jive's breeze

[white_knight]

Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

here is my $.02 on wheel fitting and etc.

for starters, IN STOCK FORM this is a very balanced car. if you plan to remain on STOCK suspension i would not go wider than a 9' wheel. the reason being as mentioned above is strut clerance.

My views are different then most. i will always do suspension BEFORE wheels. reason being, if you do an aggressive wheel before suspension work/lowering it. the offset look horrible. wheel gap mixed with lack of camber = poke. and that to ME look horrendous. dont get me wrong, it would drive fine, but i'm the type of person that like to have a 100% all around car, meaning it drives AND looks great.

as for inner clearance, i never tried fitting hte rays on stock suspension becuase i knew it wouldn't work. If you're going to be spendiing $3k for te37's you should really look into a good coilover. unless all you want is a drop then go with BC's or something. but SERISOULY think about doing suspension before wheels.

Now to your question. can you make it work on stock suspension? the plain answer is YES. however you WILL need a spacer depending on the tire size you run, and even if you run a smaller tire i'm afraid aht being 2.5' wider than stock, 1' taller and having a not so aggressive offset will still be an issue. and you dont want to run more than a 5mm spacer without extended studs IMO.

as for tire size. it depends on the tire you go with. but on a 9.5 i wouldn't go smaller than a 255/35. i have a passionate HATE for stretched tires. a 255/35 depending on what brand will be square, i run 265's but RE11's dont run as wide as say a MPSS or a ZII. on my STi i used to have 18x9.5 +38 and ran a 275/35 all around.

CLIFF NOTES:

DO SUSPENSION WORK BEFORE WHEELS, OR ELSE BE MEXIFLUSH. 255/35 IS THE TIRE YOU SHOULD GO WITH IF THE BRAND RUNS WIDE. I HATE POKE AND STRETCH.

This is great info

I'm running an Eibach Pro Kit and have a set of staggered 18" 57Xtremes on order (8.5+33/9.5+40), plus a set of Michelin PSS (225/40+255/35). Do you think the rears would clear with 1" lowering springs?

[Jive Turkey]

Originally Posted by 86CH

is hks coilovers would work on 18x9.5 265/35 all around?.

yeah, that shouldn't be a problem.

Originally Posted by white_knight

This is great info

I'm running an Eibach Pro Kit and have a set of staggered 18" 57Xtremes on order (8.5+33/9.5+40), plus a set of Michelin PSS (225/40+255/35). Do you think the rears would clear with 1" lowering springs?

you SHOULD be okay as teh rear has more room than the front. some pepole have been running stuff like this on stock suspension so i dont see why you wont make it work?

-ivan

[Hiros86]

so if i go to amayama and type in those part numbers they'll come in black? because im on the site and they dont say if its silver or black.

[Jive Turkey]

Originally Posted by Hiros86

so if i go to amayama and type in those part numbers they'll come in black? because im on the site and they dont say if its silver or black.

yes, as long as you use the SAME part numbers as i did/provided in the black buttons thread they will be the black pieces.

[Jive Turkey]

For anyone that is interested my entire camera setup is up for sale. open to all offers !

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39937

[OICU812]

Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

CLIFF NOTES:

DO SUSPENSION WORK BEFORE WHEELS, OR ELSE BE MEXIFLUSH. 255/35 IS THE TIRE YOU SHOULD GO WITH IF THE BRAND RUNS WIDE. I HATE POKE AND STRETCH.

Turkey for president, more true words can not be said, lol.

[TylerLieberman]

I love this car more and more with every post. I almost wanna put my car back to stock and get a brz sti when it comes out haha

[Jive Turkey]

(Photos by Rsutton)









Track days shots:

[slates74]

Dont let this guy fool you....he's up to something....

[Jive Turkey]

Originally Posted by slates74

Dont let this guy fool you....he's up to something....

i dont know what you're talking about.

[TylerLieberman]

I was really iffy when I saw the pics of the front being de-badged but wow it looks amazing.

You make me want to trade in my fr-s just to get a GBS BRZ haha.

[InYOHface]

i dont like copying other people but i think i might have to after following your build. your car has completely won me over and by far the best looking brz i have come across. maybe not the exact mods that you have done, but the lip kit, lighting, wheels, and colour is a must. GBS gets taken for granted here in australia and i think people need to know how amazing this colour can be with the correct mods like you have displayed here.

[humanshield]

LOVE the track shots. looks awesome out there.

[Jive Turkey]

Originally Posted by InYOHface

i dont like copying other people but i think i might have to after following your build. your car has completely won me over and by far the best looking brz i have come across. maybe not the exact mods that you have done, but the lip kit, lighting, wheels, and colour is a must. GBS gets taken for granted here in australia and i think people need to know how amazing this colour can be with the correct mods like you have displayed here.

i wanted a white brz, but after seeing them all over the place i went with GBS, and at first i second guessed myself, but once i ditched the chrome in the headlight it completely changed my view on it. i dont know if i will keep the wheels black for next season but i have no ideas as to what color to do...but right now it does look pretty mean and for now i'm happy, but the next plans on a rear diffuser and toms tails!

if you have ANY questions please dont hesistate to ask, i'll be happy to help where i can, i got no secrets to hide *besidesthedeadhookersinthetrunk* maybe one day i'll make it out down under, your car better be looking sexy by then!