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    Just tried fitting the Fensport reverse camera today and it seems to point downwards at the floor? It does have a little bit of a swivel but it won’t lock into place?

    also even if it was to lock into place it still doesn’t seem to have enough angle on it..

    Has anyone else here fitted their camera?

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    3 minutes ago, EHarv said:

    Nice, it seems that ET 35 is the way to go for offset, and I'm tempted by JR18's 17x8 in hyper black 😁

    Definitely if you’re going for 8 inch wide ones! Nicee, JR18s and JR29s were my 2nd choices! Will look really good and won’t break the bank either! 😁

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    26 minutes ago, EHarv said:

    They are nice, they look like they sit pretty flush? It looks like a good set-up off set and size! 

    I'm still on stock wheels, weighing up options at the moment it's good to see an example of size and offset, is yours lowered ? 

     

    Yep they are pretty much perfectly flush! 😁 It’s transformed the look of the car. They have a nice bit of concavity to them now too! What colour you going to go for? 

    Nope not lowered yet , that’ll probably be next! 😁

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    4 hours ago, EHarv said:

    Looks mint that does! Yeah I think black would suit yours quite nicely 😏

    I like those wheels what are they? 

    So much cleaner! Yeah might give it a try 🤔 

    Thanks, I love them! They’re JR21’s 17x8 et35

    What are you running? 

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    On 07/09/2018 at 3:01 PM, EHarv said:

    Thanks! Yeah it actually perfectly covers up the two holes and the dimple behind the Toyota logo, it's as if it was meant to be! 

    Just debadged mine, I see what you mean about the holes, so perfect! 😆

    wondering whether I should plastidip it black? 🤔

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    Quick question - I recently bought the Focal IS165TOY speakers and fitted them. The sound quality is much better but they still don’t seem to go very loud, is this because of the head unit? 

    Im looking at something like the Pioneer SPH da230dab, would this improve this? And also would it further improve the sound quality at all?

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    14 hours ago, Deacon said:

    Speak to James at Amber Performance for Stoptech centric blank discs (about £100 an axle) add some decent road pads (about £150 front and rear) then either fit them yourself or pay someone a couple of hours labour to do it for you, either way should come in comfortably under £700!

    Thanks Deacon. I've had a look on their website but can't find the Stoptech discs, and looking around these seem to be £200 per axel?

    They do have EBC discs at about £200 all round, I don't need a massive upgrade, only need them to be at least as good as OEM which I presume they would be?

    Cheers

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    45 minutes ago, gavin_t said:

    If only lowering 20mm you wouldn't really need to adjust the rear camber. 

    I am lowered 20mm and my rear naturally gained -1degree negative camber from lowering which matches my front setup and drives spot on. 

     

    Good choice on wheels by the way :-)

    Brilliant, I don't want to have to mess around too much with adjusting camber and be spending a few hundred on rear LCAs if I can avoid it.

    Thanks! :) Got any ideas which 17s you might downsize to if you do?

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    1 hour ago, Church said:

    Flex A/Z-s have own camberplates in set. I'd throw in rear LCAs to them to add camber adjustment also to rear. If handling improvement was meant on track, i'd more concentrate on tire choice/alignment/and at least very basic improvements of brakes, eg. better brake pads and brake fluid of higher boiling temps.

    I probably won't be taking it on track, not anytime soon anyway. I just want the coilovers to lower the car & hopefully slightly improve the handling and the ride comfort

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    Ordered the JR21's 17x8 et35. The right size I was after, fairly lightweight and for the money I can't complain. I'm not expecting amazing quality and strength but will be an improvement on looks anyway,

    Next on the list is the Coilovers.  I'm looking to decrease the wheel arch gap and improve the handling. Can I just buy the Tein Flex A/Z's and lower by about 20mm to do this or do I have to purchase/adjust anything else along with them?

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    Think I've come to a conclusion. I'm not willing to sacrifice slightly better looks for slightly worse handling/performance. The Konig Oversteers  17x8 et35 I believe are just less than 9kg so no heavier than stock and should fit pretty well & I prefer the look of these over the Rota's .

