Stiffer suspension - same ride height? - Toyota Yaris Forums

fuji · 01-10-2009, 02:23 AM

I would love to have a stiffer more responsive suspension but I am not real thrilled with dropping the ride height. Are there spring spacers???

For example if and Eibach pro kit drops the front and rear by one inch, is there a one inch spacer to regain the original ride height???

DuckinOut · 01-10-2009, 02:45 AM

i remember the pre-hack, someone on here did a whole post on the spring spacer that you have mention but i remember it was for only the rears, not sure about the fronts

ddongbap · 01-10-2009, 03:13 AM

Call up Eibach. They'll do custom stuff like that.

2006fronty · 01-10-2009, 05:51 AM

Maybe you can use the TRD shocks with the stock springs, I don't see why you couldn't.

yarstar · 01-10-2009, 07:57 AM

I put TRD springs on mine, but with the 205/40/17s I had previously installed, I had major rubbing issues. The solution I found was spring rubbers. They brought the car back up some (I used 3/4" rubbers) and solved the rubbing problem. More cool is they stiffened the car up significantly. These are what NASCAR uses to adjust suspension on the fly during a race. If the car is too 'tight' they remove a spring rubber. If it's too 'loose' they add one. They are cheap too. The set (2) I got for the front cost $20 on Ebay. You can get them at a racing supply store too.

The rear I did differently. I go to cycling events and have a Hidden Hitch with a hitch rack on my car and I also take alot of gear with me also. The car was really dropping in the rear under the load, so I got some Monroe Adjustable Air Shocks. These run with @ 30lbs level the car to match the front, and also stiffen it too. When I go to a race, I add air to take the extra weight. I take it out once I'm back home.

Just my redneck way of getting a better suspension cheaply. I run the twisty mountain roads where I live and I needed to be able to keep it on the road better.

thebarber · 01-10-2009, 10:38 AM

i have some eibach prokits 1" drop if you wanna buy 'em...

otherwise TRD or tokico blue shocks w/ stock springs would firm stuff up w/o a change in height...

cali yaris · 01-10-2009, 11:43 AM

OR coilovers set to minimum drop, although I don't know what that is for each brand.

fuji · 01-10-2009, 11:53 PM

Hmmm, thebarber's Eibachs sound good. Calling Eibach for a custom set of psrings. I wonder how much that would cost? Do you guys know anyone who has done this? Any other ideas? Custom machined spacers?

fuji · 01-11-2009, 11:41 AM

I was looking at JC whitney it looks like they have 1" rubber spacers

http://www.jcwhitney.com/Coil-Spring...3419_10101.jcw

With spacers people could fine tune their ride height cheaply. I am just not sure if these can be used on the rear.

MUSKOKA800 · 01-12-2009, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2006fronty

Maybe you can use the TRD shocks with the stock springs, I don't see why you couldn't.

I agree.
Adding TRD shocks / struts to the otherwise standard suspension would definitely stiffen things up and improve handling preformance. Throw in a TRD rear swaybar as well and you'll be good to go at OEM altitude.

CASTREX · 01-12-2009, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fuji

I was looking at JC whitney it looks like they have 1" rubber spacers

http://www.jcwhitney.com/Coil-Spring...3419_10101.jcw

With spacers people could fine tune their ride height cheaply. I am just not sure if these can be used on the rear.

It was Loren (Our local suspension guru) who brought up the subject of the rubber spacers from JC Whitney.

If I remember correctly he ran some of those in the back of his car with the stock springs for some autoX events. They managed to increase the ride height and stiffnes.

And you can use them on the front as well.

You could go for Some Tanabe NF springs (1" drop) + rubber spacers and probably end up pretty close to the stock height.

fuji · 01-13-2009, 05:31 PM

Hmmmm, there appears to be quite a difference in the diameter between the front and rears. I will go to the JCWhitney website to see what size are avaliable. Can anyone help me out with this??

Combining spacers of different widths seems to be a good way of tuning ride height.

Anyone else try this???

YarisSedan · 01-13-2009, 07:53 PM

Why not go with a eibach pro kit its a very light drop and much stiffer than stock. The ride height is already very high. You would have any issues with scraping still. If you are really adamant about keeping stock hight but awnt to have a stiffer ride then go with tokiko blue shocks they have higher valving. Or maybe you could just order some extra bump stops and stack them. I supose that would work too. You could do that for the front and then just order tokiko shocks for the rear only.

