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  • AE flares on an '86 body

    Anybody done it? I know Racingzx on the old board put the flares on his '87. I'm looking for tips on any mods/fabrication to put the rear flares on my '86 2+2
    ThankZ
    Those who are willing to settle for less than the best quite often get it

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    AE flares on '86 body

    Uh, dude, I know that, I've got an '86 and have probably been driving Z's since you were shittin' yellow. It can be/has been done, check out Racingzx's '87 on the old board or the 2006 Z31 calendar. I'm asking for advice/info from those who know. Leave the flaming to those who are worthy, I'll take shit from Bum all day long, but not from a noob.
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    • #3
      why the fuck would you want to?

      AE flares are THE EXACT SAME, except not made into the quarter panel, so they look gayer than the 86 stock

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      • #4
        I had a set of AE flares years ago and looked at using them on a 87. Basically, you would need to hack the crap out of your body, then custom mold them in with fiberglass, all for an additional 1". Not worth it.
        "If you don't hold it....you don't own it"

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        • #5
          why the fuck would you want to?
          Because my JDM Work Rezax wheels, 17x8.5 -1 with 255/45/17 Toyo Proxes 4 will stick out past the fenders on an '86t.

          so they look gayer than the 86 stock
          Your opinion, which means nothing and doesn't answer my question either.

          This is what I'm talking about, Racingzx's '87 with AE flares

          Dan @ TSS guided Racingzx on the how to. I'm looking for similar advice.
          Those who are willing to settle for less than the best quite often get it

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          • #6
            My advice would be to buy some better fitting and wider wheels and tires.
            Thanks, Bum. Think you might have meant to say narrower wheels & tires? Originally bought the wheels (from a guy in Tokyo) for an '86 NA but am now going to buy an '86T. Fronts (7.5x17 -1; 235/45/17) should work fine by my calculation, rears (8.5x 17 -1, 255/45/17) look like they'll stick out past the fenders because of the extra 10mm offset on the turbo car (they were dead flush on the NA).

            I'm really hoping Racingzx or Dan ex-from TSS are lurking and can respond. Dan once told me he helped Racingzx with the install, which included some trimming of the flares and urethane. I can do the work, just looking for tips that will help it go smoothly.
            Those who are willing to settle for less than the best quite often get it

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            • #7
              ImaZPA wrote:
              My advice would be to buy some better fitting and wider wheels and tires.
              Thanks, Bum. Think you might have meant to say narrower wheels & tires?
              No, he didn't mean narrower. He meant wider. If you get proper fitting wheels with correct offset/backspacing then you can easily run wider than an 8.5" wheel in the back. Especially on 86-89 which already have wider fenders than the earlier years.
              1985 NA2T(now RB) * 1988 SS x2 * 1984 AE x3 * 2006 350Z

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              • #8
                What the hell are you talking about? The turbos don't have an extra 10mm offset. That was the 87-89 suspension. How wheels fit on the 86NA is exactly how they'll fit on the 86T. The only difference is the fronts. If they were damn close to rubbing the NA housings, they will probably rub the turbo housings since the turbo housings are slightly thicker.
                I know the suspension differences. I was talking about the fact that stock '86 T wheels are +20, NA's +10. That tells me that the -1 offset will push out 10mm more on a turbo car than they do on my NA.
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                • #9
                  My bad, I realized after posting that I was wearing my asshat and thinking backwards about the wheel offset & suspension.

                  I probably shouldn't try to think about this stuff in the middle of tax season, but I gotta distract myself somehow, can't look at porn at work. ops:
                  Those who are willing to settle for less than the best quite often get it

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                  • #10
                    Glad that is settled. I like that "i was wearing my asshat" HAHAHAHA

                    Terrible idea putting those wheels on...

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                    • #11
                      does anybody know if the AE fenders would fit on a '85?

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                      • #12
                        Z31__kId wrote: does anybody know if the AE fenders would fit on a '85?
                        Yes, they do. However, you need to get some compatible sideskirts, or the forward part of the flare ends very abruptly, as it is formed to continue it's line along with the AE/86 side skirt.
                        1985 NA2T(now RB) * 1988 SS x2 * 1984 AE x3 * 2006 350Z

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