Rear Sway Bar

[cali yaris]

Awesome, congrats on a successful install! Do you have it set on soft (21mm equivalent) or stiff (23mm equivalent)?

The installation instructions are sparse (and that's being generous).

For anyone else doing it, we provide a DIY tutorial, and I'm pretty sure there's one on here too.

Putting a jack under the shock lower mount to line up the holes allows you to slip the bolt in and out without much of a problem.

[arose62]

Originally Posted by cali yaris

Putting a jack under the shock lower mount to line up the holes allows you to slip the bolt in and out without much of a problem.

Have to disagree, at least in my case. I was seriously thinking of cutting or grinding 2 or 3 mm off the end of the bolt, because it really looked impossible without removing the brake backing plate. Hence taking the time to post my experience...

When I check the install post-freeway drive, I'll take some measurements of the bolt length, abd gap between shock mount and backing plate - maybe something's changed on 2013 models?

Cheers,
Andrew

[arose62]

I did 200 km to work and back today, with the rear sway bar on the soft setting, and I'm still excited at the improvement!

The run to work was in blowy, gusty weather, and I was no longer correcting the steering to keep the Yaris in my own lane. I could still feel the buffeting, but it wasn't moving the car around.

I sat beside a truck and trailer, and again found the car comfortably stable, unlike in standard form. Why don't Toyota put a rear bar on as standard ???

I also measured the supplied long mounting bolt - 110 mm, and the gap between the shock mount and brake backing plate - 100.5 mm.
No wonder I had dramas! There is an indentation in the backing plate, but no way is it 10 mm deep!

My dad's getting an identical Yaris next week, so if he decides to get the same sway bar, and there's the same fitting challenge, I'll take pics/vids to demonstrate.

Cheers,
Andrew