01-10-2009, 02:23 AM	#1
fuji Drives: Polar White Yaris HB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Honolulu Posts: 263	Stiffer suspension - same ride height? I would love to have a stiffer more responsive suspension but I am not real thrilled with dropping the ride height. Are there spring spacers??? For example if and Eibach pro kit drops the front and rear by one inch, is there a one inch spacer to regain the original ride height???

01-10-2009, 02:45 AM	#2
DuckinOut QUACK~!!!!! View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 329	i remember the pre-hack, someone on here did a whole post on the spring spacer that you have mention but i remember it was for only the rears, not sure about the fronts __________________ " ... I don't follow, thus i reign *SUPREME* . The only time i follow is when i follow my dreams ... "

01-10-2009, 05:51 AM	#4
2006fronty Drives: 2010 Mazda3 iTouring Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Bernardino Posts: 234	Maybe you can use the TRD shocks with the stock springs, I don't see why you couldn't. __________________

01-10-2009, 07:57 AM	#5
yarstar View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Absolute Red HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 264	I put TRD springs on mine, but with the 205/40/17s I had previously installed, I had major rubbing issues. The solution I found was spring rubbers. They brought the car back up some (I used 3/4" rubbers) and solved the rubbing problem. More cool is they stiffened the car up significantly. These are what NASCAR uses to adjust suspension on the fly during a race. If the car is too 'tight' they remove a spring rubber. If it's too 'loose' they add one. They are cheap too. The set (2) I got for the front cost $20 on Ebay. You can get them at a racing supply store too. The rear I did differently. I go to cycling events and have a Hidden Hitch with a hitch rack on my car and I also take alot of gear with me also. The car was really dropping in the rear under the load, so I got some Monroe Adjustable Air Shocks. These run with @ 30lbs level the car to match the front, and also stiffen it too. When I go to a race, I add air to take the extra weight. I take it out once I'm back home. Just my redneck way of getting a better suspension cheaply. I run the twisty mountain roads where I live and I needed to be able to keep it on the road better. __________________ AEM CAI, NST Pulleys/SSK, WR 4-2-1 Header, TRD axelback, R1 Concept Rotors, TRD Sway Bar, Nitto Rear Strut Bar, Cusco GT-Zero Coilovers, 1ZZ-FE 1.8L TB

01-10-2009, 10:38 AM	#6
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	i have some eibach prokits 1" drop if you wanna buy 'em... otherwise TRD or tokico blue shocks w/ stock springs would firm stuff up w/o a change in height... __________________

01-10-2009, 03:13 AM	#3
ddongbap Banned Drives: yw calls me douche and racist. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: hay Posts: 2,183	Call up Eibach. They'll do custom stuff like that.

01-10-2009, 11:43 AM	#7
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01-10-2009, 11:53 PM	#8
fuji Drives: Polar White Yaris HB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Honolulu Posts: 263	Hmmm, thebarber's Eibachs sound good. Calling Eibach for a custom set of psrings. I wonder how much that would cost? Do you guys know anyone who has done this? Any other ideas? Custom machined spacers?

01-11-2009, 11:41 AM	#9
fuji Drives: Polar White Yaris HB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Honolulu Posts: 263	I was looking at JC whitney it looks like they have 1" rubber spacers http://www.jcwhitney.com/Coil-Spring...3419_10101.jcw With spacers people could fine tune their ride height cheaply. I am just not sure if these can be used on the rear.

01-13-2009, 05:31 PM	#12
fuji Drives: Polar White Yaris HB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Honolulu Posts: 263	Hmmmm, there appears to be quite a difference in the diameter between the front and rears. I will go to the JCWhitney website to see what size are avaliable. Can anyone help me out with this?? Combining spacers of different widths seems to be a good way of tuning ride height. Anyone else try this???

01-13-2009, 07:53 PM	#13
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	Why not go with a eibach pro kit its a very light drop and much stiffer than stock. The ride height is already very high. You would have any issues with scraping still. If you are really adamant about keeping stock hight but awnt to have a stiffer ride then go with tokiko blue shocks they have higher valving. Or maybe you could just order some extra bump stops and stack them. I supose that would work too. You could do that for the front and then just order tokiko shocks for the rear only. __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3210549

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