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[lilredrocket]

So to run a rear sway bar on a Yaris in HS does the car need to be ordered with the sway bar or can it be put on at a later time?

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by lilredrocket

So to run a rear sway bar on a Yaris in HS does the car need to be ordered with the sway bar or can it be put on at a later time?

No. You are not required to "order" you car with the options. The stock category allows you to "build" your car. However, keep in mind when adding any options, or doing an option package conversion, it must be a 100% addition/conversion. And most importantly the part must have been available from the factory/port for your model/year car . If Toyota said you can not have a RSB with a moon roof, then you would have to delete the moon roof to add the RSB. Also if they offered it as an option on the 2007, but not the 2008, you would be out of luck if you had an 08'.

Example: In very late 2005 (about a month before the Solo Natls) Lotus decided that an LSD was an option on the 2005 Elise. None had been built that way at the factory or port at the time, but two current owners were able to get the parts to equip their cars in time for the event. In this case the LSD option package also required adding traction control. Had they just installed the LSD, and left off the TC, they would not have been legal.

I am not up to speed on the Yaris, I just signed up here yesterday to do some research after a meeting our office had with Toyota. But looking at the Yaris page and building a car on the web site, it seems pretty easy to determine which options are factory/port options, and which are dealer. All of the non stock legal parts are the ones the say "**installation not included. See your Toyota dealer for installed pricing".

[ozmdd]

Originally Posted by Jason@SportsCar

No. You are not required to "order" you car with the options. The stock category allows you to "build" your car. However, keep in mind when adding any options, or doing an option package conversion, it must be a 100% addition/conversion. And most importantly the part must have been available from the factory/port for your model/year car . If Toyota said you can not have a RSB with a moon roof, then you would have to delete the moon roof to add the RSB. Also if they offered it as an option on the 2007, but not the 2008, you would be out of luck if you had an 08'.

Example: In very late 2005 (about a month before the Solo Natls) Lotus decided that an LSD was an option on the 2005 Elise. None had been built that way at the factory or port at the time, but two current owners were able to get the parts to equip their cars in time for the event. In this case the LSD option package also required adding traction control. Had they just installed the LSD, and left off the TC, they would not have been legal.

I am not up to speed on the Yaris, I just signed up here yesterday to do some research after a meeting our office had with Toyota. But looking at the Yaris page and building a car on the web site, it seems pretty easy to determine which options are factory/port options, and which are dealer. All of the non stock legal parts are the ones the say "**installation not included. See your Toyota dealer for installed pricing".

Thx for the informed update. We had come to the same conclusion after consulting with the SCCA rules guys, but its nice to have someone who's actually seen the process work give some insight. Welcome to the board!

[Yaris-x]

Just out of curiocity what is you office doing with Toyota?

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by Yaris-x

Just out of curiocity what is you office doing with Toyota?

No comment.

[Yaris-x]

Ok fine...but I did like your article on the Tire Test. It made my happy with my decision on the Star specs. But I do wish you used the RE01R's for bridgestone I have been curious how my tires mount up against them

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by Yaris-x

Ok fine...but I did like your article on the Tire Test. It made my happy with my decision on the Star specs. But I do wish you used the RE01R's for bridgestone I have been curious how my tires mount up against them

We ran the RE01R in our 2008 guide, I liked the feel of it much better than the RE-11, but its not as fast as the current stuff.