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srt4_night_rider · 12-07-2014, 01:14 PM

Before I get any grief about the title of this thread this is just my personal opinion after running both setups. Went from that fender liner tearing/bump scrubbing/stiff as hell suspension/stretched tire/cant cut your wheel all the way set up to a tire slaying/corner taking/pothole hitting/ricky bobby I want to go fast set up!!!! Let me just say it feels so good to be able to drive this car hard again.

Before

After

Jesse36m3 · 12-07-2014, 01:16 PM

Looks killer both ways. I'm loving the new setup though.

illest86 · 12-07-2014, 01:41 PM

Yeah, what's the difference here? A half inch? It's minimal!

Lookin' good and functional.

DAEMANO · 12-07-2014, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by srt4_night_rider

Before I get any grief about the title of this thread this is just my personal opinion after running both setups. Went from that fender liner tearing/bump scrubbing/stiff as hell suspension/stretched tire/cant cut your wheel all the way set up to a tire slaying/corner taking/pothole hitting/ricky bobby I want to go fast set up!!!! Let me just say it feels so good to be able to drive this car hard again.

So what you're saying is that you got new tires and changed your suspension, right?

themadscientist · 12-07-2014, 05:56 PM

It depends. By going too far in any direction you sacrifice in others. The first setup accentuated a certain look and I'd say you achieved it, but then you tried to use it and it failed. Going back the other way you regained versatility, but I have to say you didn't sacrifice much at all to the look. It still looks sharp.

My old Silvia was pure function, but the form of a completely stripped interior and I mean stripped down to bare metal with two front seats was a really abusive form. My buddies sneakers melted, I cut myself on all the exposes stamped metal edges and it was loud as hell at almost any speed, but it did what I built it to do.

8R6 · 12-08-2014, 04:50 PM

the RPF1 setup and fitment looks way better

SkAsphalt · 12-08-2014, 04:59 PM

...the pictures show maybe a half inch rise and rims that are smaller with better matched offsets.

car looks great..but the topic is kind of a mixed bag of purpose

Koa · 12-08-2014, 05:03 PM

^

does look damn good. Good to hear the second setup is significantly more pleasurable than the first! That's what it is all about.

TylerLieberman · 12-08-2014, 05:15 PM

Both look cool but I love the second one.

Probably cause of the bronze rpf1s. Those things are killer

post_break · 12-08-2014, 05:20 PM

AC condensor and oil cooler taking direct rock hits? Function I guess.

kosoku · 12-08-2014, 09:11 PM

So refreshing to read this. Now just take that sticker off the front of your windshield for a better view while driving (Function>Form right?)

dylannguyener · 12-13-2014, 12:27 PM

@srt4_nght_rider you setup is sick, I'm new here and if you don't mind me asking what are your wheel measurements

Reaper · 12-13-2014, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by post_break

AC condensor and oil cooler taking direct rock hits? Function I guess.

How did they not before? The grill doesn't stop rocks smaller than a quarter anyway. The only thing the grill is good at is stopping leaves.

boucher · 12-13-2014, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by dylannguyener

@srt4_nght_rider you setup is sick, I'm new here and if you don't mind me asking what are your wheel measurements

I'd guess 18x9.5 +38.

Looks real good.

12-07-2014, 01:14 PM	#1
srt4_night_rider Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: Georgia Posts: 171 Thanks: 18 Thanked 63 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Function>Form!!!!!!! Before I get any grief about the title of this thread this is just my personal opinion after running both setups. Went from that fender liner tearing/bump scrubbing/stiff as hell suspension/stretched tire/cant cut your wheel all the way set up to a tire slaying/corner taking/pothole hitting/ricky bobby I want to go fast set up!!!! Let me just say it feels so good to be able to drive this car hard again. Before After

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illest86 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 150 Thanks: 155 Thanked 74 Times in 52 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah, what's the difference here? A half inch? It's minimal! Lookin' good and functional. __________________

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TylerLieberman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: '24 GR86 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,686 Thanks: 658 Thanked 3,363 Times in 1,584 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Both look cool but I love the second one. Probably cause of the bronze rpf1s. Those things are killer __________________ Old 2013 FRS Build Thread (SOLD) Hakone 86 GR Build Thread (SOLD)

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Jesse36m3 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: JDL Turbo BRZ Location: EG, RI Posts: 450 Thanks: 46 Thanked 305 Times in 140 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Looks killer both ways. I'm loving the new setup though.

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themadscientist Hotlink Terrorist Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: 2015 WRB BRZ Spec S Location: "Dirty South" Japan Posts: 2,077 Thanks: 1,525 Thanked 2,624 Times in 1,196 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It depends. By going too far in any direction you sacrifice in others. The first setup accentuated a certain look and I'd say you achieved it, but then you tried to use it and it failed. Going back the other way you regained versatility, but I have to say you didn't sacrifice much at all to the look. It still looks sharp. My old Silvia was pure function, but the form of a completely stripped interior and I mean stripped down to bare metal with two front seats was a really abusive form. My buddies sneakers melted, I cut myself on all the exposes stamped metal edges and it was loud as hell at almost any speed, but it did what I built it to do.

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