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Originally Posted by buddy32
I live in west midtown, near tech. I daily'ed the T2's for awhile when I was in search for another daily. It's fine. I don't mind doing it, just wanted to keep some miles off the BRZ. In my opinion, it's stiff, but i still liked it a lot better. I pay a lot more attention on swerving away from pot holes and such, makes me more attentive on the road (training for track attentiveness lol)
Do you have another car, or is this your daily? For what it's worth, I would make the same decision and still go T2s with standard rates, even if the BRZ was my only car.
@ ATL BRZ may want to chime in here as well. He's got the same coilover/bbk setup.  But came from yellows/stock setup. |
Agree 100%. The T2's are faster dampers and much better at their job despite being stiffer with 400 lb springs. You can dial them back to get oem-like ride quality.
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Originally Posted by Firestorm_86
Yeah, it was his setup that made me consider just doing the springs. The stock dampers are decently good. But I need about a .5-1" drop so my wheels don't look funny/rally. So the springs would be the cheapest, but the more pricey right if I do the dampers, etc later on.
Also, can you reuse the OEM hats? I'm not a hardcore tracker like @ ATL BRZ. It'll be a DD, with lots of mountains whenever I can. So I'm not in a rush to get the 'perfect' track alignment, so camber bolts and OEM tophats would be preferrred. |
Yes you can reuse OEM hats with some coilovers like what RCE offer. You can still use camber bolts, too, but if you go with springs on the oem struts just be aware that lots of 9" wide wheels and/or a 245 width tire may have trouble fitting without a spacer to prevent rubbing.
Springs are a great option but they will only get you so far (which is pretty damn far IMO) once you start high performance driving with the car. Springs + Sway bars will get you even further. Right around the time you begin using wide/sticky (245s and above) street tires or RComps you will notice the springs on oem dampers to not quite be up to the task IF and ONLY IF you're flogging the car at the limit of adhesion.
Another good, cheaper coilover option would be the RCE Tarmac Zero's with preset damping and softer springs. If you're cool with a mild drop like .8 inches then go with the Yellows and camber bolts, it's a great upgrade with perfect DD-ability. If you want to really adjust your ride height, then go ahead and get some entry level coilovers. No need for the T2's for your application, IMO.