New upper mounts - Page 3 - Toyota Yaris Forums

cali yaris · 07-26-2011, 12:46 AM

^ Yes they will.

why? · 07-28-2011, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by cali yaris

Not for the Yaris that we've ever seen. However, Cusco is now offering them with their coilovers, with a higher price to include them.

yea, but the cusco coilovers are $3300 or so according to the link right there, ouch.

These are definitely on the dream list though. Anything that makes the car understeer less.

cali yaris · 07-28-2011, 09:37 AM

I'm surprised no one has jumped on these TRD mounts.

Jason@SportsCar · 07-28-2011, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by cali yaris

I'm surprised no one has jumped on these TRD mounts.

It might be useful if you could get a durometer reading from the two different parts. Most people wont understand the numbers themselves, but if you could show that the TRD part was say 30% stiffer, it might help convince people to upgrade from rubber to rubber.

Mazdaspeed offers a lot of "stiffer" rubber parts like TRD does, and neither of them seem to market them well, very little information is ever given. People understand that a bearing or poly bushing is different/better, but when you see it is still rubber it is hard to grasp that it is an upgrade.

A tire durometer gauge like the one from Longacre could be used to get numbers off of both parts.
http://www.longacreracing.com/catalo...id=237&catid=9

cali yaris · 07-28-2011, 01:47 PM

how about this one:
http://www.virtualvillage.com/digita..._medium=shcomp

Seems like a nice tool to have around.

Jason@SportsCar · 07-28-2011, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

how about this one:
http://www.virtualvillage.com/digita..._medium=shcomp

Seems like a nice tool to have around.

Any of them will work, all you need is comparative data.

Jason@SportsCar · 08-10-2011, 02:57 PM

Testing these on Saturday at Willow Springs.

Jason@SportsCar · 08-15-2011, 07:25 PM

I had no idea Willow Springs was so bumpy... With the massive rubber mounts gone I can now feel every bump on the track. Steering effort has been reduced, which is a really good thing with no power steering and 10" wide slicks, and you can really feel the shocks and springs hard at work.

I would not recommend these for the casual "street" guys, it could make your daily drive a bit more abusive depending on things like your spring rates and tire profile, but this is an autocross/track must have.

cali yaris · 08-15-2011, 10:37 PM

^ Excellent.

aeipee13 · 10-09-2011, 10:55 PM

Sorry for bringing an old thread back to life.

Anyways, I had to send my KW's in for a rebuild. Hit a huge pot hole and some how it was the rear passenger side strut that went out. I decided to buy a pair of the Cusco mounts after reading this thread.

Plus I figured the cabin noise blah blah blah, is kinda lame because any other car without the centerlock front suspension sits on some type of harder mount/camber plate. When I get my suspension back I'll take a couple shots of them mounted.

Jason, thanks for the testing them out and providing real feed back.

bzinn 1 · 10-10-2011, 12:38 AM

Must be nice to feel connected more to the suspension...cool part.

cali yaris · 10-10-2011, 02:22 AM

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some how it was the rear passenger side strut that went out

If it's a Yaris, that's a shock back there.

Quote:

I decided to buy a pair of the Cusco mounts after reading this thread.

Hopefully you bought them from us? We're cheaper.

aeipee13 · 10-10-2011, 10:51 PM

Oh yeah, I guess you're right it's a shock back there. I got them directly from Cusco but I buy pretty much everything else from Micro Image.

NJ Drive · 12-15-2011, 05:27 AM

Anyone have a source for the TRD mounts?

Viperoni · 12-15-2011, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason@SportsCar

I had no idea Willow Springs was so bumpy... With the massive rubber mounts gone I can now feel every bump on the track. Steering effort has been reduced, which is a really good thing with no power steering and 10" wide slicks, and you can really feel the shocks and springs hard at work.

I would not recommend these for the casual "street" guys, it could make your daily drive a bit more abusive depending on things like your spring rates and tire profile, but this is an autocross/track must have.

Has the grip of the front end improved at all?

07-26-2011, 12:46 AM	#37
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	^ Yes they will. __________________ 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.

07-28-2011, 09:37 AM	#39
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	I'm surprised no one has jumped on these TRD mounts. __________________ 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.

07-28-2011, 01:47 PM	#41
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	how about this one: http://www.virtualvillage.com/digita..._medium=shcomp Seems like a nice tool to have around. __________________ 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.

08-10-2011, 02:57 PM	#43
Jason@SportsCar Drives: 2015 H Production Yaris Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Debary, FL Posts: 1,953	Testing these on Saturday at Willow Springs. __________________ 2005-2008 SCCA Solo BS National Champion 2017-2018 SCCA H Prod National Champion

08-15-2011, 07:25 PM	#44
Jason@SportsCar Drives: 2015 H Production Yaris Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Debary, FL Posts: 1,953	I had no idea Willow Springs was so bumpy... With the massive rubber mounts gone I can now feel every bump on the track. Steering effort has been reduced, which is a really good thing with no power steering and 10" wide slicks, and you can really feel the shocks and springs hard at work. I would not recommend these for the casual "street" guys, it could make your daily drive a bit more abusive depending on things like your spring rates and tire profile, but this is an autocross/track must have. __________________ 2005-2008 SCCA Solo BS National Champion 2017-2018 SCCA H Prod National Champion

08-15-2011, 10:37 PM	#45
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	^ Excellent. __________________ 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.

10-09-2011, 10:55 PM	#46
aeipee13 DKDC Drives: Yarlet Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: los angeles Posts: 200	Sorry for bringing an old thread back to life. Anyways, I had to send my KW's in for a rebuild. Hit a huge pot hole and some how it was the rear passenger side strut that went out. I decided to buy a pair of the Cusco mounts after reading this thread. Plus I figured the cabin noise blah blah blah, is kinda lame because any other car without the centerlock front suspension sits on some type of harder mount/camber plate. When I get my suspension back I'll take a couple shots of them mounted. Jason, thanks for the testing them out and providing real feed back. __________________ (dick measuring info goes here)

10-10-2011, 12:38 AM	#47
bzinn 1 Drives: 2008 Yaris HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: University Place,WA Posts: 828	Must be nice to feel connected more to the suspension...cool part.

10-10-2011, 10:51 PM	#49
aeipee13 DKDC Drives: Yarlet Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: los angeles Posts: 200	Oh yeah, I guess you're right it's a shock back there. I got them directly from Cusco but I buy pretty much everything else from Micro Image. __________________ (dick measuring info goes here)

12-15-2011, 05:27 AM	#50
NJ Drive Drives: 2012 Yaris SE Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 179	Anyone have a source for the TRD mounts?

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