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Hella86
15th May 2013, 06:31 PM
Hi guy,

i have been building a 86 up for the last 4 years started off pretty much back at a shell... I'm now up to the wheel stage and what I want to know is what's the biggest wheel offset u can fit under a 86 with out hitting suspension set up...

so I'm running semi factory set up.. King springs with KYB shocks.. And I want to fit 15x8-4 front and 15x10-12 rear... Can I do so with this set up or do I need to upgrade to coilovers?

guards are crazy big so no problem there!!

any help would be great guys cheer!!!

dove grey 64
15th May 2013, 07:51 PM
Should be fine, you should look to upgrading to coilovers in the future, king springs with those wheels and you will get mad wheel rub

Hella86
15th May 2013, 08:11 PM
Yer I was looking at upgrading... That will be the step after body work and paint.... Any coilovers u recommend?

dove grey 64
15th May 2013, 09:18 PM
shockworks, mid priced but great quality.
make sure you pre fit your 10"wide rear rims before you do your body work, you'll need to pump your guards for those rims. be smarter to go with 8" all round to be honest, cheaper better fitting tyres and you wont have to hack up your body.
just my 2c

Hella86
16th May 2013, 10:08 AM
Rear guard work has already been done fronts still need to be sorted... I had 8's on it and wasn't happy with the look... Cheers for the advise

jay70
16th May 2013, 10:23 AM
are going to have longer front lca's to even out the track or something?

Hella86
16th May 2013, 10:46 AM
Coilovers are now ordered... Yes as for lca's I looked into the xt130 and sigma but missed out on the sales.. What lca's do most use

dove grey 64
16th May 2013, 07:55 PM
Nice. Which coil overs? Xt130 are the go for lca

Jimmee1990
16th May 2013, 08:21 PM
XT130's won't make up for the difference in rear track with your wheels, I find 86's steer a bit off when the front track doesn't at least match the rear.

Hella86
17th May 2013, 07:46 AM
Nice. Which coil overs? Xt130 are the go for lca

I picked up a set of driftworks coilovers..

Hella86
17th May 2013, 07:47 AM
XT130's won't make up for the difference in rear track with your wheels, I find 86's steer a bit off when the front track doesn't at least match the rear.


Your message got me a bit lost... Maybe it's because the sun isn't up but just to clear it up are you say don't bother with the xt130's

Jimmee1990
17th May 2013, 12:57 PM
I'm saying they won't be long enough to make up the difference in track front to rear, XT130's are only 10mm or so longer than the standard LCA's. I would either extend the factory arms with plate or use some adjustable arms. In saying that, there's plenty of people out there with way more rear track than front and they still seem to like it okay.

dove grey 64
17th May 2013, 07:37 PM
Increase rear track for better grip.personally I like equal track front and rear