tigertecs...hmm - Toyota Yaris Forums

msfire671 · 06-17-2010, 11:47 PM

Hello everyone!

So I got my tigertechs installed maybe 2-3 months ago....I started to notice that the back seems a bit lower than the front, so I figured I had too much junk in my trunk and decided to take out my subs, (thought that would make a difference).

Obviously not, could it be that the springs were installed the wrong way or was there something else that should of been done. Friends of mine did it and I took it to them twice to check it out...but all was well.

I'm really hoping that I could get some advise, if nothing helps I may just go back to stock

(which I reallly don't want)...

PLEASE HELP.

cali yaris · 06-18-2010, 12:38 AM

got pictures from underneath? Need to see if they weren't installed backwards.

also, hatchback or sedan?

msfire671 · 06-18-2010, 07:04 AM

sedan...ill get some pictures soon.

cali yaris · 06-18-2010, 09:16 AM

I think everyone who installs aftermarket springs in the sedan/vios gets a little lower height in back. This seems to be true regardless of the brand of spring. I believe there is a thread for spacers to fix the problem.

Kamikaze1987 · 06-18-2010, 10:15 AM

I agree with the drop issues on the rear of the sedan... i got a drop of around 2.5" in the rear with the tigertec/tokico blue combo... probably gonna have to remove my hub spacers cuz im rubbin my 17s on almost every bump :(

thebarber · 06-18-2010, 10:46 AM

more weight over the rear wheels w/ a sedan. 2 feet more of body overhanging the rear wheels...not sure why everyone is surprised when lowering springs for the yaris drop the sedan more in the rear than on a hatchback - - all the springs say they're universal for the yaris, but i think were designed on/for the hatch?

cali yaris · 06-18-2010, 12:01 PM

^ Yeah they probably were, but it's still a problem I'd like to attend to. I can't find the thread about the spring spacers. Maybe we should make some

RacerFreakXXX · 06-18-2010, 12:19 PM

Can't you buy something that sits under the rear springs to raise the height

ezhacker1 · 06-18-2010, 01:25 PM

id like the ride height adjuster thing that coilovers have, The twisty ring thing....its early and iv been study for an accounting exam, cant get my mind to use words correctly.

Arkhangel · 06-18-2010, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebarber

more weight over the rear wheels w/ a sedan. 2 feet more of body overhanging the rear wheels...not sure why everyone is surprised when lowering springs for the yaris drop the sedan more in the rear than on a hatchback - - all the springs say they're universal for the yaris, but i think were designed on/for the hatch?

Well its a bit confusing for some of us since we keep hearing the sedan is lighter then the Hatch...

thebarber · 06-18-2010, 02:26 PM

lighter overall? maybe

but just look at the shear number of components supported by the rear suspension...

33OH · 06-21-2010, 08:53 PM

Spring stabilizers will raise it a bit, and also make it stiffer. Or you can do what I did and lower the front to match the rear with spring compressors. (the leave-in, mini kind.) Both options are under $20.

06-17-2010, 11:47 PM	#1
msfire671 ONE LOVE...YARiS LOVE!!! View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 671 Posts: 243	tigertecs...hmm Hello everyone! So I got my tigertechs installed maybe 2-3 months ago....I started to notice that the back seems a bit lower than the front, so I figured I had too much junk in my trunk and decided to take out my subs, (thought that would make a difference). Obviously not, could it be that the springs were installed the wrong way or was there something else that should of been done. Friends of mine did it and I took it to them twice to check it out...but all was well. I'm really hoping that I could get some advise, if nothing helps I may just go back to stock (which I reallly don't want)... PLEASE HELP.

06-18-2010, 12:38 AM	#2
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	got pictures from underneath? Need to see if they weren't installed backwards. also, hatchback or sedan? __________________ 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.

06-18-2010, 09:16 AM	#4
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	I think everyone who installs aftermarket springs in the sedan/vios gets a little lower height in back. This seems to be true regardless of the brand of spring. I believe there is a thread for spacers to fix the problem. __________________ 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.

06-18-2010, 10:46 AM	#6
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	more weight over the rear wheels w/ a sedan. 2 feet more of body overhanging the rear wheels...not sure why everyone is surprised when lowering springs for the yaris drop the sedan more in the rear than on a hatchback - - all the springs say they're universal for the yaris, but i think were designed on/for the hatch? __________________

06-18-2010, 12:01 PM	#7
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	^ Yeah they probably were, but it's still a problem I'd like to attend to. I can't find the thread about the spring spacers. Maybe we should make some __________________ 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.

06-18-2010, 07:04 AM	#3
msfire671 ONE LOVE...YARiS LOVE!!! View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 671 Posts: 243	sedan...ill get some pictures soon.

06-18-2010, 10:15 AM	#5
Kamikaze1987 Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan S Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ontario, Cali Posts: 17	I agree with the drop issues on the rear of the sedan... i got a drop of around 2.5" in the rear with the tigertec/tokico blue combo... probably gonna have to remove my hub spacers cuz im rubbin my 17s on almost every bump :(

06-18-2010, 12:19 PM	#8
RacerFreakXXX JDM Fred View User's Garage Drives: 06 Mazda Miata Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somers NY Posts: 787	Can't you buy something that sits under the rear springs to raise the height __________________ 1990 Mazda Miata... I miss my Yaris

06-18-2010, 01:25 PM	#9
ezhacker1 Drives: Decepticon - Ravage Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,462	id like the ride height adjuster thing that coilovers have, The twisty ring thing....its early and iv been study for an accounting exam, cant get my mind to use words correctly. __________________ Check out my Build thread: http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52274

06-18-2010, 02:26 PM	#11
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	lighter overall? maybe but just look at the shear number of components supported by the rear suspension... __________________

06-21-2010, 08:53 PM	#12
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	Spring stabilizers will raise it a bit, and also make it stiffer. Or you can do what I did and lower the front to match the rear with spring compressors. (the leave-in, mini kind.) Both options are under $20.

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