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04-29-2010, 02:13 AM | #19 |
I haven't hopped around on the freeway since I took my power steering fuse out. I can actually handle the car and not get blown halfway into the next lane (something that happened a little too often with the high winds here in monterey, which is what drove me to remove it). I don't know if anyone else has had the same effect, but I can keep the steering wheel very steady in the wind now that i have no power steering.
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04-29-2010, 02:30 AM | #20 | |
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i've never had issues driving in the wind, and i've been in some very windy places. I'm not the only one either. insults won't get you far anywhere. maybe what you really need is some driver education courses?
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04-29-2010, 07:51 AM | #21 | |
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But yes, a small, light car is going to be blown around a lot more than a large, heavy one. It's simple physics. And being more careful under windy conditions is always a smart move. Same when it's raining...so that's great advice! Cheers! M2
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04-29-2010, 04:03 PM | #22 |
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If you don't want to be pushed around by the wind , do 1 simple thing ......fold the mirrors back . Seriously . You will still get pushed slightly , but it won't be as dramatic as if the mirrors are in the deployed position .
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05-01-2010, 02:22 AM | #23 | |
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Im going to have to assume you dont know how to drive and dont know the limits of the car so you assume its going to lose control. It may understeer pretty bad in stock form but it takes quite a bit to make the car let go completly. While im not proud of this ive been able to embarass much faster cars on the street in my yaris getting onto freeway onramps and such even with 50k on stock suspension and crappy general uhp tires that are almost bald it will still take most on ramps and left hand turns at 45-50 mph the right handers I have to slow down to 35. |
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05-01-2010, 02:27 AM | #24 | |
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It all has much more to do with body shapes than it does with a vehicle's weight. |
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05-01-2010, 02:47 AM | #25 | |
Shut your fricken suck!!!
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05-01-2010, 03:05 AM | #26 |
not really, been driving cars with no power steering since before I got my license, family owns a lot of old cars
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05-01-2010, 10:30 AM | #27 |
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I'm bald, but that's all I have in common with Popeye. I love the car without power steering.
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05-01-2010, 02:14 PM | #28 |
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The Yaris doesn't automatically feel like a normal car w/o a power steering pump when you pop the EPS fuse. Its like that motor is connected 100% of the time, and even while you're rolling, there is mucho resistance.
I qq'd and put my fuse back in. |
05-01-2010, 03:20 PM | #29 |
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+1 I think all those years struggling to keep the Jeep on the road in high winds has trained me quite well.
That being said, I did add the rear sway, TRD springs and wider tires and the wind is not so much a factor in the Yaris. It still wiggles around on poor pavement by trying to sit in the ruts on the road, but it's not really an issue. |
05-01-2010, 11:07 PM | #30 |
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This is. What shocks and springs will do
http://m.youtube.com/watch?gl=CA&cli...&v=Se13HhDzOh8 |
05-02-2010, 08:58 AM | #31 | |
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05-03-2010, 12:42 PM | #32 |
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I noticed a significant/huge improvement in highway wind issues (cross-wind blasts and truck wakes) when I installed my anti-sway bar. Not much, if any further improvement was evident after the springs and dampers were upgraded a month or so later.
I'm still on OEM Goodyear's so can't comment on how an upgrade there would help.
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05-03-2010, 10:44 PM | #33 |
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I've had my coupe for almost 2 1/2 years now and same tires and 20K miles. It moves around a bit in the wind, but thats mainly because it is so light weight. I will do some suspension mods as I enjoy leaving faster cars/less capable drivers in the twisties..
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05-03-2010, 11:40 PM | #34 |
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no worse than the 2000 Chevy Prizm or 2006 XB we had . Keep your eyes on the road , your hands upon the wheel . www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwfmfMBLZiM .
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05-08-2010, 08:33 PM | #35 |
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I think the high roof of the Yaris causes the cross wind issues... lowering really helps, that and relaxing when you drive... you are going to be blown about a bit when its really windy; relax and release your death grip on the steering wheel lol
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