better feel on the highway

[randeez]

just got a 2008 3dr base model, 5speed. wasn't planning on mods to it, being primarily my work vehicle, but it feels like it's all over the road at 70+mph. how far am i going to have to go to get this thing to feel nice n stable on the highway? was probably going to start with the rear swaybar then springs and shocks if needed.

[YAR1S]

lower it and put on a rear sway bar from micro image.

[mazilla]

Lower it, increase the width of your tires and add that rear stabilizer....for less than 1K you'll transform the Yaris into something that handles completely different.


Edit to add: I'm running 205/55/15's on 15x6.5 rims

[randeez]

sounds like a plan, any advantage to the 23mm for daily driving over the 19mm(swaybar)? and i guess the microimage springs are out of stock atm. but i'm wondering if i can get away with the eibach springs without upgrading shocks/struts right away. roads are pretty rough and i do have to go down some dirt/gravel access roads every now n then. ground clearance helps lol

[bzinn 1]

Stock struts can take quite a beating,mine hvae 60000 miles on Tanabe DFs and bad PNW roads and they are still in good working shape,you should be fine with the Eibachs.

To get car feeling more stable wider tires make a huge differance,but once it is lowered,sways on and wider tires it is night and day.

[Stove]

As Mazilla & Bzinn said, better wider tires.
The feel of my 5-door improved 1000% when I put 15x6 wheels on it with Falken Ziex ZE-512 tires. Any performance tire with a good sidewall should help a lot. Keep your tire pressure up to keep sidewall roll to a minimum.

[Viperoni]

Struts and alignment.

[randeez]

great...ol ladys gonna kill me lol, i can hide swaybars and she probably wouldnt notice it dropped, but new rims i think she'll pick up on. i just PMd Garm to see if he had any idea of when swaybars will be available.

[why?]

It depends on how windy it is in your area, but the sway bar could do everything you would want.

The 23mm would really only be beneficial if you are going to compete with the car at any point. I am pretty sure I've read people who know what they are talking about having said the bigger size only really helps at the limit. But don't quote me on that.

If you can try to install the springs yourself, then go for them, but I would wait for the Micro Images simply because of the price.

Also, what car are you coming from? That could also tell us why you think it is so bad. It could also just be the tires, check the pressure of them.

[UTVitz]

I have the same car-it is shifty in cross winds, but nothing that bothers me. May be your tires if they after market cheap ones. I've only had the Bridgestone Potenza RE92's that came on it and now Michelin Harmony's-no issues other than the Michelins like to follow grooved concrete. Time consuming, but you could always find a similar car like yours to test drive and see if you experience the same thing before investing in uncertain fixes.

[RedRide]

Originally Posted by randeez

just got a 2008 3dr base model, 5speed. wasn't planning on mods to it, being primarily my work vehicle, but it feels like it's all over the road at 70+mph. how far am i going to have to go to get this thing to feel nice n stable on the highway? was probably going to start with the rear swaybar then springs and shocks if needed.

Just get a a rear sway bar! .... at least before you consider doing antything additional.
It's all one needs to do to acomplish what you want. It wiil make a dramatic difference in hyway stabilty and cornering.
It's the bigst bang for the buck of any suspension mod you can do...... bar non.

[randeez]

tires are yokohama yk250(i think?) i didn't pay much attention to it, stock size i guess i'll look into it more after work. last daily was a 2002 firebird, drive a 2010 mini cooper pretty regularly and even my old truck a 92 chevy 1500 with belltech 4/6, 255/50/17s, and rear sway bar feels a lot better goin down the road. it's not really alignment it'll run straight and tru, but it gets blown around and wants to follow the grooves in the road, if i get up behind a semi i really notice it swaying. i'll check tire pressure also if i get a chance.

definately going to order the rear sway bar... might hold off on the springs for a few weeks and order pulley and intake

[thebarber]

springs and a rim/tire combo with shorter sidewalls...even a mild drop with eibach prokits will take some of the slop out of highway driving. if you're base base, does that mean you have 14s? i know i find 14" rim/tires sloppy....even with r-comps

[vten]

Get a lowering spring , rear sway bar and an alignment ... That'll do .

I have a used set of tanabe df210 for sale by the way ..:)

[Viperoni]

Originally Posted by thebarber

springs and a rim/tire combo with shorter sidewalls...even a mild drop with eibach prokits will take some of the slop out of highway driving. if you're base base, does that mean you have 14s? i know i find 14" rim/tires sloppy....even with r-comps

You need to do a lap on my 13" slicks ;)

[randeez]

well it's just money right ?? order placed for springs and rear bar ... i'll keep an eye out for some rims/tires, still not to sure style i want to put on it. from all the white yaris i've seen i think i like a color (black/gold) with a polished lip in a pretty simple spoke design


* getting tinted dark tomorrow and 5k HID should be here pretty soon

[randeez]

tires are yokohama avid trz 185/60 15s, look about brand new

[cali yaris]

Container came into port today, expecting Ultra Racing shipment delivered on Wednesday.