Pictures of my SilkRoad coilovers... [Archive] - Toyota Yaris Forums

Gideon

02-18-2009, 10:22 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/hyenaboi/coilovers2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/hyenaboi/coilovers1.jpg

You wanted them ON the car? :laugh:

That comes tomorrow!

Saggio

02-18-2009, 11:02 PM

More pics please!

PETERPOOP

02-18-2009, 11:05 PM

JDM mmmmm

1NZYaris1

02-19-2009, 12:13 AM

:drool: what a tease :thumbup:

edie

02-19-2009, 01:24 AM

Nice coilovers,
Just wondering where you got these from and what spring rates they are? Are they just coilover front with spring shock combination for the rear?

cali yaris

02-19-2009, 02:59 AM

He got them from Micro Image. They are 7k front, 5k rear -- stiff but surprisingly comfortable.

yes, coilover front, spring+shock rear. These have adjustable shock height so you can match your rear shocks to the overall height you set. They also come with adjustable tie rod ends.

botchilah

02-19-2009, 03:52 AM

Nice :) Silk Road = exotic JDM :)

TOUGEghost

02-20-2009, 01:33 AM

He got them from Micro Image. They are 7k front, 5k rear -- stiff but surprisingly comfortable.

Are they on the website? I don't see them. Price?

Gideon

02-20-2009, 01:50 AM

Here's two crappy pictures of them installed:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/hyenaboi/installed.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/hyenaboi/installed2.jpg

I'll take some halfway decent pictures tomorrow.

So far I love them. Rear really isn't as low as it looks, it's not lowered at all IMO, but the dude that installed them for me said he couldn't go any lower or else the springs wouldn't be locked in the perches?

Anyways, thanks Garm! :thumbsup:

blacksandiegovitz

02-20-2009, 02:01 AM

Good shit man !
Obviously you plan on tracking the car right ???

cali yaris

02-20-2009, 02:49 AM

TOUGEghost, I can't advertise the price, PM if interested

botchilah

02-20-2009, 03:17 AM

Looks perfect! Not too low, there's some useful suspension travel left. Too low = ricey

TOUGEghost

02-20-2009, 03:24 AM

TOUGEghost, I can't advertise the price, PM if interested

PM'd you.

I'm also interested in more pictures of the coilovers installed.

PETERPOOP

02-20-2009, 03:31 AM

The front is slammed. You got the hot rod look going on.

TheRealEnth

02-20-2009, 03:39 AM

those are some thick tires..

FunctionSpec

02-20-2009, 05:02 AM

So far I love them. Rear really isn't as low as it looks, it's not lowered at all IMO, but the dude that installed them for me said he couldn't go any lower or else the springs wouldn't be locked in the perches?

You should be able to adjust the rear shock length on the silkroad shorter so that you can go lower in the rear. Springs will fall out of the perches when you get the rear wheels off the ground if you lower the spring collars too low because it doesn't "lock" into place. So if you go lower in the rear, shorten the shock length as well to reduce downward travel of the rear torsion beam.

MicroHB

02-20-2009, 05:24 AM

I have installed these coilovers on someones yaris on this forum and trust me you can go lower in the rear:biggrin:

Gideon

02-20-2009, 06:03 PM

You should be able to adjust the rear shock length on the silkroad shorter so that you can go lower in the rear. Springs will fall out of the perches when you get the rear wheels off the ground if you lower the spring collars too low because it doesn't "lock" into place. So if you go lower in the rear, shorten the shock length as well to reduce downward travel of the rear torsion beam.

Thanks for the help. Yeah, I'm thinking the guy I had install them had no idea about the shocks because it looks like their height wasn't touched at all.

So now it's a lot better in the rear:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/hyenaboi/fixed2.jpg

Saggio

02-20-2009, 07:07 PM

Looks good. What is the size of your wheels and tires and offset?

