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hystria · 02-15-2007, 07:31 PM

rain-x it's amazing
it never freezes on the windshield

Pars · 02-15-2007, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Violin

The rear sway bar does help to keep the front wheels where you want them though. I've never spun out in a front wheel drive car (but that's not to say I never will).

I've had my share of unplanned spin-outs in a front-drive. Not a pleasant experience. If the conditions are slick, having a rear end that stays planted is a priority. With the rear drive, the accelerator will tell how much glue you got in the rear end, not so with the front drive and when it brakes loose, it does so with very little warning (assuming slick condition)... If you live up north and plan to get oversized swaybars in the rear, good luck to ya...

eTiMaGo · 02-15-2007, 11:11 PM

See, this is where heavy 20" rims and 500lb of stereo equipment would come in handy... snow traction!

boris13 · 02-16-2007, 01:28 PM

The TRD rear sway bar is not "heavy" or "oversize," is it? Again, I would think that adding that piece, along with better tires, should provide a handling improvement in slippery conditions.

If I am off base here, feel free to just tell me, "hey, you're nuts!" :)

Pars · 02-17-2007, 11:23 AM

I think the 07 Yaris doesn't have an extra rear sway bar, in which case adding one in should cause a noticeable change to the car's dynamic. Perhaps with summer tires, it might make for some fun, not sure about the winter. If you do try it, let us know.

02-15-2007, 11:11 PM	#57
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	See, this is where heavy 20" rims and 500lb of stereo equipment would come in handy... snow traction! __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

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02-15-2007, 07:31 PM	#55
hystria Drives: 2007 Orange Yaris Hb 3Drs Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montreal-Canada Posts: 262	rain-x it's amazing it never freezes on the windshield

02-16-2007, 01:28 PM	#58
boris13 Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback, 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Royal Oak, MI, USA Posts: 167	The TRD rear sway bar is not "heavy" or "oversize," is it? Again, I would think that adding that piece, along with better tires, should provide a handling improvement in slippery conditions. If I am off base here, feel free to just tell me, "hey, you're nuts!" :)

02-17-2007, 11:23 AM	#59
Pars Drives: 07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 418	I think the 07 Yaris doesn't have an extra rear sway bar, in which case adding one in should cause a noticeable change to the car's dynamic. Perhaps with summer tires, it might make for some fun, not sure about the winter. If you do try it, let us know.