First off, I've never set a tire on an autox course, so keep that in mind.
You can get EBC green, yellow, or red stuff for the Accents. IMO the brakes SCREAM for an upgrade as when pushed hard they fade pretty badly. I don't think you'll overheat them that badly doing only autox, but I am not sure. I have had them fade to the point of being scary several times.
Having driven several different Accent GT's and Non-GT Accents stock and modified I can say the suspension on the GT is far superior to the standard suspension. It is still lacking in dampening but it sits about a half inch lower than standard, has a spring rate similar to Eibach Pro-kit springs for the Accent (so good for daily driving but still better than standard for hard driving but definately not designed for track use), and it's more confident in corners. I do not think anything besides the struts and springs are different on the GT suspension. Only downside is that the suspension doesn't recover from potholes or rough roadway as well as the standard.
The 14's that came on the GT are alloy wheels, not steel. They're also pretty heavy as far as alloy 14x5.5 inch rims are concerned.
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