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10-20-2013, 09:57 PM | #1 |
Drives: Gray Join Date: Oct 2013
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2009 Yaris and wind sailing
Just joined the site and purchased a 2009 3 door HB yaris in December of 2012. I have noticed that the Yaris really gets pushed around by the wind once I have reached about 50-60mph. Besides looking like I am a drunk driver, it is also very annoying on long trips. Has there been any suspension modifications that have successfully been performed on the Yaris in order to track straighter on the windy roads? Thanks Yaris World!
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10-20-2013, 10:43 PM | #2 |
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Drives: gloss black 5 door Join Date: Sep 2013
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Cool GrayYaris and I'm thinking of doing the same for mine as well. It seems that's the thing to do with this type of car. But living here florida, rain sits on the road to long!
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10-21-2013, 01:42 AM | #3 |
Drives: 2009 toyota yaris 1.3 sedan Join Date: Apr 2010
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lower your car , get a wider tire .. this will help
but the yaris is a light weight car so i don't think that this problem will be fixed by 100% It kinda annoys me too while driving on a highway but i got used to it |
10-21-2013, 09:14 AM | #4 |
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Not sure how you purcahsed your car in December 2013 though.. :)
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10-21-2013, 09:31 AM | #5 |
Drives: Gray Join Date: Oct 2013
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Me neither lol. Good catch. The suspension mod I was thinking of was sway bar links. I don't think I will invest the time or money in lowering the car. Anyone had luck with different sway bar links?
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10-21-2013, 09:58 AM | #6 |
Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008
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TRD or UltraRacing Rear Sway Bar is the cheapest and easiest first step towards mitigating the effects of wind buffeting. When I put mine on, the first impression I got was that the car felt heavier in the way it sat on the road.
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10-21-2013, 10:35 AM | #7 |
Drives: Gray Join Date: Oct 2013
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Thanks WeeYari. I was just looking at some rear sway bars. I think I will pick one up in a few months and report back. Where is the cheapest place to pick one up?
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10-21-2013, 11:50 AM | #8 |
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The rear sway bar definitely makes a huge difference. On my blue 09 I have a sway bar and run 205s for tires. It is really solid in heavy winds. On my red 08 I don't have a sway bar and run 195s and still gets pushed around, so I would say that the sway bar helps more than the tire width does.
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10-21-2013, 04:15 PM | #9 |
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From a lot of experimentation, I would say that tyre tread pattern helps more than tyre width AND the sway bar.
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10-21-2013, 07:44 PM | #10 |
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That's some bloody expensive experimentation.
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10-21-2013, 08:13 PM | #11 |
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10-22-2013, 08:36 AM | #12 |
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i've just lowered mine '35mm' and the difference down the highway is very different.
altho it still feels like having a rear sway bar would be worth it tho. If you can get garm at micro image to reply to you.. I think he's still got the whiteline for pretty cheap. like $100 less than the whiteline site currently using 215/35/18 |
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10-25-2013, 10:12 PM | #15 |
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Being a used yaris...have the alignment checked/verified...possibly add a tad of toe in
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10-26-2013, 07:16 AM | #16 |
Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Sep 2011
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My 16 year old daughter is learing how to drive. The other day she asked why the wind was pushing the car around. I don't drive that car often, but it must be pretty bad if a new driver that's oblivious to most everything going on around her can notice that.
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10-26-2013, 07:52 PM | #17 |
Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Sep 2012
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The Yaris is a lightweight car comparatively to others so it's very noticeable. The rear sway bar helps quite a bit. I was thinking of getting wider wheels, along with new rims to help. Not sure if I want to lower the car - that'd be in the future if anything.
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