Coilovers - Toyota Yaris Forums

Yoda · 10-19-2011, 08:33 PM

I am not a suspension buff so I leave it you, the experts. Looking for a set of coilovers for my DD. Its never gonna see the track again but maybe the drag strip. Any suggestions?

Black_griffin6 · 10-19-2011, 09:02 PM

What are you looking for out of your suspension? If you're just looking to lower the car, I would suggest lowering springs.

Lowering springs are cheaper then coilovers, and will lower your car like coilovers but you will need new shocks as well to compensate for the stiffer springs, and also once you put the new springs on that's how the ride height is, you can't make it lower or higher unless you put on different springs. (You can probably get lowering springs and sport shocks for around 500 bucks.)

Coilovers are much more expensive but give you the ability to adjust your ride height, some may be too hard for a DD, others may give you better ride quality then before. (Be prepared to pay $1,000 or more for some really good coilovers though.)
Some coilovers even give you the option of adjusting dampening or other settings.

It depends on what you want really and how much money you want to spend.
Personally, I would like to eventually enter my Yaris in Autocross, so i'm planning on getting some Silk road coilovers.
Either will work really, but it depends on what you want out of your suspension.

JumpmanYaris · 10-19-2011, 10:19 PM

Megan EZ streets 535 shipped. Google is a very usefull tool

cali yaris · 10-20-2011, 12:24 AM

^ Link please

Yoda · 10-20-2011, 09:23 AM

This is just for street use. I already have lowering springs and was thinking coilovers for a more spirited drive. Not looking for anything crazy cause it am no longer racing. So maybe I should be looking at shocks then?

vten · 10-20-2011, 11:42 AM

I have tanabe df210 and the stock struts... I like how the springs set , but for me the spring rate is a little too soft... especialy the front. And to get a new set of struts is about $400 for the blue tokico and about $900 for the red one ...that's why Im getting a new set of coilover from Garm in a day or two.

at least with the coilover you have the options either for a dd or spirited race :D

cali yaris · 10-20-2011, 11:45 AM

^ And you can set your height exactly where you want it.

vten · 10-20-2011, 11:59 AM

^^ did you get my last email Garm ? ( hint : bbk n coilover :D)

JumpmanYaris · 10-20-2011, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cali yaris

^ Link please

There isn't any Garm but just tossed it out there but I actually had to make a account on Honda Tech so I could get it trough a vendor since she had to get on contact with me

Yoda · 10-20-2011, 01:59 PM

But which one do I pick... What coilovers are best for my application?

fnkngrv · 10-20-2011, 02:25 PM

You could also ping jpadua. He has the AMR coilovers on his ride and he says that he loves them. According to Andy, the owner of AMR, Jay is tweaking around with his all of the time. I am pretty sure that next spring I will be purchasing the AMRs myself as I have been very pleased with the AMR lowered springs that I have had on for about a year and a half.

http://www.amrengineering.com/proddetail.html?veid=95

Thirty-Nine · 10-20-2011, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoda

But which one do I pick... What coilovers are best for my application?

Here's my two cents:

For coilovers, I'd go Tein. They'll likely ride the best (e.g. not a hard-core track setup). I had the Megan Racing coilovers and will never buy another Megan Racing product again. Poor customer service, extremely stiff, and low-quality springs. My paint was flaking off on them after a year and springs were rusting (that's living in a place that doesn't get snow or use salt on roads).

If you decide you don't want adjustable coilovers, I'd go with Tein S-Techs on Tokico HPs.

Yoda · 10-20-2011, 03:13 PM

Hmmm thinking. Anyone else

ilikerice · 10-20-2011, 03:17 PM

just a matter of opinion and preference and how much money you got. Both are reputable name brands and Garm sells both.

I personally like the stiffness of my megans and have had them almost a year now, springs are still in good shape. i like how they adjust dampening to extreamly hard to mildly hard.. lol..

Yoda · 10-21-2011, 03:11 PM

I am thinking the Megan now. It might by pass my skill set to install them tho. I mean how hard could it really be?

cali yaris · 10-21-2011, 03:47 PM

Quote:

^^ did you get my last email Garm ? ( hint : bbk n coilover :D)

yep, and got back to you - twice.

cali yaris · 10-21-2011, 03:50 PM

AMR @ $1500 is very steep. There is just no reason to spend that kind of money on a street car. Just my opinion. If you want to spend $1500, I have Cusco 03's, KW Var. 3, Silk Road (which I have on my own car) etc. which are amazing set ups.

I think Andy got a bad set of Megans, honestly. I haven't had that kind of feedback and we've sold a ton of them. Teins are a great street ride coilover.

As for installation difficulty, the rears are super easy (it's not a coilover back there, just a shock and a spring). The fronts, you need a couple of tools or an impact wrench to do this without trouble. You will re-use some of your stock strut parts (hat, bearing), also. So some preparation and study will make the job a LOT easier.

thebarber · 10-21-2011, 04:11 PM

just get springs and shocks

coilovers are pretty firm for a DD (often)

10-19-2011, 08:33 PM	#1
Yoda Drives: 2008 Black Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 966	Coilovers I am not a suspension buff so I leave it you, the experts. Looking for a set of coilovers for my DD. Its never gonna see the track again but maybe the drag strip. Any suggestions?

