What to buy..

[StormTrooper]

RCE yellows camber bolts and nameless axle back.

The autoX president for my region just sold his Tomei 60s because with headers it was "stupid retarded loud, I hate it"

Just trying to warn you these cars will get loud in a hurry.

[frslee]

1" lowering springs, camber bolts, tires

[1086]

www.openflashtablet.com
OFT - ~$550 (if you include tax & shipping)
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www.FT86SpeedFactory.com
SuperTek Drop in Air Filter - $26.99
Eibach Pro Lowering Springs - $259.99
Private label MFG Track-pipe - $75
(you will get free shipping if you order the above items on their website. $250 and over = free shipping.)
Total: ~$920


Then just get a nice tip for the track pipe and done. Sounds nice, adds power, looks clean.

[wparsons]

Originally Posted by hattrickey

Would 10mm wheel spacers cause pre-mature wear on the wheel bearings?

Not really, but you can't run 10mm spacers on the stock studs, so you'd have to factor in longer studs (and possibly open ended lugs) as well.

[KonTheory]

I've been looking at some things
Prob leaning towards the nameless axle back
Just not sure what's better
2.5" or 3"
Also mufflers or no mufflers?
And springs, looking towards the RCE

[SirBrass]

2.5" with 5" mufflers if you're not going to turbo.

I'm on my phone so if I make mistakes, blame Sportsguy83

[KonTheory]

Yeah that sounds about right, I have plans of FI in the future,
But not the foreseeable future

Also is the RCE starter kit worth it?
$100 more than just springs by itself

[EvilBeaverFace]

second or third on OFH and OFT combo.

[2point0]

Originally Posted by hattrickey

Would 10mm wheel spacers cause pre-mature wear on the wheel bearings? What about 20mm and 25mm spacers? The latter seems to be the more common setup when keeping the stock rims.

Originally Posted by wparsons

Not really, but you can't run 10mm spacers on the stock studs, so you'd have to factor in longer studs (and possibly open ended lugs) as well.

This is a can of worms. Read up on WRX forums and you'll find huge arguments about 5x100 bearings being junk, etc. But...I don't know if they used the same parts on the twins. And it's not spacers that cause wear, it's leverage. So a low-offset, narrow wheel will cause more stress on the bearing. A low-offset wider wheel would be better in this case. It's an involved subject, but honestly it's not likely to be a big deal for most folks. Hell, you'll probably be driving another car before it's an issue.

I'm pretty sure you can get bolt-on spacers as low as 10mm. They would have their own separate studs, but the downside is your wheels need to be able to accomodate the stock studs poking past the spacer.

I have 15mm bolt-on spacers on each corner, with shim spacers to clear the stock studs (didn't want to cut/grind them), for a total of 22mm and 23mm. The Discount Tire manager just about crapped himself and tried to tell me my wheels would fly off because of these. I beg to differ. I've checked the torque after putting some miles on and the lug nuts on the spacer had not budged at all. But just be aware that if you go to a big-brand tire shop, they may not even rotate your tires if you have spacers on.

[KonTheory]

Well I ended up ordering the Nameless axle back with 4" mufflers,
After what I read its what I think will suit me best,
Duty and shipping to Canada tho, what a joke
So Ill have to wait til the end of the month to look at ordering springs

[jflogerzi]

Originally Posted by KonTheory

Well I ended up ordering the Nameless axle back with 4" mufflers,
After what I read its what I think will suit me best,
Duty and shipping to Canada tho, what a joke
So Ill have to wait til the end of the month to look at ordering springs

RCE's

[KonTheory]

Yeah everyone is saying RCE's
Just wondering if I should get just the springs
Or the RCE starter kit

[2point0]

I'd say just get the springs and camber bolts for front. The rear camber bushings are going to be a huge pain. Read up on installation/adjustment and see if you want to deal with it or how much it'd cost for a shop to do. Your rear camber won't be that bad with these springs anyway, since it's such a slight drop.

My vote would be to save for some good rear lower control arms instead. Not only gives you more camber adjustment, but some of them give multiple mounting points for the shock and swaybar endlinks. Not that most people will need it, but nice to know you have options.

[StormTrooper]

Originally Posted by KonTheory

Yeah that sounds about right, I have plans of FI in the future,
But not the foreseeable future

Also is the RCE starter kit worth it?
$100 more than just springs by itself

Seems to be a good kit....

Also with FI unless you're going big 2.5inch will be fine... So all you'd need is a 2.5inch midpipe which should be cheap for a shop to make.