Thinking about getting a yaris

[sv650steve]

I've got my plan pretty much figured out. When i get the car i'll do MI springs and rear swaybar first. How long do the factory shocks last? Will i be ok swapping springs at 100k ish miles thats what most of the cars i see on craigslist have. Also where do i get the flanges for the corolla manifold? Is there a right up on this? I have 3 or 4 junk yards i can hit and try to find some.

[invader166]

Originally Posted by sv650steve

...Also where do i get the flanges for the corolla manifold? Is there a right up on this? I have 3 or 4 junk yards i can hit and try to find some.

I'm nearing completion of my very own Corolla intake manifold, that I'm adapting to work on a Yaris, but progress is slow since this is just a side project for me. I only worked on it when I had some spare time and access to a workshop.

I've reached the point where I just need a welder to weld up a couple of flanges on the Corolla manifold, and I should be done. However, this is all still just prototype since I have no idea if it's going to clear the other engine bay components. (dip-stick, starter, etc.) Further modification might be required.

Still, so far, it hasn't been as hard of a project as I originally thought. (...or as expensive for that matter...)

I might be wrong, but I think another forum user, Rigaud, has already completed one and is currently using it on his car.

[sv650steve]

I did more research and I'm not going to try to fabricate a manifold, it's been done already. I'll probably just do the springs, sway bar, exhaust, and then get the lightweight flywheel, because it seems like they are surefire ways of getting some pep and what i want the car to be. Thanks for all the input guys. I'm not looking for a car. I found one for $3900 with 140k miles on it, seems in good shape, is that a fair price? The guy seems really firm on it.

[tmontague]

I swapped my springs at 135,000km no issues. You can do it whenever. I also replaced my stock shocks/struts w/ new oem ones at 135,000km and to be honest the old ones were a little easier to move than the new ones but they were far from worn out. The Yaris is easy on suspension and I'd say you could get 150,000km out of stock shock no issue.

Once lowering springs are installed this can lead to premature wear of stock shocks due to bottoming out. My recommendation, keep the bump stocks and don't cut them. Sure, you may hit the bump stops earlier and lose an inch or 2 of travel (depending on how many inches you lower) but you'll have the bump stop to save your shock/strut from taking the impact. I only cut my front bump stop by about half an inch and still have a lot left on it to save the shock/strut. No issues hitting bump stops during my rough daily commute on high speed highway wallows.

You should still be fine to get at least 80,000km on oem shocks with lowering springs assuming you don't load the car up with a ton of people or weight and you keep the bump stops stock.

I just installed Tokiko blues on the rear only as I wanted to see if this reduces under steer and I also couldn't find the front's for my Yaris (also lacked the funds). The front's are KYB's I believe and have about 15,000km on them and are fine. I still have the rears I just replaced if you want to buy them off me for cheap down the road.