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    Cheers for the quick reply Lauren! I'm getting the Wheeldude guys (found them from the ft86 forum) to price up the cost of importing from the States, since buying them in the UK and getting spacers (and not even getting the colour I want) is going to cost ~£1600 if I can get a similar price from the States and get exactly what I need that seems to be the better option.

     

    Thanks also for the info on the induction kit, will save money and put towards the turbo. ;)

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    Hi everyone,

     

    I've been thinking of buying a GT86 for a while and getting a few modifications done, but some of the specifics around each are really confusing me. Since there's quite a few people on this forum who have made modifications to their cards I was wondering if you could bring some expertise to bear:

     

    Wheels

     

    I really like the look of the Rota RT5s but on Rotashop they don't come up as being compatible when I select the car. I'm assuming this is something to do with the 5x114 measure of thee wheels with the 5x100 measurement on the car? I'm assuming those are the measurements for the the holes the bolts go through to secure wheel to axle? I can find them in 5x100 as well but only from the States?

     

    Also I see a lot of discussion around square vs staggered setups, I only plan to use the car on the road and really prefer the look of a staggered setup, is that going to cause any issues and do I need to worry about any additional costs like spacers etc? Also in terms of tyres I've just plucked them straight from the ft86 thread, 225/40/18 and 255/35/18 sound about right for 18/8.5/ & 18/9.5?

     

    A bit like these:

     

    WDFRS-3-L.jpg

     

    Exhaust

    Having test driven a GT86 recently the sound...well it was less than impressive (I used to ride bikes). Firstly, can I just remove whatever it is that pumps that tinny sound into the cabin?

     

    Secondly, I will be looking to get a Stage 2 turbo at some point, so I should go straight for a 3" exhaust right? The ones they sell on Fensport are full systems, I assume I can get the whole thing fitted to a stock car with no bother? Do I need to worry about motorway drone, should i go for a resonated centre pipe?

     

    Lowering springs

    As I don't plan on racing the car will lowering springs alone be ok for road use? I only want to drop the car about 25mm at this stage, if I wanted to drop it further coilovers are probably a decent bet somewhere down the line?

     

    Induction kits

    Quite simply, are they worth the performance increase as a "quick win" pre-turbo? At ~£300 they seem pretty reasonable, what sort of bump can I expect?

     

    Other

    And on top of all that, fitting and a remap etc etc.

     

    Basically if I had about ~£5k to spend on a stock GT86 where would the money be best spent assuming I've driven the stock car and it needs a bit of a power increase, larger wheels and a bit more noise?

     

    Help much appreciated. :)

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