Gideon

02-20-2009, 11:05 PM

The rims are Volks in itty bitty 14s +45 I think. (Bought them off Garm, that's what he told me. :laugh: ) Tires are 195/60s.

blacksandiegovitz

02-20-2009, 11:17 PM

The rims are Volks in itty bitty 14s +45 I think. (Bought them off Garm, that's what he told me. :laugh: ) Tires are 195/60s.

Oh dang those are those volks , they look real nice w/ those Silkroad coilovers . I gotta get a set of these too .

Gideon

02-20-2009, 11:19 PM

Oh dang those are those volks , they look real nice w/ those Silkroad coilovers . I gotta get a set of these too .

Thanks! Garm certainly hooked me up with them. :biggrin:

I say do it! Nothing less should go on your car! :thumbsup:

Kaotic Lazagna

02-21-2009, 04:48 AM

Thanks for the help. Yeah, I'm thinking the guy I had install them had no idea about the shocks because it looks like their height wasn't touched at all.

So now it's a lot better in the rear:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/hyenaboi/fixed2.jpg

This pic in Natomas? Go lower! :biggrin:

Gideon

02-21-2009, 05:02 PM

This pic in Natomas? Go lower! :biggrin:

Nah, it's in Roseville. Both are way over developed and undersold though! :laugh:

Lower?! I need to get used to driving my car THIS low first, otherwise I'll be buying a new bumper sooner than I want to. :cry:

Kaotic Lazagna

02-22-2009, 01:57 AM

Nah, it's in Roseville. Both are way over developed and undersold though! :laugh:

Lower?! I need to get used to driving my car THIS low first, otherwise I'll be buying a new bumper sooner than I want to. :cry:

You gotta let me ride in it one day. Let me know if you're ever near Sac State or Rancho Cordova. :smile:

Gideon

02-22-2009, 03:32 PM

You gotta let me ride in it one day. Let me know if you're ever near Sac State or Rancho Cordova. :smile:

You bet! You gotta come to one of our mini meets in April that we're trying to get together.

Russelt3hPirate

02-23-2009, 06:22 PM

FYI with the adjustable swaybar endlinks use locktite on the jam nuts. We had one wiggle loose and lost it :(

garm, they aren't tie rod ends they are swaybar endlinks.

Gideon

02-23-2009, 10:36 PM

FYI with the adjustable swaybar endlinks use locktite on the jam nuts. We had one wiggle loose and lost it :(

garm, they aren't tie rod ends they are swaybar endlinks.

Thanks for the tip! That would have sucked. D:

I'll put that on in a few days when it stops raining.

Russelt3hPirate

02-24-2009, 10:39 AM

Thanks for the tip! That would have sucked. D:

I'll put that on in a few days when it stops raining.

trust me it does suck.

haven't had any issues since then.

cali yaris

02-24-2009, 02:59 PM

^ thank you for the correction

Saggio

02-25-2009, 12:43 AM

I love how your wheels look! Love the tall rubber... Hmmmmm

Are they 14x7?

Gideon

02-25-2009, 01:39 AM

Oops forgot the width, yeah definitely not. I wish they were that wide! 5.5" actually.

anonymous user

02-25-2009, 04:41 AM

What was the rationale for buying these? Looks, or performance?

botchilah

02-25-2009, 04:43 AM

looks chunky, like a rally car hehehehe nice!

Nagoya_TRD.

02-26-2009, 08:58 PM

I personally would run a less sidewall tire and go lower for the street.

If you are going to rally or track it, then that setup should do fine.

Gideon

02-27-2009, 02:57 AM

What was the rationale for buying these? Looks, or performance?

I was just looking to get rid of my heavy 17s that I had on my car at the time, and was looking to buy a set of Konig Heliums, either 15" or 16". Garm just so happened to be selling the real deal in 14" so I thought, why not? :biggrin:

Can't beat 6.5 pounds a wheel. :thumbsup:

I personally would run a less sidewall tire and go lower for the street.

If you are going to rally or track it, then that setup should do fine.

Running less sidewall would mean sacrificing performance for tire size. The Falkens I have on there only come in a 195/60 and came highly recommended.

But yeah, it's going to be tracked this summer. :thumbsup: