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Like you OP I am pretty careful with the $. My mods to my 86 have been mild and focused on street handling performance. I have done the following:
1. Tyres: Bridgestone Potenza RE003, stock size on the stock 17" rims. (tyres are the Asia/Australia equivalent of the Firehawk Indy 500).
2. Brake pads: Intima SR. Street focused pad with mild track capabilities.
3. TRD lowering springs and TRD sway bar kit. Toyota (and Eibach) did all the hard work in properly sorting this combo out for street performance use - I am going to take advantage of that. I have no idea about coilovers and if I got them I'd probably never adjust them anyway. I love the TRD setup, it's complaint over bumps but when you're in the twisty bits the car feels way more planted, sits flatter but still has the playful character the stock suspension has. Still tends to understeer when approaching the limit which is a nice warning for those of us who aren't pro drivers.
4. Beatrush Brake Master Cylinder brace is on the way.
5. MTEC gearbox spring kit and MTEC clutch spring - awesome combo to tighten up the shifts in the box and provide more feel in the clutch.
I will likely do the steering rack bushings next but that will pretty much be it for me.
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