BEAMS ST162

Hi!
I created this topic to post the modifications done / will be done on my car with all information to help others who are planning to modify their own ride.

 

SUSPENSION:

- Eibach Pro kit
Progressive springs with 25mm (1") lowering.
Helped in cornering and handling, a good compromise between ride quality and sporty stiffness.



- KYB GR2 Struts
Simple aftermarket struts, some models came out with these from factory.
I tried hardened struts as well, but due to the quality of the road network in my country I almost fall out of the car on some roads with those.
Since the car is in daily use, I decided to stay at these. Not optimal for race track but still gives a good driving experience with the Eibach kit on public roads.
The optimal choice would be the yellow Koni struts with adjustable stiffness - in queue

- Steel front strut bar
Originally made for a monster ST185 - almost same size, little modification needed to make it fit. Definetly more effective then the aluminium factory one.

- Hijoin H125 15" wheels
Cheap, looks good, lightweight, good quality.
Painted gold. Needs some extra care, but it won't damage more likely then other painted parts of the car.
Yes, it's only 15" size. I get this from nearly everyone. With 16" or 17" wheels the tires need to be extra thin on side (sorry, I don't know the exact expression for this) or if not, the overall diameter would be bigger and it's not good for acceleration. It's not a show car, it's in use



- FK 35mm/side wheel spacer to the rear
Unfortunately, my mechanic has measured wrong and when it's on, the tire hits the body on bigger bumps. Little modification needed, so it's currently not installed. Car definetly looks much better when they are on

 

You can order it directly from Eibach, or search ebay for "celica 86 eibach"

 

My most recent mod:

FK seats

 

It's a momo jet, with a TRD horn button

 

Thanks
And they were quite cheap, 289€ for the pair!

 

My new brake set is still under construction, altough it is now really time to change it, the stock set is very crappy.

There is some power loss issue with the engine as well, I'm on to figure out why (there is no error code). Most likely the MAF went wrong and is causing all this. I buyed one from ebay, now I'm waiting for it to arrive and see if it solves the problem.

I found another ST162 owner who has Red Top BEAMS under the hood, I will introduce this page to him

 

Uh, I was searching for this topic to continue it, but the search engine didn't find it. Sorry for creating another one