Dave-ROR's BRZ thread - Page 5 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Longhorn248 · 06-07-2012, 06:06 PM

Nice shots! Looks great with the tint.

Dave-ROR · 06-07-2012, 06:13 PM

Oh and one other feature I noticed.. probably in the manual.. not sure. If you lock the power windows the backlighting for the passenger window turns off at both switches.. re-enable power window control for the passenger side and the switches light back up

MarkRacerX · 06-07-2012, 06:14 PM

Great Pics, Wow much wider track w/ new wheels/tires over stock pizza cutters!!

Thanks for sharing!

Dave-ROR · 06-07-2012, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkRacerX

Great Pics, Wow much wider track w/ new wheels/tires over stock pizza cutters!!

Thanks for sharing!

Yeah, I didn't expect them to be that pushed out but I guess if I had done the math it would have been more obvious.. what was most surprising is how narrow those OEM tires are.. they seem narrowing then the 205s on my ITR but I haven't measured.

Draco-REX · 06-07-2012, 06:53 PM

Awesome! The size comparison had me going "Oh yeah!" The offset looks perfect.

But here're the big questions:

How does the steering feel with the increase in scrub radius?

And how does the chassis feel with such a huge increase in grip?
Does the body roll a lot more?

Looks great and I can't wait to get my rims even more now!

Dave-ROR · 06-07-2012, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Draco-REX

Awesome! The size comparison had me going "Oh yeah!" The offset looks perfect.

But here're the big questions:

How does the steering feel with the increase in scrub radius?

And how does the chassis feel with such a huge increase in grip?
Does the body roll a lot more?

Looks great and I can't wait to get my rims even more now!

Right after those pics it started pouring rain and thundering/lightning. I drove from nates house (his garage/lift) to mine at 20mph and no visibility lol

Things I did notice:
Ride was stiffer thanks to the stiffer sidewalls
Steering felt the same but not the best test data
Ad08s are louder than performance package Prius tires

Draco-REX · 06-07-2012, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Right after those pics it started pouring rain and thundering/lightning. I drove from nates house (his garage/lift) to mine at 20mph and no visibility lol

Things I did notice:
Ride was stiffer thanks to the stiffer sidewalls
Steering felt the same but not the best test data
Ad08s are louder than performance package Prius tires

Thanks. I'm looking forward to your post-event review of the new setup.

I'd like quieter tires (Continental ExtremeContact DWs are perfection for performance DD) but I believe anything less than a stiff sidewall is a crime against this chassis.

MarkRacerX · 06-07-2012, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Yeah, I didn't expect them to be that pushed out but I guess if I had done the math it would have been more obvious.. what was most surprising is how narrow those OEM tires are.. they seem narrowing then the 205s on my ITR but I haven't measured.

Wheels Looks good man!! Nice stance

My RPF1's should be here Friday and hope to race on new wheel/tire setup Sunday if all goes smooth!

It's gotta handle much better over stockers, def some meat under the car now!

inimitable · 06-07-2012, 07:44 PM

I have those same hockey gloves. That lower wrist pad really annoyed me though, so I cut it out/off. Then, I scored some Vapor X:60s and went with 13" instead of 14", and life has been SO much better.

ayau · 06-07-2012, 07:56 PM

are you going to be changing the suspension dave?

Zgrinch · 06-07-2012, 08:06 PM

Those wheels look sweet. NAV/stereo/speaker upgrade is going to be my first major mod. As a DD, NAV and high quality sound are a must for me.

Dave-ROR · 06-07-2012, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inimitable

I have those same hockey gloves. That lower wrist pad really annoyed me though, so I cut it out/off. Then, I scored some Vapor X:60s and went with 13" instead of 14", and life has been SO much better.

Yeah mine are a bit too large.. I need to upgrade eventually but my two half broken through sticks need replacement first :P

Dave-ROR · 06-07-2012, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ayau

are you going to be changing the suspension dave?

Eventually. I want to drive the car stock for a bit so I can form an opinion of what I need to have the new suspension correct

Dave-ROR · 06-07-2012, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zgrinch

Those wheels look sweet. NAV/stereo/speaker upgrade is going to be my first major mod. As a DD, NAV and high quality sound are a must for me.

Depending on what you are used to, the sound quality might be fine

The NAV sucks though simply because you can't manually set a address to go to while in motion.

One more week for you

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