Swaying Issue..... - Toyota Yaris Forums

I PHANT0M I · 01-30-2012, 05:30 PM

Hey guys me again I have another questions for you guys, when ever I'm on the highway or going over 50 MPH my car sways sometimes I could be from left to right... Any ideas???

Kioshi · 01-30-2012, 05:43 PM

rotate your tires?

hows the thread on your tires?

lots of wind from big trucks passing you by?

are you on stock springs?

I PHANT0M I · 01-30-2012, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kioshi

rotate your tires?

hows the thread on your tires?

lots of wind from big trucks passing you by?

are you on stock springs?

Tread on my tires are going and quite few trucks are on the highway and also my alignment is also good. And also tires are all rotated

Kioshi · 01-30-2012, 06:09 PM

It could be the treads on your tires. When i first lowered my car on new tires, i had to rotate the front right with the front left since it would pull my car slightly to the right.

Install a sway-bar in the rear and I promise the swaying from the trucks will lessen to where you will barely notice it.

Thats all the possibilities that i know of.

RedRide · 01-30-2012, 07:09 PM

I agree, if you do not already have a "rear swaybar", install one before doing anything else.
It's absolutly the "best bank for the buck" as far as ride and handeling is concerned. You will be amaze on how stable the car wiil be with no "sway" or wandering.

I PHANT0M I · 01-30-2012, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kioshi

It could be the treads on your tires. When i first lowered my car on new tires, i had to rotate the front right with the front left since it would pull my car slightly to the right.

Install a sway-bar in the rear and I promise the swaying from the trucks will lessen to where you will barely notice it.

Thats all the possibilities that i know of.

really that sounds like a plan how much are sway bars?

I PHANT0M I · 01-30-2012, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedRide

I agree, if you do not already have a "rear swaybar", install one before doing anything else.
It's absolutly the "best bank for the buck" as far as ride and handeling is concerned. You will be amaze on how stable the car wiil be with no "sway" or wandering.

Do you know where I could get one?

Kaotic Lazagna · 01-30-2012, 07:51 PM

Bad tires
Bad shocks
Unbalanced wheels/tires

Get a rear sway bar (purchase through Micro Image [PM Cali Yaris here] or try to find one used).

RedRide · 01-31-2012, 12:12 PM

Yes... get one from Micro Image. He is well known here. His Yaris sway bars are the most inexpensive and the quality is first rate.
I personally have a Micro Image sway bar and it's great!

Here is the order page for the sway bars...
http://shop.microimageonline.com/Bracing-Bars_c22.htm

Here is a DIY on how to install it.
It's actually quite simple.
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14084

ilikerice · 01-31-2012, 12:22 PM

could also be just simply road crown.

Altitude · 01-31-2012, 12:48 PM

Wider tires (aftermarket rims) and the sway bar stopped my highway wander permanently.

ROCKLAND TOYOTA · 01-31-2012, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Altitude

Wider tires (aftermarket rims) and the sway bar stopped my highway wander permanently.

DITTO

swidd · 01-31-2012, 06:41 PM

+1 for the 19mm Micro Image sway bar.

Don't take it to a corporate shop to install. Go to some dirty street garage, because you'll need someone with a giant pryer bar to get off some suspension bolts. Should take 20 minutes and $30.

Black_griffin6 · 01-31-2012, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Altitude

Wider tires (aftermarket rims) and the sway bar stopped my highway wander permanently.

This. ^

Wider tires, lowering, and a rear sway bar will make a world of difference.
And I would recommend installing the rear sway bar yourself, just my personal opinion.

Kioshi · 01-31-2012, 07:47 PM

DIY, you dont need a pry bar to install the sway bar.
I did it in my small one car garage by myself. Just need a torque wrench to torque bolts.

bairjo · 02-02-2012, 02:27 AM

For what it is worth, I threw a video together when I installed my sway bar. Not a good video job but shows how easy it is..anyone can do it...if i can.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RKn7vV4fIo

Kioshi · 02-02-2012, 02:54 AM

NICE! bairjo.
Good video.

Vang · 02-02-2012, 05:12 AM

Do you lose some clearance by installing the sway bar? Is it easy to tell you have a sway bar installed without really looking for it?

I commute 60 miles a day 5x week, so it might be nice to lose some of the highway wander I get.

01-30-2012, 05:30 PM	#1
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ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	could also be just simply road crown. __________________ -Derrick- "Racing is important to men who do it well. When you're racing... It's life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting."

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01-30-2012, 05:43 PM	#2
Kioshi Heart Up! Vitz Drives: トヨタ Vitz Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,582	rotate your tires? hows the thread on your tires? lots of wind from big trucks passing you by? are you on stock springs?

01-30-2012, 06:09 PM	#4
Kioshi Heart Up! Vitz Drives: トヨタ Vitz Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,582	It could be the treads on your tires. When i first lowered my car on new tires, i had to rotate the front right with the front left since it would pull my car slightly to the right. Install a sway-bar in the rear and I promise the swaying from the trucks will lessen to where you will barely notice it. Thats all the possibilities that i know of.

01-30-2012, 07:09 PM	#5
RedRide Drives: '09 Yaris carmine red 2d HB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Middletown, NY Posts: 1,502	I agree, if you do not already have a "rear swaybar", install one before doing anything else. It's absolutly the "best bank for the buck" as far as ride and handeling is concerned. You will be amaze on how stable the car wiil be with no "sway" or wandering.

01-30-2012, 07:51 PM	#8
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	Bad tires Bad shocks Unbalanced wheels/tires Get a rear sway bar (purchase through Micro Image [PM Cali Yaris here] or try to find one used).

01-31-2012, 12:12 PM	#9
RedRide Drives: '09 Yaris carmine red 2d HB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Middletown, NY Posts: 1,502	Yes... get one from Micro Image. He is well known here. His Yaris sway bars are the most inexpensive and the quality is first rate. I personally have a Micro Image sway bar and it's great! Here is the order page for the sway bars... http://shop.microimageonline.com/Bracing-Bars_c22.htm Here is a DIY on how to install it. It's actually quite simple. http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14084

01-31-2012, 12:48 PM	#11
Altitude Drives: '08 LB MT Bayou Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,671	Wider tires (aftermarket rims) and the sway bar stopped my highway wander permanently.

01-31-2012, 06:41 PM	#13
swidd Drives: Yaris HB Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Central Alabama, GOD BLESS AMERICA Posts: 755	+1 for the 19mm Micro Image sway bar. Don't take it to a corporate shop to install. Go to some dirty street garage, because you'll need someone with a giant pryer bar to get off some suspension bolts. Should take 20 minutes and $30.

01-31-2012, 07:47 PM	#15
Kioshi Heart Up! Vitz Drives: トヨタ Vitz Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,582	DIY, you dont need a pry bar to install the sway bar. I did it in my small one car garage by myself. Just need a torque wrench to torque bolts.

02-02-2012, 02:27 AM	#16
bairjo Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 620	For what it is worth, I threw a video together when I installed my sway bar. Not a good video job but shows how easy it is..anyone can do it...if i can. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RKn7vV4fIo

02-02-2012, 02:54 AM	#17
Kioshi Heart Up! Vitz Drives: トヨタ Vitz Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,582	NICE! bairjo. Good video.

02-02-2012, 05:12 AM	#18
Vang Drives: 2008 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: CA Posts: 158	Do you lose some clearance by installing the sway bar? Is it easy to tell you have a sway bar installed without really looking for it? I commute 60 miles a day 5x week, so it might be nice to lose some of the highway wander I get.