Church 209 Report post Posted May 12, 2017 What imho at least 3/4th of owners consist - ones that don't mod in any way car, driving 100% stock, and very probably even never visiting any online forum, not so much going to meets. Mods are limited to air refreshment tree at mirror, floor liners and cellphone mount. THAT'S majority. Quiet, unvocal, but majority. Here in LV there are not much twins around, about 20 registered. From those i know of and that from time to time visit some local and/or international car related online forums/sites, there are three, including me. Nicebiscuit: B6 are ones i'm considering most at this point. Another option seems KWs (while minimum drop is below stock, they supposedly have lot of shock travel) + spacers. And they also can be used with rubber top mounts too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinA 695 Report post Posted May 12, 2017 I have a set of Meister Zeta R's going cheap at the end of this month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted May 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, Church said: What imho at least 3/4th of owners consist - ones that don't mod in any way car, driving 100% stock, and very probably even never visiting any online forum, not so much going to meets. Mods are limited to air refreshment tree at mirror, floor liners and cellphone mount. THAT'S majority. Quiet, unvocal, but majority. Here in LV there are not much twins around, about 20 registered. From those i know of and that from time to time visit some local and/or international car related online forums/sites, there are three, including me. Nicebiscuit: B6 are ones i'm considering most at this point. Another option seems KWs (while minimum drop is below stock, they supposedly have lot of shock travel) + spacers. And they also can be used with rubber top mounts too. AST or Moton could make you a set with no drop or even a raise if you wanted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Church 209 Report post Posted May 12, 2017 Deacon: but custom made / built-to-order ones are of price range, where i find so far that money better spent on trackdays & burnt tires/fuel even with less capable suspension :). Also most probably in case of custom i'd go for BTO Ohlins, as shop i visit for suspension work, works a lot with them (they do prep lot of rally subarus/evos, in addition to drift bmw-s, crossroad raid SUVs, GT-Rs and such. Damn, it makes me so envious seeing shock & brake porn in way of custom Ohlins & AP Racing radi-cal brakes on those, when i bring my in to work on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted May 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, Church said: Deacon: but custom made / built-to-order ones are of price range, where i find so far that money better spent on trackdays & burnt tires/fuel even with less capable suspension :). Also most probably in case of custom i'd go for BTO Ohlins, as shop i visit for suspension work, works a lot with them (they do prep lot of rally subarus/evos, in addition to drift bmw-s, crossroad raid SUVs, GT-Rs and such. Damn, it makes me so envious seeing shock & brake porn in way of custom Ohlins & AP Racing radi-cal brakes on those, when i bring my in to work on The AST 2000 or 4100 series are not too bad price wise @Church and could be specced up with longer springs, etc to get the height you wanted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Church 209 Report post Posted May 12, 2017 But no servicing of them locally. Latvia is a small country. And limited market/limited buyers. Mostly shops reselling stuff, not servicing/customising/etc. So more bonus points for products that are very cheap (like B6/Koni yellows/Tein Z&As, where more hassle-free instead of servicing seems simpler to buy replacement) or those very few that are worked on/with in very few specialised local shops. The one i mentioned sells KWs & Teins too. Not servicing/specialising on them though IIRC. Somehow thought of shipping something abroad for servicing/customising and meanwhile driving with retrofitted stock for month or two (if eg. product from US), if accounting both directions of shipment, and paying for that a lot, doesn't seem too attractive to me. And from what i've heard, high performance professional racing shocks have way less mileage prior servicing vs OEM style. For examply rally ones might need overhaul after 1K miles. Middle budget ones probably are somewhere in middle. Hence thinking along the lines of cheap or local. EEK. Somehow it all went astray / offtopic, sorry. I probably too easy lit up when hearing someone saying that practical/reasonable setups look ridiculous. "I can't. This is important. Someone is wrong on the internet" [tm] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicebiscuit 655 Report post Posted May 12, 2017 In the end I bought B14 coilovers rather than the B6 shocks, purely because in at the time I think I only paid about £100 more - you could get a bigger discount on the coilovers for some reason... no idea why... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bfranklyn86 52 Report post Posted May 13, 2017 I've clearly misunderstood what coilovers are because I thought you could easily adjust the ride height. Or is it that the rise height adjustability is limited, therefore you'll need coilovers which are roughly the desired height when bought? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted May 13, 2017 24 minutes ago, Bfranklyn86 said: I've clearly misunderstood what coilovers are because I thought you could easily adjust the ride height. Or is it that the rise height adjustability is limited, therefore you'll need coilovers which are roughly the desired height when bought? You can relatively easily adjust the ride height but most coilovers will lower the car an amount even at their highest height which is what some people don't want. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bfranklyn86 52 Report post Posted May 13, 2017 I agree with Paul that I think this car does need a bit of lowering. There's a bigger wheel arch gap than most family saloons. But equally I wouldn't want a fully slammed look or an aweful ride. But anyway......it now looks like I'm keeping the 86 for the foreseeable future, so I'll be doing a build thread soon explaining what I've done and where I want to take the car. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
surrey86 352 Report post Posted May 13, 2017 I think the GT86 suspension engineers had shares in lowering spring manufacturers, fitting any aftermarket wheels without dropping the car looks dire. Subaru can never seem to get a decent arch gap and flush fit as stock, my Impreza was exactly the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DReppe 4 Report post Posted May 13, 2017 Would be interested in these, thinking of a set but not been quick enough on other sales! Let me know when / if they go for sale Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicebiscuit 655 Report post Posted May 13, 2017 I think the GT86 suspension engineers had shares in lowering spring manufacturers, fitting any aftermarket wheels without dropping the car looks dire. Subaru can never seem to get a decent arch gap and flush fit as stock, my Impreza was exactly the same. Don't mind it on the Impreza because 'rally car' Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul 442 Report post Posted May 13, 2017 53 minutes ago, Nicebiscuit said: Don't mind it on the Impreza because 'rally car' Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pfft. Slam it. 2 Nicebiscuit and surrey86 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
surrey86 352 Report post Posted May 13, 2017 3 hours ago, Nicebiscuit said: Don't mind it on the Impreza because 'rally car' Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I see your point on the height, but not how tucked the wheels are into the rear arches! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicebiscuit 655 Report post Posted May 14, 2017 3 hours ago, Nicebiscuit said: Don't mind it on the Impreza because 'rally car' Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I see your point on the height, but not how tucked the wheels are into the rear arches! Oh I agree there. The stock offset is just weird. I really don't understand why Toyota don't offer a fatter wheel/tyre option - if nothing else it'd look better in the showroom to the punter who's just been down the road and seen a TT or something on 19s... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
