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12-13-2006, 07:19 AM | #19 |
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I would like to see what's available for adjusting the rear as well. As the car sits now, my Yaris tends to kick the rear out on turns if I take them too fast. I'm thinking that a better shock/strut setup would be good first. I thought about a front sway bar, but I think that'll just make me plow into the corner.
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12-13-2006, 08:50 AM | #20 |
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I'm stil not cofortable enough to really push the car round the corners yet, though I did go round a relatively sharp curve on the highway today roaring away in third gear... Big fat tires and stiff suspension certainly help, but it was stuck to the ground and felt quite stable. Felt damn good too
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Front strut tower bars do nothing for the Yaris. Look how close the top of the strut is to the firewall! They only add weight... The limited amount of body flex our very ridged cars do have wont be noticeable until you replace all the soft rubber bushing with race only metal bushings. The strut tower bar is just a favorite of the ricer crowd do to it's low cost and ease of installation, your suspension dollars will be better spent elsewhere on the NCP91 chassis. Also, a swaybar is just a stretched out spring... Randomly adding more swaybar wont help much. You really need to plan out suspension modifications with a good solid goal in mind. If you want a sportier driving experience, upgrade to a performance suspension setup by HKS, Cuscu, Tein or TRD. The right spring/shock setup will more than likely solve any issues. Only after those are sorted out should you start thinking about loosening or tightening up the car with a swaybar. Look at what TRD Japan offers for their spec Vitz/Yaris race cars... No swaybar. No strut tower bar. Only Bushings, Springs and Struts/shocks. I'm not saying swaybars are bad/useless, but they shouldn't be your first suspension modification.
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12-19-2006, 02:29 PM | #22 |
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sway bars are far from perfect as they are a band aid, designed to help super soft springs do a better job.
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12-23-2006, 11:01 AM | #23 |
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Well sway bars are a tuning device. But anyways what would u guys compare the trd struts and springs to?
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12-23-2006, 02:10 PM | #24 |
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Not really sure what to compare them to... all I know is that there is absolutely no comparison between that suspension and the stock suspension. Way, way stiffer. Byebye ride quality, hello to staying flat in the turns.
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12-25-2006, 11:02 PM | #25 |
Start another Oil Thread!
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snap oversteer is your enemy
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01-12-2007, 03:41 AM | #26 |
Progress Rear Sway Bar Pre-Order
I'm hosting a pre-order special for the new Progress Rear Sway Bar:
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...7787#post47787 |
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12-05-2009, 06:04 PM | #27 |
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I bought my Yaris in September 2009. I installed a TRD rear anti-sway bar and it improved the handling significantly. Less understeer.
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