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Old 06-05-2011, 07:13 AM   #235
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What about adding a 3rd hole between the 2 stock holes?
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Old 06-16-2011, 12:11 AM   #236
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This has got to be the most "eye-opening" thread I've read so far. I'll look under my car about this. Thanks guys.
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Old 06-18-2011, 04:59 PM   #237
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So I work at a new shop now that has a hunter laser alignment machine and put my car on it and checked the spec for the rear alignment after doing this mod. Surprisingly all my rear specs for caster camber and toe were all within green and very close to perfect. Its been awile since I had an alignment and my mods in the back are trd springs swaybar and this rear mod. So apparently shifting it does correct alignment issues from lowering the car.
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Old 06-19-2011, 12:02 AM   #238
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So I work at a new shop now that has a hunter laser alignment machine and put my car on it and checked the spec for the rear alignment after doing this mod. Surprisingly all my rear specs for caster camber and toe were all within green and very close to perfect. Its been awile since I had an alignment and my mods in the back are trd springs swaybar and this rear mod. So apparently shifting it does correct alignment issues from lowering the car.
Does the rear axle hit your rear lower tie bar? I want to re-try this "mod", but I'm pretty low on S.Tech's, and I don't want the axle hitting my rear lower tie bar.
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Old 06-19-2011, 12:10 AM   #239
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Should be more worried hitting your gas tank... So I've heard.
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Old 06-19-2011, 01:13 AM   #240
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Ive taken my rear lower tie bar few days after doing this mod due to it hitting it on bumps.
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Old 06-19-2011, 01:50 AM   #241
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Should be more worried hitting your gas tank... So I've heard.
hahaha, yeah, I was just wondering if it was touching/hitting the tie bar, since it was, then for sure it would be hitting the gas tank. Looks like I won't be re-trying this "mod" again.
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Old 06-19-2011, 02:19 AM   #242
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Ive only hit my gas tank maybe twice and only on a really huge bump with the car really loaded when i had my factory shocks. Once switching to tokikos i havent had issues since.
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Old 06-19-2011, 02:23 AM   #243
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Ive only hit my gas tank maybe twice and only on a really huge bump with the car really loaded when i had my factory shocks. Once switching to tokikos i havent had issues since.
Are you on the Blues or Reds? Also, I'm lower than you and only on TRD shocks, so it's not as dampened as yours =\
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Old 04-03-2012, 08:55 AM   #244
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Sorry to revive a 10 month old thread but I just got a Yaris LB with M2 lowering springs and am interested to see if anyone can provide any long-term update on this mod.

1) Any solution to the rubbing talked about in this thread?
2) Are you using aftermarket struts/shocks?

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Old 04-03-2012, 09:15 AM   #245
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I've been running this mod for over a year with well over 40,000 miles of Michigan roads. I have stock shocks and DF210 springs. The rear springs have rubber inserts to stiffen the back up. The inserts fixed the rubbing of the suspension member on the fuel tank. Also, when I took the car in for an alignment, there were no changes that needed to be made.
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Old 04-03-2012, 06:11 PM   #246
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I moved mine back to the stock holes until I could get some bump stops. Then I started autocrossing the car and I really like how the car handles as is, so I decided to leave it. It enters the corners very predictably and if I trail brake int the corner I can get the rear to rotate for me. When the rear rotates, it is so controlled and predictable that I didn't want to take the chance of messing that up. By the way I have a 2008 3door LB with Megan Racing coil-overs, UltraRacing rear brace, and A rear swaybar that I think is 22 mm. For racing I turn the rear dampers all the wy up.
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Old 04-23-2012, 03:45 PM   #247
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so for those who have had problems, are your running a full interior or have you removed any rear interior pieces?
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Old 04-24-2012, 03:15 AM   #248
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I am running stock interior, including spare tire.
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Old 04-27-2012, 11:30 AM   #249
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i think that the upper holes are for the 4wd version
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Wait, what? AWD? Which country?
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Old 07-23-2014, 09:12 AM   #251
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Wait, what? AWD? Which country?
japan, and other countries that get Japanese cars. Toyota, and other Japanese car companies give their home market a hell of a lot more toys than they give us.
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Old 07-25-2014, 08:56 AM   #252
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japan, and other countries that get Japanese cars. Toyota, and other Japanese car companies give their home market a hell of a lot more toys than they give us.
Well then, bless the Japanese for giving me the only toy I need. It's the lightest car I've ever driven (with exception to Smart, but that's a different price bracket), and I've lived in Europe.

Anyone know how much heavier the AWD version is?
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