Parts Shop MAX USA prototyping
 

Parts Shop MAX is mainly known for their coilovers, suspension arms, and extreme angle kits for drifting and it looks like they will be developing parts for the FRS / BRZ.

From their Facebook...

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"Mega measuring session on the FRS today. This thing has some major issues with getting lowered. Don't plan on getting a set of coilovers only and rolling around town looking all gangstaa. This thing needs a full suite of modifications to overcome some obstacles! 1. rear coilovers are still too high even with the shortest damper. 2. the axle angle sucks. 3. the knuckles cant be welded. Luckily we are on the case and we will offer new drop knuckles, solid sub frame riser, solid diff riser, all arms and rods, and coilovers. It will require some grinding and welding on the sub frame. 4. The wheel wells are rather narrow so I think if there is lots of steering angle and power that needs to be put to the ground or just a low offset wheel is desired for looks, the body will need to go wider and we will have the adjustable arms to accommodate a wider stance."

What? This sounds like it's catering to the extreme setups for drifting only.

They might as well go with air

PartsShop MAX usually go pretty extreme

http://www.gtfactory.jp/cms//e107_fi...angletest1.jpg

http://www.gtfactory.jp/cms/e107_fil...4_p1030235.jpg

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More of their steering angle setups here: http://www.gtfactory.jp/cms/page.php?15

Can't wait to see what they come up with for the FR-S, should be interesting as far as drifting goes.

They are down the street from Autofashion and they are coming out with some dope stuff for sure. It's extreme but this car deserves it :). Can't wait once they are done.

Wow nice, I do love me some PBM for my JZZ3, so I am stoked to see what they come out with for the BRZ. And although it may not be a persons particular style, it is great that more companies are jumping on the BRZ platform to see what they can do with it. I say the more the merrier! :)

Thanks,
Rick

I had PBM coils on my s14 at one point! Good stuff and they are local so rebuilds are as easy as driving down to SD.

Correction: I think they just replace the blown shock? Or they used to?

PBM makes some rad stuff and Dan can't wait to see this stuff released!!

Any word on the subframe risers?

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Subframe risers and diff risers are both available for purchase on their site right now.

What's the install time on these? Lot of labor so to say? I wanna make my axles "very happy" is how they say it..... @TylerLieberman can you chime in if you know.... Would these help a little bit if we don't have upgraded LCA's

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These will be getting installed on my car sometime next month. Both the subframe and diff risers.

The subframe risers will raise the subframe around 5-10mm. The diff risers will raise the diff up by about 20mm. So in the end, the axles are moving up by 1", maybe a hair more.

That will definitely help take some load off the axles.

As far as LCAs go, I have Stance LCAs and I noticed no difference in axle angle from before and after the install of them. The LCAs don't really do anything for your axles. They're meant to allow you run a lower height without sacrificing so much shock travel.

I'm curious if the risers will affect the ride height/alignment of the car at all. I'll make sure to post info on it.

If you want to see the install/updates on it and stuff, or ask any questions, feel free to check out my build thread. Loads of information in there. I try to answer every question as best as possible.