Love the Deceptacons logos on the car. I have an autobots badge on the front of my MR2. I get so many compliments on it.

Nice..I'm running the Sportlines and I love them. In my opinion 1" isn't enough to close the gap on this car so I went 1.4" and it looks and handles awesome!

hehe, nice to see another transformers fan. Funny thing is, after I moved to my new home, I noticed that my parking space neighbor has an autobot logo on the steering wheel. So I guess they are fighting down in the garage while we are asleep:-)

I'd love to drop it 1.4", however the Aero Kit makes the car already quiet low, and I would not get into my garage when lowering more than 1". Well, I guess you cant have everything ;-)

Thank you good sir. I've been waiting a long time for someone to put chromium black XXR 527's on a white gt86...and it certainly did not disappoint at all :)

More HD pictures after the drop please!

what the specs on these rims?

See page 4.

looking good.

Looks great man! I'm planning a similar set up...just trying to figure out if I can run 225/45/18 tire with 18x8.75 +35 XXRs and a 1inch drop without rubbing. It would be awesome if you post how much fender clearance is available after you get your spring kit on! THANKS!

hmmm, I wonder if the tire will end up touching the fender on a big pot hole, when the suspension travels all the way, or if it will just tuck under the fender without any damage

Hmm I scanned up and down page 4 twice and did not see where he listed the wheel specs. He only mentioned he got +35 offset in one post. Tires are 18" in another post. And I guess these wheels come in 7.5 width based on the post before mine? So piecing everything together I'm guessing 18x7.5 +35? Typing that out takes less keystrokes than "See page 4." and saves us a lot of investigative work lol

Anyway, I like how Wingo is turning out. I have the same concern for ground clearance with my mucho expensive lip kit which is why I went with a modest 0.6" drop on STI pinks. GTS aero package owners are a rare site around these forums. Can't wait to see after the drop!

I was on mobile and I couldn't copy and paste two different replies easily to answer the question. I knew he had all the info there...just spread out a little bit. Sorry that you had to investigate lol

Ugh I love Switzerland. I spent a few days in Interlaken and the surrounding mountains last time I was in Europe. The mountains are so incredible and mountains come with switchbacks. haha

Looks good. Wish US didn't have Scion..

That aero kit looks fantastic! More aggressive wheels with coilover suspension would really complete the look of this ride!

Renato
Team TWM Performance

i like his wheels. What are ones deemed more "aggressive"?

Any sort of wider wheels; something that'll fill up the wheel well a little better than the stock ones.

Renato
Team TWM Performance

Sorry guys, was off some days without proper internet access, otherwise I'd be answering your questions earlier

Specs are 18X8.75 ET35 with 245/35/18 tires


It will be fine. 225 wide tires will just fit into the fenders on stock hight and when fully lowered it will go inside the fender. I've seen setups in this forum with 9.5"x18 ET 38 with 225 tires with coilovers dropped over 1" and having no rubbing issue at all.

We got alot of snow the past few weeks, so I was not able to lower the car yet, however my next Date is set for 09th of march, expect new pictures and informations around that date :-)

Being fair, Page 4 shows a picture of the Wheels in the box, and the box reads 18x8.75 on it, so it would be possible to find the info on page 4 ;-)

And yeah, those "agressiv and making car awesome looking" lips are just a pain to drive on a daily base. Dont understand why the goverment cant build proper roads, how hard can it be? :-)

Thanks on the compliment for wingo, and as you already know by my comment in your thread, I love how your BRZ turned out aswell. Specially jealous on the color

You probably havent checked page 4, stock wheels have been replaced in January (you'll find some pictures on page 4) Just waiting for the drop now

Just to confirm...I'm running 18x9.5 with 38 offset in the rears with 255/35/18 and no rubbing at all. 235/40/18 up front. Dropped 1.5" all the way around so I can confirm that setup will work perfect with no issues at all.

Just checked it out and it looks a LOT better :)

Renato
Team TWM Performance

As today, after almost 6 weeks, it is finally something over 0° celisus and no snow outside, I took Wingo for a quick spin. Took some pictures along with the new wheels, however still waiting for the drop to happen next weekend, so better pictures will be postet then.

Wingo got lowered on Eibach Pro-Kit springs today, so I took it out for a spin to get some pictures.

Sadly the weather is not that good, so wingo got dirty on the way to the photo location. Anyway, I still hope you like the pictures

Wingo is looking way better!! Did you notice a difference in ride quality from OEM to Eibach Pros?

Thanks. Acutally, I dont find it that different than stock. Dont get me wrong, its perfect like that, its firm and responsive, but not soooooo hard that your back hurts after an hours drive. Changing the tires from stock to 245 ones had a way bigger impact on handling than the eibach springs. I'll do a complete review after I've put wingo on some mountain roads, however so far I'm very happy with the current setup

Nice stance Killerbee! Car looks better and better every time I visit your journal. :thumbsup:

How do you like that spoiler ? Have you tested it at enough speed or tracked it and seen if it's functional on our cars ?

Thank you. I'm just waiting now for the new taillights to complete the black/white look, so I'm nearly "finished"

Love it. It does fit in to the car way better in real life than on pictures. Havent had any chance to move wingo in a "faster" way as we have snow and very cold weather here the past 3 months. However I've noticed that my fuel consumption on the highway (120km/h) is quiet high compared to a wingles GT86, so it does at least waste some fuel :-)
I'll know more once the weather gets better.

