Lower or 18"??
 

Hey guys/gals, I am trying to decide what I should do. I don't know if I should either lower my FR-S or get 18"? any feedback is good. My current exhaust hangs a little low so if I do lower it I won't be able to lower much. Just tryna go for a nice look. Everything regarding the wheels is stock.


Only photos I have of the side of my car.
http://i.imgur.com/v8rtWzD.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/F5zyqn9.jpg

Thanks in advance!

My vote is lower (RCE yellow's), then 17's later on. Maybe some spacers till then if you.

I say some black wheels to match all the black accents. Like what you've done. Goes well with the red paint.

Yea spacers are a must haha. Will definitely look into the RCE Yellow's more. thanks

Thanks, yea I've been looking at new wheels for a couple days now. so far leaning towards these.

http://www.carid.com/focal-wheels/44...-41970336.html

Here's a thread of aftermarket wheels with stock suspension if you'd like to see what it looks like: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28017

I personally think the car looks very good when it's lowered on stock wheels, but I know the stocks aren't everyone's cup of tea. You'd definitely want spacers though.

What exhaust do you have? I can't imagine you would have clearance issues. I have a Tomei 60s which curves pretty low under the axle, but I haven't had any issues.

I have 18s, and no lowered suspension. Build thread in my sig if you want pics. I prefer the 18s since my town has some horrible dips.

Lowered 1" with spacers and you might be happy with the stock wheels for a while. You'll also save a ton of money.

IMHO ....you're car looks just fine ... I'd suggest you just leave it alone .....;)


humfrz

Every time I think about lowering my own car, I keep reminding myself of what a joy it is to not worry much about drive ways, and not having to crawl over speed humps.

For a car that rides so low it really does have an amazing amount of clearance.

In all honesty your car looks great as is in my eyes.

I went 18's first and had coilovers ready to install but then one dark night, I accidentally drove over one of those parking humps, and then I was like "nah".... put the coilovers up for sale the next week

Lower an inch or so and keep the stockers!
I find that clearance lowered an inch and a bit is fine 98% of the time. (the other 2% can be a real bitch though)

Yea, spacers are definitely needed. I have the J2 Quad Tip exhaust right now. Thanks

I did both about 1 month ago. I went with RCE Yellows (installed myself), and Enkei Raijin 18" wheels.

I am very pleased with the results.

Can you post some pics? I would love to see what it would look like with both. thanks

how many cans of black spray paint did you go through

The roof/gas cap I got wrapped gloss black. The spoiler, side gt86 and other badges I plasti dipped.

I don't have any decent photos yet. Between the snow and cold temperatures (I'm in Maryland) I haven't been able to even keep her clean. :(

I went with a one inch drop, looks good and not much of a difference in the ride quality.

Will be putting on 17x9 wheels once the stock rubber is near depletion

Not sure if I should get LCA's, the bit of negative camber doesn't bother me.

This might help... only differences, my car is silver, 20mm lower, and my tires are 245/35 front and 265/35 rear.

See: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...5&postcount=16
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Little closer in colour with a drop of almost 1 1/2" but no spacers yet (when I go back to summer tires I will do spacers).

haha I'm in the same boat...I would just leave it, already looks good

Lowered on Tein S-Tech with 18's.

What size tires are those? Maybe the picture angle but it looks like there is still a lot of wheel well gap?

225/40

Another option to consider might be a slightly wider 17inch wheel with beefier tires like say a 225/50R17. I am currently running this with my snow tires and it looks really mean. The wider and taller tire really fills out the space. My plan is to do some nice lowering springs and then it should be perfect :)

I will try and get a pic later today if I can so you can see what I mean.

Ah gotcha. no problem

ha, is that even a question! Lowered on ST 1.25", with 18x9 Wheels on 245/40/18 tires

http://www.modbargains.com/images/FR...a/5DM30988.jpg

http://www.modbargains.com/images/FR...a/5DM30990.jpg