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Z06ZN6 · 05-01-2020, 10:23 PM

Yeah, I bought my car last year with the exact same intent, black with bronze TE's. I was really disappointed after I had the car and was shopping for TE's and saw what had happened to them with the engraving and such. Who could mess up an icon like that....but I guess they gotta do something different with all the reps out there. Given the time frame, I probably snapped up the last set from System Motorsports right before you. Sorry, but man do I appreciate them even more now. Thomson at SM really made it possible for me to own a set for this car. The guy is top notch in my book and I want to give him more of my business in the future.

I don't post a lot in these forums and don't have a build thread. I enjoy reading more than posting. I'm probably just a little more active posting these days due to the lockdown as it fills in some of the time. I do enjoy looking at everyone's build threads though. I threw a couple pictures of my car below. Maybe sometime I will take some proper pictures and make a quick build thread. It's a 2017 AT with an E-force, DT tune and their e85 flex fuel kit, FT86SF header, HKS exhaust, and 4.30 final drive. The suspension is HKS Hipermax Max IV-GT with Whiteline front geometry corrections. There are a lot of little things done to the car inside and out but that's the basic build list. It's my daily.

Oh, before I forget, I wanted to give you some info. I weighed my 18x9.5 "OG" TE's with Michelin PS4S 245/35 in front and they were 40.8lbs ea. With 255/35 in the rear, they were 41.2lbs ea. My OEM 17" wheels with stock Michelin tires were 41.1lbs ea. When the motor was stock, I could not feel any negative effects in acceleration or otherwise with the TE's (none was expected given the near identical weights). In contrast to that, I have some Motegi/Blizzak winter wheel/tires (for my snowboarding addiction), which were something like 5lbs heavier than stock. I can't remember the number exactly, but those really make the stock engine car feel sluggish on initial throttle tip in.

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Z06ZN6 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Drives: 2017 Toyota 86 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 126 Thanks: 39 Thanked 132 Times in 71 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah, I bought my car last year with the exact same intent, black with bronze TE's. I was really disappointed after I had the car and was shopping for TE's and saw what had happened to them with the engraving and such. Who could mess up an icon like that....but I guess they gotta do something different with all the reps out there. Given the time frame, I probably snapped up the last set from System Motorsports right before you. Sorry, but man do I appreciate them even more now. Thomson at SM really made it possible for me to own a set for this car. The guy is top notch in my book and I want to give him more of my business in the future. I don't post a lot in these forums and don't have a build thread. I enjoy reading more than posting. I'm probably just a little more active posting these days due to the lockdown as it fills in some of the time. I do enjoy looking at everyone's build threads though. I threw a couple pictures of my car below. Maybe sometime I will take some proper pictures and make a quick build thread. It's a 2017 AT with an E-force, DT tune and their e85 flex fuel kit, FT86SF header, HKS exhaust, and 4.30 final drive. The suspension is HKS Hipermax Max IV-GT with Whiteline front geometry corrections. There are a lot of little things done to the car inside and out but that's the basic build list. It's my daily. Oh, before I forget, I wanted to give you some info. I weighed my 18x9.5 "OG" TE's with Michelin PS4S 245/35 in front and they were 40.8lbs ea. With 255/35 in the rear, they were 41.2lbs ea. My OEM 17" wheels with stock Michelin tires were 41.1lbs ea. When the motor was stock, I could not feel any negative effects in acceleration or otherwise with the TE's (none was expected given the near identical weights). In contrast to that, I have some Motegi/Blizzak winter wheel/tires (for my snowboarding addiction), which were something like 5lbs heavier than stock. I can't remember the number exactly, but those really make the stock engine car feel sluggish on initial throttle tip in. Attached Images Last edited by Z06ZN6; 05-01-2020 at 10:34 PM.