on lightweight wheels, TWS T66f are just so amazingly light. The car looks awesome and no one knows what it is around where I live.

I also had a thought of that too. The car is new, so things are a bit pricey now.

I understand on adult priorities... it sucks.

I just like the sound of exhaust noise (a low smooth noise), so thats why i threw exhaust in it too..

To be honest, your 4000 is a lot, but not a lot. You can get a nice sounds exhaust for example like greddy and perrin is around $700-800. but then you will want header and front pipe later lol....(I been there...)
And coilover and rim and tires are going together like a set.

Just do more research before purchase, skim the forum and go the way you like.

I understand. That's what I'm doing as of right now. Tons of research and saving more money while doing so!