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Old 04-12-2014, 08:45 AM   #1
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Lowering question for yaris 1.8 SR

Hi im from Belfast in Northern Ireland, Uk, and i have bought a Yaris 1.8 Sr, i want to lower it, before i buy any springs id like to see what it looks like dropped by 35-40 mm if anyone has pictures of their own with the same setup, i have the standard 17 inch wheels on the car, here is a picture of it, appreciate it in advance :)

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Old 04-12-2014, 02:58 PM   #2
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Wow 1.8 in a Yaris ...that would be sweet


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Old 04-12-2014, 04:43 PM   #3
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Lol there's plenty about in Japan and America, they are called the rs, it's really hard in the UK to get parts for them, not many about :)
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Old 04-12-2014, 08:08 PM   #4
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Are you sure about japan? The JDM RS is 1.5L no? Same for the US one.
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Old 04-12-2014, 08:10 PM   #5
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The RS here has a 1.5 only 😟


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Old 04-14-2014, 12:47 AM   #6
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1.8 sr yaris has 131 hp.... would anyone recommend a motor swap of the 1.8 or add a blitz sc to our 1.5 yaris?
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Old 04-14-2014, 04:04 AM   #7
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1.8 sr yaris has 131 hp.... would anyone recommend a motor swap of the 1.8 or add a blitz sc to our 1.5 yaris?
All kinds of threads about that if you use the search function ;-)

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Old 04-14-2014, 02:25 PM   #8
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Car looks GREAT! Once lowered, even better.

I'm a bit jelly as well about the 1.8L...
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Old 04-14-2014, 07:06 PM   #9
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It's a little more than 40mm.....but here's and idea for you :p

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Old 04-14-2014, 07:53 PM   #10
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That is so far my favorite black two door Yaris ...love it :)

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Old 04-14-2014, 09:25 PM   #11
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damn that looks good!
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Old 04-14-2014, 10:12 PM   #12
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It's a little more than 40mm.....but here's and idea for you :p

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