Too low to go

[Got Mine]

I know I am a newbie here and most of the time I be just sitting back watching everyones post and drooling over the Mods..
Now it is my turn....
I come from a long history of trucks and my philosophy is " If you can't walk under it, it is to low to go.
I am getting ready to install a light duty hitch on my 5dr LB ( I plan on hauling a Vespa scoot around and a few other light objects) and my request is simple...
How do I get this thing up?:iono:
Longer stiffer spring? ( where to get them )
Air shocks? ( again where?)
Coil spring spacers like I had on my 4Runner ( again where?)
My ultimate goal is to get it up about 6" install a front brush guard and install a spare tire carrier over the liftback, much like the older Pathfinders.
Thanks in advance from hopefully the first Yaris micro SUV...

[AlexNet0]

up?...

suppose you could get airbags and leave them all the way inflated, but that would suck.

[Got Mine]

Thanks,
The biggest issue with that would be trying to align the front end...
Maybe a machine shop could come up with a strut extension like I used to use on shocks and leaf spring extenders...
Probably just a pipe dream....
I could probably close my eyes while driving and pretend I am sitting higher....

[AND189]

mate get a ute these are only little cars ay stock they handle rough when you lower what weight it has lower = better handling lifting it will only make it look stupid and will handle like a boat save your self the time just buy a 2nd hand ute or stick with the truck

[Got Mine]

mate get a ute these are only little cars ay stock they handle rough when you lower what weight it has lower = better handling lifting it will only make it look stupid and will handle like a boat save your self the time just buy a 2nd hand ute or stick with the truck

Looking stupid has never been a worry of mine...
2 AMC Pacers, 1 AMC Gremlin, 2 Ford Pintos...
Vespa scooter....
I like being different.

[MUSKOKA800]

Haven't seen any discussion regarding lifting a Yaris. Sounds like custom work to me.
Perhaps a spring shop (heavy truck business) could wind some taller coils for you but you'll be limited by the range of motion provided by the Yaris suspension geometry. More custom work???
Might be cheaper and easier to simply buy a mini pick-up.

[thebarber]

spring spacers...just toss 'em in the rear....should getcha up an inch or 2

[Tamago]

kiss your CV axles goodbye if you lift it

[ern-diz]

i'd be way interested in seeing pics of this if u end up being able to make it happen :smile:

[Got Mine]

kiss your CV axles goodbye if you lift it

Same problem with the 4Runner. On the 4Runner you had to put spacers under the transfer case to keep everything aligned correctly...

[Shroomster]

get some 20" wheels just don't expect to take hairpin turns....or potholes, or small animals....

[lilredrocket]

OP are you really serious or you on here to haggle us. Some people have installed hitches on their Yarii and I have seen pictures of one hauling a motorcycle didn't really look like it was squatting very much. I have mine lowered 2 inches and went to Home Depot to get some stuff for landscaping ended up buying bricks, soil, mulch, peat moss, and a bunch of plants ended up being over 800lbs of stuff. my wheels were tucked in my rear wheel wells looked cool and the only time I rubbed in the rear was when I went over the Rail Road tracks by my house. You will be able to haul with out lifting the Yaris but if you really want to go that route PM user Rockland_Toyota he can get you some TRD Offroad stickers

[Got Mine]

get some 20" wheels just don't expect to take hairpin turns....or potholes, or small animals....
Or to roll, stop, put anything inside the car at all.
Basically I will have a pretty blue lawn ornament with very large shiny rims...
From what everyone is saying I won't be able to get it up....
:cry:

[lilredrocket]

You can put 20" on a Yaris look up an old member name spkrman I think is his name he put 20's on his car. Use the search bar and look up 20" wheels or rims it should pull it up

[Yaris Hilton]

Put the Yaris body on a monster truck chassis.

[Got Mine]

OP are you really serious or you on here to haggle us.
I am serious.
I am a truck person at heart but due to economy I had to get a 30+ mpg vehicle.
I still think this would look good raised up a little more and with the brush guards.....
I like "The Fast and the Furious" but I am more of the "Mad Max" mentality..:rolleyes:

[Tamago]

you'll never pull this off:

http://image.motortrend.com/f/auto_shows/coverage/sema/9217466+soriginal/112_2006_sema_109x+David_choe_Monster_truck_2007_s cion_xb+front_view.jpg
http://image.trucktrend.com/f/auto-shows/sema-scion-xb-monster-truck/1012843+w640+cr1+re0+ar1/2007-scion-xb-monster-truck.jpg

an egg on stilts is gonna look silly

[CTScott]

You just need to get rid of the fenders, then there's plenty of clearance for bigger wheels.

Having recently done some creative suspension rework on my eBay crashed Yaris, I noticed that in the front you could add about 4" without too much trouble, by using longer struts and springs. The inner tripod joints wouldn't be super happy, but you can pick up complete axles on eBay for under $80, so you could consider them to be 20,000 mile consumables.

http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo163/ctscott329/eBay%20Yaris/Crashy1.jpg

[jonismyname]

maybe yours is lowered because the yaris comes lifted from the factory...

but seriously, someone wanted stiffer springs with factory height. there was a discussion about spacers. NAPA sells them through balkamp. find someone motivated they can get them. or anyone else can. no need to lift the front, or the rear for that matter, but the rear would be easier.

i pull a trailer. camping, bicycle trips, and motorcycle moving
http://picasaweb.google.com/jonmorehouse/Yaris#5297993884662884034

no need to lift, but to each their own.

i also saw some yaris's crossing some large puddles/mud holes on youtube, bone stock
if you're serious, do that for us. and take lots of video. make it entertaining...

[Got Mine]

I will keep posted.
Let me at least make the first payment before I alter it too much:wink:
Trailer hitch arrives this afternoon and then I will look for spring inserts this weekend.
All I have to remember is Righty titey... Lefty loosy....
And thank you SodiumDuck for the install hints.
I will hit dealer soon for replacement plug inserts...( Just in case)

[etheliters]

I like your fearlessness. As for everone flaming this idea... Let him build his yaris, I'll do mine, and you do yours. Don't even bother wasting reading space with that buy something else bull. Push the envelope!

[MadMax]

Is this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDU5BU_qSJU) what you are looking to do?

Cheers! M2

p.s. In looking for that video, I found another cool one...


Smart with Hayabusa engine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPQIizRp9ck)

[Got Mine]

You just need to get rid of the fenders, then there's plenty of clearance for bigger wheels.

Having recently done some creative suspension rework on my eBay crashed Yaris, I noticed that in the front you could add about 4" without too much trouble, by using longer struts and springs. The inner tripod joints wouldn't be super happy, but you can pick up complete axles on eBay for under $80, so you could consider them to be 20,000 mile consumables.

http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo163/ctscott329/eBay%20Yaris/Crashy1.jpg

I have been watching Crashy. I wish those tires were street legal...
I had an AMC Pacer that I turned into a Dune Buggy years ago...
Cut the back of the roof off so I look like an AMC Amigo...

[Got Mine]

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RQcAxTVtNRs/SRkNEogF6tI/AAAAAAAAAuk/QA5aHgGkLkI/s720/vios-turbo-9.jpg

Is it possible to buy rear coil springs and the adjustable spacer without having to but the whole coilover assembly..?

[lilredrocket]

Yes just contact the company.