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Originally Posted by Jawnathin
Not sure I follow berating a BRZ for wear after track use. Track use will inevitably wear out components of a vehicle, and the BRZ nor S2000 are an exception.
IIRC, on an S2000, there was an issue with the front control arms detaching from the frame, oil starvation, rear axles, CVs, and wheel bearings failing, and brake rotors cracking during track use. Maybe other things too, but that's what I remember reading when I was researching them.
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I'll address these individually, since I have firsthand experience.
Front upper A-arm: AP1 issue. Spot welded. Seam welded on AP2. Fix: reweld or reinforce.
oil starvation: owner error
rear axles: only if you're making big torque (it's a honda)
CV: result of change in right height (because you dropped the car). Fix: Swap CV cups left/right or get axle spacers.
Wheel bearings: wear and tear items on track cars ONLY (once a year item, if that. Costs $30/bearing).
Brake rotors: Car is over 15 years old in design. Today's tires didn't exist when it was made. It was also released with a 205 front tire. We all run 255 now, in way stickier compounds. Fix: $30 rotors or BBK.