    Has anyone ordered off wheelbasealloys before? It says offset "various" but can't find anywhere to select which offset I want?

    https://www.wheelbasealloys.com/alloy-wheels/konig/oversteer/black/17-inch/toyota/gt86/2012-present

    Edit: Or not they don't have them in et35 <_<:lol:

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    51 minutes ago, Lauren said:

    Yes, Flex A's as Mike said will allow easy camber adjustment on the front, but you'll still need offset bushes or adjustable lower arms for the rear to set the camber right. 

    I really wouldn't recommend a wider tyre on the rear unless you love understeer. It won't do the handling balance any good. A square setup is better, i.e., same sizes all round. You really want an offset of 35-38 on an 8" rim. 225's are okay. I tried these on my 17x8 wheels. The trouble is you get more sidewall flex, so I went back to 215/45/17's as it felt much tighter. Up to you of course. 

    That makes it easier, atleast I don't have to buy all new wheels and can just stick with the 215's for now

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    11 minutes ago, MartinT said:

    You can get most Rotas in 17 x 8 ET35 (mine are) which fit perfectly.

    I can't seem to find any Titans in lower than a 42 unless you change to a 9j

    I've found the Rota Force's which do a 35 and look similar. What Rota's are on yours, the Blitz?

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    1 hour ago, Lauren said:

    You'll probably find you'll want to lower it about ten seconds after putting the new wheels on. You just seem to notice the arch gap more with different wheels. But you don't have to of course. 

    You can get camber bolts for the front, they are cheap about £25 a set. You can also get offset bushes of adjustable lower arms (more money but easier to adjust) for the rears. Sure having a bit more negative camber looks better, but more particularly so on the front helps eliminate understeer. As you've not changed the suspension though you can of course just bolt on the new wheels and be done. It's up to you of course. 

    In terms of differences due to the bigger wheels, it really depends a lot on weight. If they are significantly heavier than stock wheels then you will notice a decrease in acceleration, braking and turn in. I can easily tell the difference between my lightweight 17's compared to the heavier stock wheels (1.8kg heavier). The trouble is an increase in unsprung mass has much more of an effect than it does on sprung weight as wheels rotate of course. Many say they don't notice the difference and you may be one of those. It just depends how sensitive you are to such things. 

    I am looking at getting the Tein Flex A coilovers too in the next few months. Do these allow you to adjust the camber without needing to buy the bolts?

    Hmm it's so hard to call without testing heavier wheels. I'm also thinking as a more lightweight alternative, the Rota Titans 17x8 ET42 on the same wheel. These are apparently only 7.7kg compared to the 3SDM's 10.5kg~ weight.. I do prefer the look of 18s but I still like the Titans although I'm guessing they won't be very flush with the half inch smaller rims and higher offset?

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    23 minutes ago, Paul said:

    good choice on wheel, size and offset. Yes they'll sit pretty flush, you may need camber/toe arms to tuck the rears under.

    Tyre choices is spot on.

    It is very unlikely you'll be able to tell the difference in terms of weight and handling. Some sensitive people can, the majority can't.

    Great thanks Paul, just what I wanted to hear :D 

    Sorry I'm new to the alloy scene and have very limited knowledge, I've always kept them stock before. Why might I need to adjust the camber and is it something you can do on the stock suspension?

     

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    I'm looking at getting the 3SDM 0.01 18x8.5 et 35 in Black on 225/40/18's. Firsty does anyone know if this is a good fit and will be pretty flush with the fender?

    Also with the bigger wheels adding more weight, will the handling and performance be affected so much that I'll be able to notice a difference?

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    56 minutes ago, Lauren said:

    I honestly would expect £87 for the coil pack and one hours labour. Around £120-130 or so. 

    Brilliant thanks, I hope so, got too many things I want to upgrade in the coming months :lol: I've let him know it should be a 15-30 minute job and they don't have to move the engine. He said that's what he was told and he was going to check it out for me first :)

     

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