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View Poll Results: Do you think the wind plays with your Yaris | |||
Cops think I'm drunk when driving vs. wind | 49 | 54.44% | |
My Yaris drives straight like an arrow | 19 | 21.11% | |
Who cares, cause I don't | 22 | 24.44% | |
Voters: 90. You may not vote on this poll |
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05-18-2007, 12:28 AM | #37 |
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05-18-2007, 08:43 AM | #38 | |
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05-18-2007, 08:53 AM | #39 |
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yep I love the CJs... too rough around the edges for me to own one, guess I'm too old but yeah, SWB, high CG, and going doorless really teaches a you about physics
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05-18-2007, 08:58 AM | #40 | |
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thats the thing. I didnt do it. It came stock from the dealership this way. I was actually surprised when I checked and it was over the max. ::shrugs:: |
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05-18-2007, 10:38 AM | #41 |
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What I'm saying is that the recommended 32 PSI is fine. I purchased my Yaris in Colorado, drove it 350 miles home on interstate and highway, and it handled absolutley fine; no mods of course, it was brand new. His car should not be "all over the place".
Regarding your high tire pressures- Check the pressures first thing in the morning. Tires sitting in the sun can get very hot and raise pressures significantly. |
05-18-2007, 10:51 AM | #42 |
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My car also blows all over the place if the wind is hitting it right. The worst is coming around a bend and having it go right under the front corner. You do get used to it, but if a strong enough gust comes along out of no where (like if you were protected by trees just beforehand), you need to react fast but also be careful to not overreact on the adjustment.
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05-18-2007, 10:52 AM | #43 |
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Don't be shocked at anything. My dealership actually used fine thread fasteners in the rear license plate even though the Yaris uses self taping front and rear. When I pointed this out they basically told me I was an idiot until I pulled the tag and demonstrated that there was no clip arrangement on the rear that would dictate the use of fine thread fastener. There response was that they really did not care and still wanted to argue with me when I demanded to mount the tag myself with the proper fasteners. The service writer and shop manager stood over my shoulder and kept telling me that if I striped the screw holes it was my problem and not theres. Mind you I was using my Leatherman Tool with screw driver bit and they wanted to use there 24V cordless drill with screw driver bit.
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05-18-2007, 10:55 AM | #44 | |
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05-18-2007, 11:30 AM | #45 |
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I must have missed something... Didn't you get a Fit? What ever happened with that? I'm glad you are still here though!
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05-18-2007, 01:04 PM | #46 |
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My dealer put an extra goddamn hole in my rear bumper for the license plate, you would think they could have accomplished this task correctly. Luckily they didn't touch the front.
I would agree the LB does feel "unstable" on the highway with totally stock suspension going 80 in high winds. Nothing totally crazy but it felt like a bit too much work to drive the car before I simply put lowering springs on it. I think giving the car any drop will help. I don't understand how lowering the car puts your children in danger. Springs would cost you as little as 115. bucks and I think the car would feel great. No one should be over inflating their tires, this is dangerous, 30-32 pounds is perfect and tires aren't your problem
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05-18-2007, 01:09 PM | #47 |
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Personally, I think it handles better than my xA did. Way better in fact. It's amazing how versatile these little cars can be.
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05-18-2007, 01:35 PM | #48 |
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This is the first FWD drive car I have had in years and always had good luck with them in the snow, but was not shore about the super light Yaris. We really don't get that much snow around here, (thank god) and am glad that I have the FWD advantage during the winter.
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05-18-2007, 02:38 PM | #51 | |
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05-18-2007, 02:43 PM | #52 |
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I didn't want to argue the fact, but I grew up in the heavy industry business and often pilot a vehicle up to and beyond 80K GVW. If I followed some of the advice given here I would have blown tires and killed myself, and or other innocent folks on the road. |
05-18-2007, 02:49 PM | #53 | |
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05-18-2007, 02:51 PM | #54 |
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Good article, but it doesn't specify exactly what is considered overinflated. If you ask around, I think you'll find most tire experts will say a tire isn't overinflated unless the max pressure listed on the tire's sidewall is exceeded. As long as you stay under that, you're fine. BTW, for what it's worth, driving on underinflated tires posses a much higher risk of a blowout than does driving on overinflated tires. Remember the Ford/Firestone debacle a few years back? Almost all of those accidents were attributed to underinflated tires.
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