Parts to modify first on toyota 86

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Slammillionaire

Does this give the FRS similar driving characteristics as a WRX or mk4 GTI?

[Slammillionaire]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

No words.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Slammillionaire

No words.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by richivan

Hi everyone, I just recently bought a toyota 86 860 se and I don't know what to modify first. ...............Thank you in advance!

Hello richivan, congratulations on your purchase and welcome to ..... The Group .......

It's all been pretty much said up above.

Enjoy your new machine.


humfrz

[PetrolioBenzina]

OP, Rocket Bunny that 860. The end.

[86geek]

Originally Posted by richivan

Hi everyone, I just recently bought a toyota 86 860 se and I don't know what to modify first. I'm planning to modify only the engine like intake, header coz I already have a trd exhaust instaled by dealer. Any suggestion please. Thank you in advance!

Get your brand spanking new 860 ceramic coated with either Opticoat Pro or Cquartz Finest. Best investment you can make on your car. Everything else like a header and tune can wait. Drive the car and get the feel of it as others have mentioned. Join your local FT86 club and go to some of their meets. Just my 2 cents!

[Th3rdSun]

Originally Posted by Jordanwolf

Any pics of your wheels on the car? I was hoping to run this exact sizing, just not too sure about what my offset is going to be yet

I'm actually running 25mm spacers as well. actually,they are adapters as I got a really good deal on the wheels,but they were 5x114.3 instead of the traditional 5x100.

[imnotsureaboutbrz]

The driver! always the driver! Then Tires.

[Jordanwolf]

Originally Posted by Th3rdSun

I'm actually running 25mm spacers as well. actually,they are adapters as I got a really good deal on the wheels,but they were 5x114.3 instead of the traditional 5x100.

Looks cool, and that's stock ride suspension yeah? I plan to keep it all stock just want new wheels, idc about the space that everyone complains about, I don't want to change handling dynamics

[Spuds]

For the first year, focus on driver, detailing, and durability (well... maintenance but that doesn't start with a D). I'm assuming you are starting from scratch here, so if you already got these covered I apologise.

Drive it alot. Unless you get paid to drive cars on a track, this car is likely more capable than you are (it's definitely more capable than me).

Learn detailing, or pay for others to do it. Best cosmetic mod IMO is simply taking care of how it looks from the factory. Good paint on a stock car looks much nicer in person that a modded car with crap paint, and is often more valuable. Same goes for the interior. Detailing skills and knowledge and tools will translate to any car you may own in the future, mods will not.

Keep up with maintenance. The best performance modification for 5 years down the road is the maintenance you perform today. A disciplined maintenance program will keep your car performing well for many years. Also, this is a great car to learn how to do it yourself, which like detailing skills will translate to any future cars.


After the first year, you will know what you want to change if anything.

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Learn detailing, or pay for others to do it. Best cosmetic mod IMO is simply taking care of how it looks from the factory. Good paint on a stock car looks much nicer in person that a modded car with crap paint, and is often more valuable. Same goes for the interior. Detailing skills and knowledge and tools will translate to any car you may own in the future, mods will not.

I regret not taking care of the paint better, this car really taught me that if you want to keep a car looking nice you have to keep it inside, have a great parking spot outside (no trees, minimal dust) or spend a ridiculous amount of time.

I've finally got the basics to go do a detail on it over the winter and fix some of the mistakes, do some paint touchups on the parts where it's been eaten through and start treating it right.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

I regret not taking care of the paint better, this car really taught me that if you want to keep a car looking nice you have to keep it inside, have a great parking spot outside (no trees, minimal dust) or spend a ridiculous amount of time.

I've finally got the basics to go do a detail on it over the winter and fix some of the mistakes, do some paint touchups on the parts where it's been eaten through and start treating it right.

Same here. I learned all that the hard way. Was super happy when I got a garage.

Still working on getting touch ups right. I've got some real bad chip repairs on the hood and fenders. Going to try again this winter myself.

[Th3rdSun]

Originally Posted by Jordanwolf

Looks cool, and that's stock ride suspension yeah? I plan to keep it all stock just want new wheels, idc about the space that everyone complains about, I don't want to change handling dynamics

Thanks.Yeah,the suspension is stock. I went through the headaches of looking for every pothole and watching every high curb years ago with my '94 Accord,which was first on K-Sport coilovers(which the rear shocks blew),then replaced with the tried and true Koni Yellows/Ground Control(absolute best bang for the buck). Never again. This car is plenty low for me at stock height.

[Jordanwolf]

Originally Posted by Th3rdSun

Thanks.Yeah,the suspension is stock. I went through the headaches of looking for every pothole and watching every high curb years ago with my '94 Accord,which was first on K-Sport coilovers(which the rear shocks blew),then replaced with the tried and true Koni Yellows/Ground Control(absolute best bang for the buck). Never again. This car is plenty low for me at stock height.

100% agree with you on stock height, people already have an issue getting into it at stock height lol