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Originally Posted by BRZdart17
Thank you for the informative reply strat61caster, I cant afford the ohlins coilovers right now, after putting 5k down on the car, so I'll probably go with the 16's. But just wondering, could'nt I go to a slightly taller tire on my factory 17's without rubbing on the fenderwells? Thanks. (yes I'm clueless on tires and suspension).
Also one other off topic question. The other day I went to do a burnout in 1st and my shifter shook left to right violently, and the rear end was jumping, not spinning like a normal burnout, like I could'nt even keep a grip on the shift knob. Is upgrading the transmission mount the cure for this? Thanks.
And those rally wheels are pretty cool. Cheap too!
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You could do a 225/50-17, and people have. It looks really meaty. The downside is that you've increased the rolling circumference and that will throw off your speedo and mileage counter. There are a few rally-oriented cars around here; dig around a bit and see what they've done. The inexpensive way is 3/4" or 1" spacers on top of the struts. The expensive and more functional way is longer travel coilovers. One problem with raising is dealing with the positive camber you've caused.
For the transmission shake, look at a transmission bushing insert and a rear shifter bushing. Both are inexpensive and easy to install. For the rear end hop, look at whiteline diff carrier bushings. The diff flops around pretty severely on the OEM bushings. The downside is a little more gear whine at low speeds. But that's ok, because racecar.
Rally thread:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105692