Which tires?

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by NOHOME

Good reason to change them is "because you can".

With the high mileage that people get out of plugs, its not uncommon to have plugs that refuse to come out of an aluminum head when people do get around to changing them. With the way the boxer is packaged, it would be an engine out job at minimum.

It's been done without moving the engine.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85644

[Eighty 6]

Originally Posted by jawn

He's clearly in Europe or Asia, so I don't know if buying the OEM 17s will be cheap for him. 16s are OEM for a lot of GT86s.

Hi Jawn! It says 16 inch on the tires, don't want to add expenses by changing rims so I'll stick to 16's and find some semi decent tires. A girl that drives a gt how cool is that.

[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by jawn

He's clearly in Europe or Asia, so I don't know if buying the OEM 17s will be cheap for him. 16s are OEM for a lot of GT86s.

Don't they have the same rims we got on some cars over there?? Surely someone is gona sell them off to get better rims?

[go_a_way1]

Alright back to my

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

Don't they have the same rims we got on some cars over there?? Surely someone is gona sell them off to get better rims?

The whole "stock rims are horrible" thing is more an American sentiment I do believe.
The stock rims in many places are indeed 16" so the 17s are actually and option or a up sell.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Eighty 6

Hi Jawn! It says 16 inch on the tires, don't want to add expenses by changing rims so I'll stick to 16's and find some semi decent tires. A girl that drives a gt how cool is that.

[DAEMANO]

For the street I've run the stock Primacy HP's, Dunlop Direzza DZ102's and now BFG G-Force Comp2's. The BFG's have been the best tire of the three by far for ride comfort, ultimate grip, turn in and road feel. I have no problem recommending those for the street and probably the occasional casual track day/AutoX.

[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

The whole "stock rims are horrible" thing is more an American sentiment I do believe.
The stock rims in many places are indeed 16" so the 17s are actually and option or a up sell.

I guess. I kinda like my stock rims. I think I will start a "Stock rim build" thread in the spring hahaha!

[NOHOME]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

It's been done without moving the engine.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85644

I was speaking of removing a stuck plug. It is not that uncommon with people putting over 60,000 miles on the original set of plugs nowdays.

With the cost of labour today, the fix is to chase the thread in-situ using a tool such as this one:



Because of the stage of a cars life when this might happen also puts it's value at the point where "If the head has to come off, just scrap the car?

With the boxer, this repair would not be an option. The engine would have to come out. For a 10 year old car, chances are that the labour to re-and re the engine will exceed the value of the car at that point.

Moral of the story: Change your plugs every few years.

By the way, the linked thread confirmed something that I suspected, plugs on this car are a nightmare for the average person to change.

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by Eighty 6

A girl that drives a gt how cool is that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxxy

[KR-S]

Originally Posted by Eighty 6

Hi Jawn! It says 16 inch on the tires, don't want to add expenses by changing rims so I'll stick to 16's and find some semi decent tires. A girl that drives a gt how cool is that.

HI LATEST ITERATION OF ZIK.