The official "my Yaris handles bad on the highway/with crosswinds" thread

[JetfireK]

Originally Posted by TheSilkySmooth

The car has a crappy, rubbery strut front end that doesnt hold alignment too well. So that alignment has to be good. That said, make sure you dont have TOO MUCH air in the rear tires as this makes this car REALLY twitchy - I run no more than 26-28 psi on the stockers out back. And no more than 29 -31 in the fronts. IN the Operating range, the less air in the tire, the slower the steering response will be - Sport Motorcycle riders might know this. OTW, MORE aerodynamic shape means MORE response to wind directional changes - not less. My old Fiat 128 3dr (weighed 700lb less than yaris) was a box-on-box brick and was NOT affected by wind at all. Went 100mph all day - Just one hand on the tiller. In the Yar 3dr, I just pretend we are flying a PiperCub and go with the flow as they say - the bro

I noted on the highway the little car does "catch the wind" but when there is no wind the 18 wheels really give the little car a toss....Do you think sway bars are the answer?

[YAR1S]

Originally Posted by JetfireK

I noted on the highway the little car does "catch the wind" but when there is no wind the 18 wheels really give the little car a toss....Do you think sway bars are the answer?

Yes! I notice this a lot, when a truck goes by me, my poor yaris gets sucked into it....
and once the truck is in front of me, the turbulance it creates will hot my yaris at a particular time and the whole car will shudder and rock terribly... I usually change lanes or slow down to let it pass

Although... I still love my yaris and i've become used to its unsteadyness at high speeds.