10-20-2011, 12:24 AM	#4
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	^ Link please __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

10-20-2011, 11:45 AM	#7
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	^ And you can set your height exactly where you want it. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

10-20-2011, 02:25 PM	#11
fnkngrv Mr. 155 and climbing View User's Garage Drives: Seriously Modded 07 Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In The Hotbox Posts: 4,742	You could also ping jpadua. He has the AMR coilovers on his ride and he says that he loves them. According to Andy, the owner of AMR, Jay is tweaking around with his all of the time. I am pretty sure that next spring I will be purchasing the AMRs myself as I have been very pleased with the AMR lowered springs that I have had on for about a year and a half. http://www.amrengineering.com/proddetail.html?veid=95 __________________ Team Tiamat Racing on Facebook Youtube Channel: Team Tiamat Racing *Class record holder in Land Speed @ 154.5mph for 1.5 mile and 145.5mph in the mile in the F (2.016 to 3.014 L), G (1.524 to 2.015 L), and H (1.016 to 1.523 L) classes.*

10-20-2011, 03:17 PM	#14
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	just a matter of opinion and preference and how much money you got. Both are reputable name brands and Garm sells both. I personally like the stiffness of my megans and have had them almost a year now, springs are still in good shape. i like how they adjust dampening to extreamly hard to mildly hard.. lol.. __________________ -Derrick- "Racing is important to men who do it well. When you're racing... It's life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting."

10-19-2011, 09:02 PM	#2
Black_griffin6 View User's Garage Drives: 09 Meteoric Metallic 3 door HB Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Atlanta Georgia Posts: 419	What are you looking for out of your suspension? If you're just looking to lower the car, I would suggest lowering springs. Lowering springs are cheaper then coilovers, and will lower your car like coilovers but you will need new shocks as well to compensate for the stiffer springs, and also once you put the new springs on that's how the ride height is, you can't make it lower or higher unless you put on different springs. (You can probably get lowering springs and sport shocks for around 500 bucks.) Coilovers are much more expensive but give you the ability to adjust your ride height, some may be too hard for a DD, others may give you better ride quality then before. (Be prepared to pay $1,000 or more for some really good coilovers though.) Some coilovers even give you the option of adjusting dampening or other settings. It depends on what you want really and how much money you want to spend. Personally, I would like to eventually enter my Yaris in Autocross, so i'm planning on getting some Silk road coilovers. Either will work really, but it depends on what you want out of your suspension.

10-20-2011, 09:23 AM	#5
Yoda Drives: 2008 Black Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 966	This is just for street use. I already have lowering springs and was thinking coilovers for a more spirited drive. Not looking for anything crazy cause it am no longer racing. So maybe I should be looking at shocks then?

10-20-2011, 11:42 AM	#6
vten Drives: red bare bone yaris hb 3dr Join Date: May 2009 Location: columbus Posts: 1,022	I have tanabe df210 and the stock struts... I like how the springs set , but for me the spring rate is a little too soft... especialy the front. And to get a new set of struts is about $400 for the blue tokico and about $900 for the red one ...that's why Im getting a new set of coilover from Garm in a day or two. at least with the coilover you have the options either for a dd or spirited race :D

10-20-2011, 11:59 AM	#8
vten Drives: red bare bone yaris hb 3dr Join Date: May 2009 Location: columbus Posts: 1,022	^^ did you get my last email Garm ? ( hint : bbk n coilover :D)

10-20-2011, 01:59 PM	#10
Yoda Drives: 2008 Black Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 966	But which one do I pick... What coilovers are best for my application?

10-20-2011, 03:13 PM	#13
Yoda Drives: 2008 Black Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 966	Hmmm thinking. Anyone else

10-21-2011, 03:11 PM	#15
Yoda Drives: 2008 Black Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 966	I am thinking the Megan now. It might by pass my skill set to install them tho. I mean how hard could it really be?

10-21-2011, 03:50 PM	#17
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	AMR @ $1500 is very steep. There is just no reason to spend that kind of money on a street car. Just my opinion. If you want to spend $1500, I have Cusco 03's, KW Var. 3, Silk Road (which I have on my own car) etc. which are amazing set ups. I think Andy got a bad set of Megans, honestly. I haven't had that kind of feedback and we've sold a ton of them. Teins are a great street ride coilover. As for installation difficulty, the rears are super easy (it's not a coilover back there, just a shock and a spring). The fronts, you need a couple of tools or an impact wrench to do this without trouble. You will re-use some of your stock strut parts (hat, bearing), also. So some preparation and study will make the job a LOT easier. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

10-21-2011, 04:11 PM	#18
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	just get springs and shocks coilovers are pretty firm for a DD (often) __________________

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