T Montague's 2zr swap - '08 m/t sedan some extra info

[tmontague]

Originally Posted by CrankyOldMan

Congrats! Super stoked to see you getting back in to the groove.

The hoarder in me wants to keep those wire harnesses "just in case I need them", but good on you for sorting them out!

Thanks Sam - FWIW I have kept all of the electrical that I stripped out. plan on keeping it in a bin in case I need pins or connectors in the future. I have already used some of it when I needed wire to fix the speedometer and dash warning lights.

Originally Posted by 06YarisRS

So you're pretty convinced that I'd be ok with the Sport Comps on my 5.5" rims? Do you have any other brand suggestions for a 195/55R15 tire before I get deeped into this? I've been turning a little sharper lately and there doesn't seem to be any adverse handling even with the cheap tires I have on the car which are 195/60R15s. I think a 55 tire might improve handling a bit, especially if it had a stiffer wall. Here is a comparison between my current tires and a 55 tire. I might notice a tiny bit better acceleration as well with the slightly smaller tire diameter. What I'd really like is a 205 or 215 tire but that would definitely necessitate wider wheels.

The BFG's should be fine on a 5.5" wide, it is at the limit but won't negate the benefit of those tires, they are fairly stiff and perform very well in wet conditions with a very predictable breakaway.

That said, I don't know if you really would benefit from shelling out cash for the tires right now if you are not finding the limits of your current rubber. They will just wear out faster than your current set up without utilising their full potential

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by tmontague

The BFG's should be fine on a 5.5" wide, it is at the limit but won't negate the benefit of those tires, they are fairly stiff and perform very well in wet conditions with a very predictable breakaway.

That said, I don't know if you really would benefit from shelling out cash for the tires right now if you are not finding the limits of your current rubber. They will just wear out faster than your current set up without utilising their full potential

You might be right. The tires on there now make the car handle adequately, so I may just keep them until they wear down a bit. When I replace them, I'll go for a performance oriented 55 tire. If I had gobs of cash and felt like blowing it, I'd have the factoy alloys widened an inch or and inch and a half and put a nice chunky 205 or 215 tire on there. All assuming of course that there'd be the appropriate amount of clearance with the stock offset. I'm not sure how wide a tire would have to be to start degrading performance (losing traction) on such a light car as the Yaris.