Picking up the GTS Aero Kit today woohoo!!

[m0nty]

Originally Posted by GC GTS Aero Kit

I've gone with 18 x 8.5" +38 offset fronts and 18 x 9.5" +38 offset rears

You sure that'll fit? By my calculation it's outside the guards. This would mean you're 24mm outboard from flush. Would need around 4' camber to fit. It's doable, but only with camber adjustment.

I measured on the car 17x7.5 +48 and it was flush at the front with no camber adjustment.

[FT-86GOD]

Looks awesome GC..... AWESOME!!!!...... Cant wait to get my white with aero!!!!!!!!!........

I to have been on the fence about if ill like the wing or not but wanted it for track days anyway..... Glad now u have seen it u like it more... Should still buy the TRD one anyway hahaha.... Options are always good.....

Needs a massive drop and some wide rims to fill those guards..... Look forward to the next set of pics......

Congrats...........

Edit: Monty u dont want them flush though..... I know what ur saying about to far out that camber needs to be ridiculous, thats not the go but u do want a bit of camber anyway especially up front?.....

[Tommi]

very very very nice! i think the wing is perfect! now you need 18 rims :P

[m0nty]

Originally Posted by FT-86GOD

Looks awesome GC..... AWESOME!!!!...... Cant wait to get my white with aero!!!!!!!!!........

I to have been on the fence about if ill like the wing or not but wanted it for track days anyway..... Glad now u have seen it u like it more... Should still buy the TRD one anyway hahaha.... Options are always good.....

Needs a massive drop and some wide rims to fill those guards..... Look forward to the next set of pics......

Congrats...........

Edit: Monty u dont want them flush though..... I know what ur saying about to far out that camber needs to be ridiculous, thats not the go but u do want a bit of camber anyway especially up front?.....

No more than 2' neg at the front is required. I ran -3.5' on a fully fledged race car. Street tyres will be chewed to bits on the inner side wall with high neg camber. Get wheels that fit and keep the setup mild. 8.5" +48 is much more sensible after lowering. I wouldn't even go that wide at the front, but to each his own. It would make the steering heavy and tram line in comparison to stock.

[quik1987]

Originally Posted by GC GTS Aero Kit

Notice the Ken Block DC Shoes!!!

+10hp

[Ryan1JZ]

Originally Posted by m0nty

You sure that'll fit? By my calculation it's outside the guards. This would mean you're 24mm outboard from flush. Would need around 4' camber to fit. It's doable, but only with camber adjustment.

I measured on the car 17x7.5 +48 and it was flush at the front with no camber adjustment.

what kind of size are you going for when you change your wheels then??

[GC GTS Aero Kit]

Yeah I like the filled guards look and besides I have no plans to track the car I will run 225 section and 255 section rears. My driveway is a bitch so I may not lower the car too much. Standard suspension is quite firm I am thinking maybe a spring change only is required with 400mm drop

[Ryan1JZ]

would spacers work in the interim to push the stock wheels out more?

*cant remember if safe or not

[GC GTS Aero Kit]

Spacers dodgy as

[nzer]

Originally Posted by GC GTS Aero Kit

Yeah I like the filled guards look and besides I have no plans to track the car I will run 225 section and 255 section rears. My driveway is a bitch so I may not lower the car too much. Standard suspension is quite firm I am thinking maybe a spring change only is required with 400mm drop

400mm drop would have you sitting on the road in your shorts would it not?

[m0nty]

Originally Posted by Ryan1JZ

what kind of size are you going for when you change your wheels then??

Crunched the numbers for those getting 86s and wondering about wheels and tyres.

Going for a 17x7.5 +48 wheel I gain an extra 6mm outward on the front. That's the smallest offset 17x7.5 ADVAN RS available in 5x100. A 7.5 +37 would've been nice but such is life.

My other option was going for a 17x8 +37 which extends outwards 24mm. I think 8" wide front is overkill. I don't want to run a 235 or 245 front. It's just an oddball match with a 255 rear.

On the rear going for a 17x8.5 I gain an extra 19mm outward. Might still need to run 10mm hubcentric spacers for flushness. I'll measure that at work tomorrow.

Front clearance is fine. I'll check the 19mm clearance inside and out at rear but I'm going to assume it should be OK.

On the tyre front, a 225/45 increases sidewall height by 5mm and overall rolling diameter by 8mm. The rear with a 255/40 increases by the same amount. Totally acceptable in the name of keeping odometers and speedo in check.

Specs will then be...

17x7.5 +48 with 225/45 and 17x8.5 +48 with 255/40 rear. More than enough tyre for a car like this. I know I've already posted that in the first post, but I'm just sanity checking.

And a maximum weight of 12.4kg a corner. Not bad really.

I've just measured one of the demos.

Front wheel (measured from widest point on the tyre) is 10mm in from the guard.

Rear wheel is 19mm.

Wheels will sit in 4mm at the front and flush at the rear. Not bad for stock but once lowered they'll need to come out a bit with camber adjustment.

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I cut and paste the above from my projected build thread on another forum.

[Ryan1JZ]

Thanks m0nty, what kind of look are you trying to achieve? are your measurements from a standard 86? for people with the aero kit, it looks like whatever you have on a standard 86, it will appear a bit more sunken in than normal??

[m0nty]

Originally Posted by Ryan1JZ

Thanks m0nty, what kind of look are you trying to achieve? are your measurements from a standard 86? for people with the aero kit, it looks like whatever you have on a standard 86, it will appear a bit more sunken in than normal??

Measurements are taken from a standard GTS with stock wheels.

Going for more aggressive than standard with wheels close to flush. Height will not be too low. Tyres two finger gap from arches.

Alignment settings same as stock. Will get Heasmans to measure car stock, and then reproduce settings with 40mm drop. I don't want to lose the original handling characteristics.

[Devie]

Hrm... doens't look too bad at all.

I was so close to just saying yes, I'm glad I didn't, but I wouldn't be miffed if I did.