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Originally Posted by johatan25
This decision is getting a little harder to make.
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It shouldn't be. You just have to do more sleuthing to really perfect the car. Think of it as Mythbusters the Home Game. And be ready to chuck a part if it dosen't work for your setup, it will for someone else's setup. I'd recommend you find a drive you like, run it(safely) a few times and notice how your car acts. Where does it slide? At what speeds can you enter a corner and have everything feel alright, where does it start to loose it's composure? and how? If you go to the suspension forums with a specific question "When I do *this* my car does *that*, but I want it to do *something else*" you should find some really good information. If you just ask for blanket "better handeling" you are going to get whatever the first salesman has to offer.
If you can find used parts locally thats a GREAT way to try new things. And if it dosen't work for your setup, you can probably resell it for what you paid. If you look at the old MG, Porsche, RX-7, and Honda groups they have garages full of stuff they trade around looking for the perfect setup. The 86 is still a new car, so we don't have that(yet
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That being said, changing to heavier wheels and larger tires is going to increase the amount of spring pressure needed to control the suspension during transitions. You'll probably notice this when turning over bumpy ground, or during fast transitions such as a slalom.