Rear suspension

[YarisSedan]

Whenever i go over bumps now my rear axle slams against this tie bar. I tried to sand down the horrible welds so it is pretty much smooth and even then there is still banging. Sadly i either have to take it off or put the axle back to the factory position =(

[fmicle]

Originally Posted by YarisSedan

Aren't these springs installed upside down?

[YarisSedan]

Originally Posted by fmicle

Aren't these springs installed upside down?

Are they? Yeah i dont think its possible really to install them upside down since they will function the same way still. But that could explain why i get some creaking noise occasionally while others do not with the same springs.

[fmicle]

Originally Posted by YarisSedan

Are they? Yeah i dont think its possible really to install them upside down since they will function the same way still. But that could explain why i get some creaking noise occasionally while others do not with the same springs.

Well, I'm not an expert, but yours are upside down from the ones in this DIY (pictures 6 and 7 are relevant): http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1096

So, either both ways are fine, or one of you has them upside down

The reason I brought it up is because I have similar looking springs, where the lower coils are closer together than the higher ones and I installed mine according to the DIY above. Also, the ends are not exactly the same, since one end gets a rubber cap and the other end sits in a groove on a plate on the axle. One end brings the coil almost to a circle, while the other kind of ends open. So at least from a geometry perspective, it's not the same. But it might be just fine... I don't know... that's what I'm trying to figure out

[YarisSedan]

Originally Posted by fmicle

Well, I'm not an expert, but yours are upside down from the ones in this DIY (pictures 6 and 7 are relevant): http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1096

So, either both ways are fine, or one of you has them upside down

The reason I brought it up is because I have similar looking springs, where the lower coils are closer together than the higher ones and I installed mine according to the DIY above. Also, the ends are not exactly the same, since one end gets a rubber cap and the other end sits in a groove on a plate on the axle. One end brings the coil almost to a circle, while the other kind of ends open. So at least from a geometry perspective, it's not the same. But it might be just fine... I don't know... that's what I'm trying to figure out

I installed mine based on the instruction manual that came in the box from toyota. But now you got me wondering if i installed them right or not lol.



going by this picture for tannabe it looks like the tightly coiled are supose to be on top since thats how the label is printed on the coil.

[fmicle]

Originally Posted by YarisSedan

But now you got me wondering if i installed them right or not lol.

I'm glad I could help

[RacerFreakXXX]

Originally Posted by YarisSedan

Whenever i go over bumps now my rear axle slams against this tie bar. I tried to sand down the horrible welds so it is pretty much smooth and even then there is still banging. Sadly i either have to take it off or put the axle back to the factory position =(

Aren't those stock shocks? that would be one of the reasons why your car would be hitting that brace imo