Yaris Sedan Deadening and Sound system upgrade

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by Herbicidal

I'm personally looking forward to the increase in gas mileage once I'm done sound deadening my car! I've never seen above 37mpg, but then again, my right foot is definitely heavier than my left. Oh, and where do you get one of those "models"??? Although that may not go over real well with my wife!

I see you have lot's of upgrades

2008 Toyota Yaris (Vios) 'S' sedan, Flint Mica, dropped on TRD springs,
TRD anti-sway bar. TRD cold air intake. Tinted rear windows. Lenso
Samurai SC02 hyper black 17" x 7" rims, wrapped in 205x40x17 Federal
ss595's. Color matched eyelids. Megan Racing header. Vios badge.
Body color trunk trim (was chrome). Lamin-X tint on rear tails. Custom
center exit exhaust. Tanabe front strut tower brace



I bet all that makes your car look FAST but also your right foot much heavier!

Also the diameter of the tires play a big roll in MPG, When I have the smaller tires 23.1 inches I get 40 MPG with the OEM size 23.7 inches I get 44 MPG

And of course, driving habits make a big difference, besides my commute is 100 miles a day 85% it's highway. 15% are backroads.

[Herbicidal]

Originally Posted by derickveliz2

I see you have lot's of upgrades

2008 Toyota Yaris (Vios) 'S' sedan, Flint Mica, dropped on TRD springs,
TRD anti-sway bar. TRD cold air intake. Tinted rear windows. Lenso
Samurai SC02 hyper black 17" x 7" rims, wrapped in 205x40x17 Federal
ss595's. Color matched eyelids. Megan Racing header. Vios badge.
Body color trunk trim (was chrome). Lamin-X tint on rear tails. Custom
center exit exhaust. Tanabe front strut tower brace

I bet all that makes your car look FAST but also your right foot much heavier!

Also the diameter of the tires play a big roll in MPG, When I have the smaller tires 23.1 inches I get 40 MPG with the OEM size 23.7 inches I get 44 MPG

And of course, driving habits make a big difference, besides my commute is 100 miles a day 85% it's highway. 15% are backroads.

Thanks! It's been a fun car to mod. My Toyota mechanic buddy drove it the other day and said it rides and handles like an MR2. Some day I'd love to get it on the dyno and see what the numbers are to the ground, just for grins and giggles.


My commute is 34 miles round trip and 95% surface streets, 5% freeway. When I put 205's on it, the mileage dropped by about 3 mpg. Oh well. Not a big deal to me. My Tundra get's about 13 mpg, so I'm waaaay ahead of that!

Your Yaris looks very sharp with the new tire/rim combo! Nice!

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by Herbicidal

Thanks!

Your Yaris looks very sharp with the new tire/rim combo! Nice!

Thanks!!!,

but I'm a little upset because I can't take out the spacers. With the spacers the rear tires rub so I'm driving a silly car with black wheel in front and silver wheels in back, I really don't like it!

[Herbicidal]

So did you add the spacers to push the rear wheels out further? If I recall, they are not very thick, 10mm? What kind of material are the spacers made from?

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by Herbicidal

So did you add the spacers to push the rear wheels out further? If I recall, they are not very thick, 10mm? What kind of material are the spacers made from?

Yes! the wheels are 10mm further out!

They are made of "6061-T6 aircraft grade aluminum" this is the LINK






There was some rust facing the inner circle that got stock, I hit it with a sharp screw driver and a soft head hammer but didn't move a thing.
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[Herbicidal]

Thanks for the visual...so is the spacer stuck to the back of the hub or to the surface of the axle side? I'm not clear on that part.

[Herbicidal]

I'm guessing it's stuck to the axle side. If that's the case, I would suggest a little heat from one of those propane torches. Like one of THESE. Carefully heat up the spacer and only the spacer, then try to tap it off. If that doesn't work, let it fully cool and try soaking the back of the spacer where it's making contact, with something like PB Blaster. See this LINK. Looks like it can be used with some heat too. Wish I was closer to help you out. Good luck!