Lowering Help - Toyota Yaris Forums

CASTREX · 03-27-2007, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by atticusrex

The guy I work with suggested Low profile tires instead of changing the springs.
-Atticus

Wrong! you have to keep the overall diam of your tire. Meaning that low profile tires are for bigger rims.

If you just want a little drop to close that fender gap, you should go for the Tanabes NF's not the DF's or the TRD springs (more $$$) .
Those are just 1" drop. Regarding the strut bar... it depends on the way you drive and the roads you have there... You won't feel a difference driving on straight line or on your daily commute.

Black Yaris · 03-28-2007, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by CASTREX

Wrong! you have to keep the overall diam of your tire.

Then why do you have a tire that is so much smaller than the stock diameter? 205/55R15 would have been almost dead on

CASTREX · 03-28-2007, 11:37 AM

The diff is close to 3% (not remember exactly)... according to a tire size calculator.

Not sure if has anything to do with this tires (Hankooks RS-2) but when you put them side to side with the OEM alloys on the OEM Potenzas you CAN'T notice a difference in height. It might be there but I can tell you is minimal.

atticusrex, on the first post mention a 1" drop by reducing tire profile... that's something else.

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03-28-2007, 11:37 AM	#3
CASTREX Who said Yaris was slow? View User's Garage Drives: Yaris T-Sport 2008 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Costa Rica Posts: 1,287	The diff is close to 3% (not remember exactly)... according to a tire size calculator. Not sure if has anything to do with this tires (Hankooks RS-2) but when you put them side to side with the OEM alloys on the OEM Potenzas you CAN'T notice a difference in height. It might be there but I can tell you is minimal. atticusrex, on the first post mention a 1" drop by reducing tire profile... that's something else.