08 "S" Liftback: TRD swaybar/shocks/springs

[jdinrc]

I have the TRD springs and swaybar and stock shocks, running aftermarked 15" wheels and stock tires. No issues with rubbing or anything. The ride is less bouncy than when I first got the car, better road feedback.

As for the wind, I found that it was more the driver than the car. The steering is very sensitive on the Yaris, and when the wind hits, it is easy to overcorrect and makes the car seem like it handles crappy in the wind. Once I got the steering under control, the wind was a minor inconvenience instead of a rollercoaster ride.

[frownonfun]

Originally Posted by jdinrc

As for the wind, I found that it was more the driver than the car. The steering is very sensitive on the Yaris, and when the wind hits, it is easy to overcorrect and makes the car seem like it handles crappy in the wind. Once I got the steering under control, the wind was a minor inconvenience instead of a rollercoaster ride.

idk i think when you are driving along and you catch a 50mph gust from the side and find yourself on the shoulder in the blink of an eye it has little to do with how you were steering. of course i live in west texas. maybe the winds don't get up all that high in your part of cali. idk. but i do know wind is no minor inconvenience for me. i've nearly been blown right into oncoming vehicles. so i'm looking forward to seeing if the sway bar helps but that'll have to wait. which i doubt it will too much because the yaris is just too light. when it becomes hard to steer with a crewmax tundra i suppose maybe i've no business driving the yaris with or without a sway bar.

[jdinrc]

Originally Posted by frownonfun

idk i think when you are driving along and you catch a 50mph gust from the side and find yourself on the shoulder in the blink of an eye it has little to do with how you were steering. of course i live in west texas. maybe the winds don't get up all that high in your part of cali. idk. but i do know wind is no minor inconvenience for me. i've nearly been blown right into oncoming vehicles.

Here in SoCal we have Santa Anna winds that come out of the canyons sustained at 60+mph that often gust past 100 mph, and I grew up in Texas so I understand what you're talking about. I'm just relating my recent experiences. First few times I got caught and was pushed pretty good. After putting on the TRD springs and sway bar I still got pushed, but not as badly, and when I learned not to oversteer the Yaris then I had a much easier time in the wind. Maybe you have a higher differential between the sustained winds and the gusts than we experience here. I do know that the winds seems to effect me much less than they did at first.