Does your Yaris get battered around in wind?

[iwantayarisnyc]

driving down highway at 60-70 miles, reallllly windy day, felt like my yaris was being played like a toy

[dvlnblkdrs]

lower it n add a rear sway bar.. will fix that in a jiff

[SamtheSoldier]

happens to my car all the time on the way to vegas

[Revsson]

My old Geo Metro was even worse, especially with bad tires.
Geo Metro curb weight around 1700 lbs.
Toyota Yaris curb weight around 2300 lbs.
At least there is a little more weight. :tongue:

[ddongbap]

We needz mor don phorse.

[Rain]

It does. I drove to Palm Springs and the wind was so strong I was getting pushed into another lane. lol.

[Black Yaris]

Try driving a box.... I am lowered and 3 inches wider in the rear and 2 inches wider in the front and the wind still sux

[seth_man]

i used to get blow all over the place back when it was stock but now with the coilovers, sway bar and wider tires it stays where i want it.

[SailDesign]

I drive ove r a high 2-mile-long bridge over the open water every day, and the wind can be a biyatch. I fixed it by going to 16" wheels and lowerr and stiffer sidewalls. No worries now.

[YAR1S]

the wind whacks my yaris around too. I also find that my yaris' tires fall in the grooves made by heavy trucks and it pulls the car in odd directions at times.

[iwantayarisnyc]

thanks everyone for the inputs! can anyone tell me which sway bar should i use?

[SilverBack]

Yeah for sure it does! Kinda scary sometimes when a quick gust comes out of nowhere and t-bones mine on the freeway...

[puetato89]

Yeah for sure it does! Kinda scary sometimes when a quick gust comes out of nowhere and t-bones mine on the freeway...


Lmfao..... that used to happen 2 me a lot especially on the highway going about 80

[Treyz]

Used to untill I lowered my center of gravity.

[dvlnblkdrs]

trd sway bar... seems to have the very best reviews and the only one that goes where it does...

[1NZYaris1]

Get The TRD one , real easy to install as well.:thumbsup:

[Thej3sta2]

i lowered my center of gravity and it still gets kinds pushy but yeah a significant drop in woble from the gustss.

[KCALB SIRAY]

Try driving a box.... I am lowered and 3 inches wider in the rear and 2 inches wider in the front and the wind still sux
Same happened to me with my lifted Jeep, I understand your pain.

i used to get blow all over the place back when it was stock but now with the coilovers, sway bar and wider tires it stays where i want it.
Cocaine is not the answer my friend

thanks everyone for the inputs! can anyone tell me which sway bar should i use?

TRD for sure

[MUSKOKA800]

Add a TRD rear sway bar. It should be there from the factory just for the added safety and driver confidence.

[songa]

what exactly does the trd sway bar do to help w/wind?

[dvlnblkdrs]

it connects under the car to each side of the frame.. holds it all together to stop the swaying a bit..

[MUSKOKA800]

what exactly does the trd sway bar do to help w/wind?


Can't explain why, just know it works.
I installed mine weeks before lowering the car and can definitely say the sway-bar makes the biggest difference.

[talnlnky]

all you people who have those sway bars should driver through Hwy 84 parallel to the Columbia river on the Washington/Oregon boarder... Oh man... when you start driving through that Columbia river gorge... it can get hella windy...

Surprisingly, right now weather sites are reporting that the gorge is calm... I've driven through it about 20 times in my life, most in the past 9 months and it's never been calm.

Its not unheard of for there to be gusts of 50mph there. The Columbia river gorge is the World Capitol of Wind Sailing after all.


When you driver through the gorge... its wierd, cause it'll be calm... and then BAM! huge gust... and then its gone. Its like guerrilla attacks on your car. its not like a constant wind. It literally will make even large vehicles' rear ends swirve about.


The first time I drove my yaris round trip throught the gorge... I got worse milage going slower going downhill, than I did going 10mph faster going uphill by about 4 mpg... All because of the wind. 60 vs 70mph.

The portland area members most def know what i'm talking about.

[bobobitch]

does anyone know anything about the GT SPEC sway bars and chasis braces?

[bobobitch]

also is a 2 in drop ok if i have 18s?? i cant tell if it would be or not.

[Twistoffate0817]

Mine does not get pushed around a lot, but on windy days I can definetly feel it.

[LtNoogie]

I have the trd shocks,struts,springs and sway bar and I still get blown around a little bit but not as bad as my other yaris that is stock. That one is terrible and sometimes scary.:laugh:

You have two Yarii?

[texkid]

I dropped mine and it made a significant difference. Especially on I-10 with all those 18-wheelers racing through Houston.

[GuySmily]

I have the trd shocks,struts,springs and sway bar and I still get blown around a little bit but not as bad as my other yaris that is stock. That one is terrible and sometimes scary.:laugh:

Wow, my girlfriend and I felt like the Sportivo set was GREAT. No more issues with wind. Anyone from Cali familiar with 680? Crazy wind there. The shocks/springs resolved all tippy feelings. Of course you can still feel the wind, but the yaris feels just as stable as my mr2 after having the Sportivo stuff installed. We didn't even do the sway bar.