Wingo had to get checked out by the authorities today. Almost every change we do over here needs to get signed off by the gouverment (something like the DMV in the US) so I had to show them the new wheels and suspension setup. Was quiet funny, they took about 10 Minutes to check on my paperwork and see if the installation was done correctly, and another 20 Minutes to chat with me about the car, checking out the engine bay and making me compliments how nice the car looked.
Anyway, Wingo passed, so I took the rest of the day to cross the border to germany and to have some fun in the Black Forrest. When I arrived, my fuel average was 8.6l/100km, when I left 2 hours later, it was 11.6l/100km :-)

Wingo is a blast to drive, with the new tires and suspension setup the car makes sooooo much fun. I've been driving some other real nice cars in the Black forrest (like S2000, 350z, 200sx etc) and never had so much fun with a car like with the GT86.
It was also a good chance to get the eibach springs tested, and I will make a "review" of them later this week.

For now, just some crappy Iphone pictures. As I decided spontanious to invade germany I did not take my GoPro or Digital Cam with me, sorry for that.

looking forward to your review on the springs.

could i trouble you for pics from showing the height drop different angles and where the tyre actually starts, especially rear.

Was thinking of the same set up but 245/40/18 on the rear.... how do you think that would sit?

sorry to keep you waiting on the pictures. Its currently raining/snowing here since almost a week, so I could only take pictures in the garage that will be possible to dark. I'll be able to post some picutres hopefully after the weekend as the weather should get better by then.

As for 245/40/18, this will "lift" your car about 1.4cm from the ground, and also will look a bit strange as it will add some more "offroad tires" look to it. Also your speedo will be about -4km/h off. I wouldnt do it, as I see no benefit of having 245/40/18 when you can get 245/35/18 which are better in relation to the factory specs

some new parts arrived today. I'm still missing my JPM package, however USPS send the package to New Zealand and not to Switzerland, for whatever reason (not sure how you can mix up switzerland and new zealand) Happened to me before, and if it would not delay the delivery for about 3 weeks, it would almost be funny as New Zealand is about on the other side of the Globe to Switzerland :-)

Anyway, to the bits that did arrive:

First, got my XXR replacement wheel - sadly XXR seems to have some issues matching chromium black color. More about that here http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32195

Then my Toyota Armrest has arrived, but I did not have time yet to mount it. I guess this will be done over the weekend. However, I love it, it looks and feels perfect, matches the color of the leather/red stiching exactly and is just what I wanted in the car in the first place.

I also got Wingos Name plates from Yospeed. David from Yospeed was sooooo helpfull and the results of the plates is just awesome. I can only highly recommend him and his products.
Was not sure on color or subject, so I ordered two plates, but decided in the end that the silver decepticon logo fits better, so thats what got installed.


Next plans are to get the XXR Wheels sorted out, some smoked Taillights should arrive in 3-4 weeks, and maybe USPS will manage to get the JPM package to me after all ;-)

Nice car :) ! I noticed the front turn signals went the silver way too, was it easy to do or a pain in the a** ?

Well, the AeroKit Lip was a bit a pain as you have to remove the bit around the wheel arches aswell, and as it is kitted on the front part it was a bit of a mess :-) However, on a standard GT86 Front without the Aero kit its fairly easy.

I'd say without the kit it takes you 5Minutes to change it, with the Kit its 10-15 and your hand hurts afterwards :-)

Weather is crap outside so I took my extra time to install the armrest.
I did take my time and rechecked measurments about 585903 times, so it took me about 2 hours. However, can be done easy in 1 hour if you're used to install stuff.

Super happy with it, I also moved my Ipod/Iphone cable into the center console, so its hidden now under the armrest and no cable flying around anymore

Really enjoy these journals here, like seeing all the things people do, that said your car is fantastic!

I do really like your last entry, that would be the ticket for the Arm rest, low profile and functional is that something you had made or is it actually something one can buy?

Thank you. The Armrest is an original Toyota part, you should be able to order it via any offical Toyota Dealer.
Part Nr is PZ435-10340-00 (thats for left hand drive cars)
Price here in Europe is about 170 USD and delivery time was about 1 week.

You can also find more informations about it in this thread
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30324

Loving your build thread. :coolpics:
You car looks stunning.
I like the Aero kit, unfortunately South Africa doesn't offer it.
The only place I can order it is from Carson Toyota in the USA, but that will cost an arm & a leg with shipping included. I'm hoping more places will offer it in the near future.

I was considering the Eibach pro kit as well and you have convinced me its the right way to go.

Keep the updates coming. loving your build :bow: :respekt:

Thank you. I never understood why toyota brings the aerokit to the rather "car unfriendly" switzerland, but not to the rest of the world. Well, on the other side I never understood why the aero kit is coming from toyota and not from subaru as an STI Kit or something.

As for the Eibach pro-kit, in my opinion you cant do anything wrong going with this kit. I had the Eibach pro-kit on my 350z and it was quiet a difference in ride quality (in a bad way). But the GT86 is a total different story, it just feels like it should have been build with the eibach springs in the first place

Thanx for the advice. I really appreciate it. :thumbsup:

Damn your car looks good, wish we got that aero kit over in the states :thumbup:

Before you dropped with the Eibach Pros, did you have any rubbing issues on the stock suspension and 18x8.75 + 245/35 tires? I thinking of getting the XXR 527s and running on the stock suspension for awhile.. but I see almost everyone running 225 tires... wondering if 245 rubs or something? I don't want any stretch on my tires for my setup

No rubbing at all, I think most of the people just put the 225 on their wheels because they are cheaper. So you can use 245 with stock suspension without issues. However, the car will look quiet a bit like an offroader. I didnt mind the car hight with stock wheels, but with the more agressive offset and wider tires it just looked like a sportstruck :-)

Awesome, thanks!

Also, thanks for your DIY on the TRD sound changers btw.. used it a few weeks ago to put in the red sound changer!

great build killerbee :)

i have an aero GTS on the way and was thinking of going with the Eibach as well!! did you ever consider KW v3s?