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i bought a 03 model Yaris A.K.A Vitz. Its ground clearance is very low.. it hits every odd speed breaker here in my country and most of them are very odd..not ur standard speed bump..and this scratches the bottom of my car.
so i have a couple of options..one is that i raise the car a couple of inches but my concern is that how much road grip will i lose? i dont want my car to go skidding if i ever hit the brakes hard..or roll over
So wat do u guys suggest?
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Posted: 2008-07-04 11:48:51
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larger wheels 15" or 16".
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Posted: 2008-07-04 11:51:29
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Cross the speed bumps on an angle - so left front and right rear cross at same time
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Posted: 2008-07-04 12:07:40
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I would go with slightly bigger wheels. The Yaris/Vitz came with 14/15 inch wheels as standard depending on the model.
Try looking into 16 inch with a similar size tyre wall as what you have on your existing wheels.
Oh yeah. Go slower over the speed bumps
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Posted: 2008-07-04 15:43:26
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If it's got ESP/traction/ABS on it, I'm sure you'll be alright with an inch extra on the springs. Let Toyota take care of it..
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Posted: 2008-07-04 17:48:24
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thnx for all ur replies
as far as bigger tires are concerned i dont think that is an option firstly as far as i kno the speedo reading will get screwed up with bigger tires..and even if we can get around that problemo the roads aren't so great outside my city where i travel often..and if i hit a pot hole or something like that there are chances ill end up damaging the rims
going sideways..tis a good idea but not always..specially with the traffic down here.
but i do like the idea of raising it a lil..and dats wat some of the other ppl have done too..so ya..mayb ill get that done..wat do u guys think about 2 inches..will i lose the road girp?
btw: my car has 13 inch rims atm..secondly it does have abs..dunno about traction and ESP but i doubt it (frankly i dont even kno wat ESP is)
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[ This Message was edited by: solja786 on 2008-07-05 12:21 ]
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Posted: 2008-07-05 13:19:20
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Well obviously the speedo will need recalibration, its no biggie. Just get it done by a toyota shop.
And I've seen vitz with 15'' rims, and it looked good, with decent ground clearance. Get good quality rims and they wont suffer on bumps. Everyone car these days has alloy rims.
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[ This Message was edited by: QVGA on 2008-07-05 12:49 ]
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Posted: 2008-07-05 13:48:34
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Ground clearance is very low? Where do you live, up in the mountins or something?
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Posted: 2008-07-05 19:37:41
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^^^
man..u dont kno the condition of some of the roads here..
btw im not in Europe or North America
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Posted: 2008-07-05 20:03:38
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Then why buy a car like that, really? I mean, if you know it's rough terrian, why buy a small hatchback?
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Posted: 2008-07-05 21:22:27
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