Yaris Handling

[kimona]

When I bought my '07, I was living in Florida where many highways are grooved (for better traction in rain). Some cars I discovered are really affected by this road surface... and some aren't. The little Yaris got pulled all over the road as it followed the grooves. (BTW, this is a common complaint with the Prius, as well). In addition, the Yaris suffered from terrible highway wander even on smooth roads... and especially in crosswinds. The car was downright scary to drive at highway speeds!

From feedback on our forum, I tried the TRD rear anti-sway bar, which certainly improved handling, but really didn't do much to help with straight-line tracking problems.

I began experimenting with different tyres and finally found tread designs that completely eliminated highway wander.

[Kar98]

Originally Posted by kimona

I began experimenting with different tyres and finally found tread designs that completely eliminated highway wander.

Sure would be helpful to mention which ones you got ;)

[kimona]

Originally Posted by Kar98

Sure would be helpful to mention which ones you got ;)

In the past, I've submitted numerous posts (with details) and none received any interest from other members... whose only REAL solution to the problem was a rear anti-sway bar, which definitely improves handling, but doesn't eliminate highway wander.

You can search for my other threads and posts.

In my experience, the worst tyre for highway wander (on the Yaris) was the Nitto NeoGen and the best was the Zeetex HP102+.
I ran 2 sets of Zeetex tyres. Currently, I'm on my second set of Kumho Ecsta 4x tyres, and they work very well.