Racerfreak's Suspension

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by kou

When i got wheels they came with hubcentric rings pre installed.I got the 15x7 c1 lights.

he's looking at the 15X8's though, they're BMW fitment, which means there's no ring that will fit (it would be only 1mm thick)

[RacerFreakXXX]

Well I made the jump about 1min ago and bought tk blues, tein springs, and penguin 10mm hub spacers. Next is intake and exhaust and then wheels for me, I figured why let good tires go to waste (aka stock) cuz they are not worth selling.

[kngrsll]

thats a great start. no rear sway bar?

[RacerFreakXXX]

I have had one for a year now, lol. I just wanted to wait to install it till I got the rest of my suspension... the only thing I am missing is a front strut bar.

I need to find a place that sells beatrush front strut bars, that are in stock.

[detroiter]

Tk blues, Tein springs and a rear sway bar? Prepare to have ALOT of fun :)

Becareful of that front sway bar, might hold you back from some of the killer handling your about to soon experience when you get your new goodies on.

[RacerFreakXXX]

I'm opting for a strut bar not a sway bar... but i am looking forward to the massively improved handling, especially with my 23mm rear sway bar :)

My main thing next is wheels, 15x8 or 15x7 or 16x8 or 16x7? I am considering TR C1M 15x7 +30 or 15x8 +20, Rota Grid off-road 16x8 +10, or a few of the XXR wheels that range in many sizes and offsets.

[detroiter]

durr, nevermind me. I misread what you wrote lol.

That's what I'm running is TK blues, Teins and ur 23mm bar. Tires I have are dunlop signatures. Handles really impressive, can only imagine if I had wider tires with a lower sidewall.

[RacerFreakXXX]

has anyone run a 205/50/15? that is the only size I can find performance tires in a 15" otherwise I have to go with a s.drive for a 205/55/15

[azizajalal]

I'm gonna install them myself, just gonna rent some spring compressors and I have a few mechanic friends who said they would lend me their garage and tools and help. Oh and I'm not buying shocks because I'm going to buy coilovers, these are just for the next year or two.

Tinting

[RacerFreakXXX]

OK?...... thread hijack

again anyone running 205/50/15?

[kngrsll]

Originally Posted by RacerFreakXXX

I'm opting for a strut bar not a sway bar... but i am looking forward to the massively improved handling, especially with my 23mm rear sway bar :)

My main thing next is wheels, 15x8 or 15x7 or 16x8 or 16x7? I am considering TR C1M 15x7 +30 or 15x8 +20, Rota Grid off-road 16x8 +10, or a few of the XXR wheels that range in many sizes and offsets.

i still love my wheels, team dynamics... i wouldnt buy anything else right now.

and i am only running the dunlop star specs at 195/55/15. someone told me they are making a 205/50 now but i havent looked into it. solid tire, gets plenty of miles and just has mountains of grip

you dont need a front strut bar either, so dont feel real pressured into getting one right away. the front end is pretty solid from the get go.

[RacerFreakXXX]

So I pulled my car into the shop today and started taking apart the suspension for everything when I noticed my passenger side axle boot was shredded and caught in my brakes. I thought I just had a warped rotor or something but I guess not. So I decided to just do the rear hub spacers and the rear sway bar. Then the shit hit the fan. I got my driver side hub spacer on w/o any problems. Then while putting my passenger side spacer in I had a bolt give me a hard time. So I decided to hit it with the gun, biggest mistake ever. I did some damage to the threads on the bolt and on the arm hub. Luckily it was fixable so we got the bolts fixed and then while doing the arm the tap snapped while fully in. One of the guys managed to drill it out but the thread still needs to be re-tapped. Unfortunately no one there had another tap in that size, so I have to get one off the tool truck tomorrow. Luckily it wasn't me who broke the tap, so the tech is gonna fix it tomorrow if he can get the tap off the truck. Luckily I work at a Toyota dealership and they are going to look at the boot tomorrow. Hopefully it will be covered under 3yr/36kmiles, my car is an 09 with 12k on it. Now I just have no car till it all gets fixed.

On an upside... I installed the camber spacer with the driver side hub and it looks amazing. I can't wait to get everything fixed and installed.

[RacerFreakXXX]

more bad news, the axle boot is not covered but should only cost me about $100 for parts and labor. Still waiting for the tool truck to come in so we can tap the hub too.

[RacerFreakXXX]

More good news, one of my friends got bored today and cleaned my passenger side suspension and installed my springs and struts for free. I'll probably buy him a nice thing of liquor or something.

The car now sits amazing, there is about a 1.5 finger clearance in the rear and about 2.5 finger clearance in the front. I may cut the front bump-stops after the springs settle, but I'll have to wait and see.

[detroiter]

Awesome, I think you'lll really like the spring/shock combo. I'm running the Tk's, Teins and ur 23mm bar. Next upgrade is some better tires with some rims and that'll be enough for me to call it a day on the Yaris (that's what we all say right lol).

Not sure if your front's sitting higher or not due to not cutting the bumpstops. I don't want to start a bumpstop war. I'd say just do what YOU want, give it some time to settle and go from there. I myself ended up cutting mine as suggested by Tein and havn't had any issues with that subject.

[markitect]

Originally Posted by RacerFreakXXX

OK?...... thread hijack

again anyone running 205/50/15?

I have 205/50/15s Azenis on stock wheels for autocross. They are a little short (I think 98% of actual speed). If you turn the wheel and brake just right you can get them to rub, but they aren't are problem on the street or tack(but that is stock suspension). Anything else you want to know?

[RacerFreakXXX]

The piece of rope that killed my axle boot:




My New Suspension:

[yarrr]

ack, don't let the caliper hang like that.