Wheels and tires setup for around 1000$ and 2000$

[Mikepage]

Anyway thank you make me save a lot of money

[Mikepage]

Originally Posted by CSG David

Suggestion: Run OEM with spacers on RE11A tires. Take off spacers for autocross. Use that extra savings for more autocross, HPDE, gas, and consumables!

Do you have others suggestions David?

[Boxer486]

OE is about 20.5-21lbs depending on the scale. Wheel + tire is about 41-41.5lbs, again depending on the scale (and which tires you might have received as OE).

Here's a nice article to explain wheel weights and sizes as related to static weights, polar moment of inertia as applies to initial force, momentum and deceleration, and merits of strength.

http://bansheebikes.blogspot.com/201...imensions.html

[Mikepage]

What do you mean depending of the scale? They have OE in differences scales?

[53Driver]

Originally Posted by CSG David

Suggestion: Run OEM with spacers on RE11A tires. Take off spacers for autocross. Use that extra savings for more autocross, HPDE, gas, and consumables!

You're giving a lot of good information but a suggestion. If you're going to recommend things such as spacers and tires, I would give more details like:

"Buy a quality set of spacers made by a reputable company such as [fill in blank] or [fill in blank]. I'd also recommend you use RE11A tires sized [fill in blank] with your OEM wheels...use anti-sieze compund such as [fill in blank] when mating spacers to wheel hub...remove spacers when tracking..."

I'm not saying this as a ding on you, after all you are providing great information but some of us not in the know, we either have to try to fill in the blanks on our own or ask more questions to get clarification.

On a side note, do you think the TRD wheels are made by the same company (such as Enkei) as the OEM wheels are? Personally I am not a fan of the stock wheels but I do like the TRD wheels. I will have to do some research and personally I think $225 a pop from factory parts department is pretty reasonable.

[ayau]

Originally Posted by Mikepage

I want wheel like OEM, i mean solid like OEM but with a better look... For sure I don't want Volk, unfortunately, I love it, but they are out of my budget.

It's a daly drive then nothing special...only some track days during summer.

Maybe I need the best bang for the buck.

You can have my Volks for 1k.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44955

[CSG David]

I can definitely do that, except it may offend people when they realized it's not what their buddies told them. My PM inbox is always open.

On another note, I have no idea if TRD is made by Enkei, but I do know what most of TRD parts are just private labelled components. For example, the TRD kit is a standard Stoptech BBK. That's because I know someone who was testing out the kit before the release.

TRD wheels are nice. If it's the style and fitment you want, then pick it up. I know for sure that TRD won't find a crappy manufacturer to make parts for them. They have some sort of quality standard at the very least that they uphold.

Originally Posted by 53Driver

You're giving a lot of good information but a suggestion. If you're going to recommend things such as spacers and tires, I would give more details like:

"Buy a quality set of spacers made by a reputable company such as [fill in blank] or [fill in blank]. I'd also recommend you use RE11A tires sized [fill in blank] with your OEM wheels...use anti-sieze compund such as [fill in blank] when mating spacers to wheel hub...remove spacers when tracking..."

I'm not saying this as a ding on you, after all you are providing great information but some of us not in the know, we either have to try to fill in the blanks on our own or ask more questions to get clarification.

On a side note, do you think the TRD wheels are made by the same company (such as Enkei) as the OEM wheels are? Personally I am not a fan of the stock wheels but I do like the TRD wheels. I will have to do some research and personally I think $225 a pop from factory parts department is pretty reasonable.

[CSG David]

Originally Posted by Mikepage

What do you mean depending of the scale? They have OE in differences scales?

Scales have +/- errors. Meaning, not all scales are calibrated extremely precise and accurate.

[CSG David]

Originally Posted by Mikepage

Do you have others suggestions David?

Drive your car and enjoy what Toyota/Subaru has developed. After driving street modified, race prepped, and full gutted/caged cars, I can tell you factory cars off the lot are quite impressive. Of course, picking up some proper brake pads and fluids ensures long sessions of fun.

[Mikepage]

Originally Posted by CSG David

Drive your car and enjoy what Toyota/Subaru has developed. After driving street modified, race prepped, and full gutted/caged cars, I can tell you factory cars off the lot are quite impressive. Of course, picking up some proper brake pads and fluids ensures long sessions of fun.

I mean suggestions concerning tires but thanks

[CSG David]

Originally Posted by Mikepage

I mean suggestions concerning tires but thanks

LOL! RE-11A is a great all-around tire for street and track. It has a good balance of dry and wet grip. The feedback is good and audible and the sidewalls are quite stiff.

Hankook RS3 is the best street tire for dry grip. Dunlop Z2 is close to an RS3, but it's a little peaky. Yokohama AD08R is a great tire, but the grip level isn't quite as good as the RS3, but the wet grip is significantly better than RS3 or Z2. Federal 595RS-R and BF Goodridge Rivals are probably the bottom of the barrel in terms of EHP tires (140-200 TW). They are still much better than your 200+ TW tires, but they aren't as good in the list above.

[Mikepage]

Ok, I will look into it thanks your the best!

[frslee]

@Mikepage I think you really want to change the wheels because you want something lighter, but can't find them due to high cost. I recently bought used Advan wheel/tire on ebay. I was able to negotiate with the seller and I got a good price out of it. If you're really going after "Performance", follow what CGS David suggested. If you're looking to change the appearance, save up some more cash and get the style you want + tires that were suggested. Good luck!!

oh, and the ebay seller was in Quebec. Look for Japan Imported parts. Lots of JDM goodies.

[53Driver]

Originally Posted by CSG David

Drive your car and enjoy what Toyota/Subaru has developed. After driving street modified, race prepped, and full gutted/caged cars, I can tell you factory cars off the lot are quite impressive. Of course, picking up some proper brake pads and fluids ensures long sessions of fun.

I agree. Having had a 350Z, S2000 and a Shelby GT500 I think this car has a lot to offer from the factory. This is the first "sports" car I actually plan on keeping for a long time (though I do miss the S2000 at times).

Personally, I've always believed that upgrades should go in the order of tires/brakes, cooling, suspension, wheels and then power adders. Too often I see people jumping right to the big power adders before upgrading the others. My GT500 taught me real quick that big power can become useless without the others upgrades first.