summer rubber

got some time to put the summer rubber on the yaris today....picked up some used miata 16's for now....

aveo will roll on winters + steelies all summer, unfortunately....couldnt find a cheap enough used set of wheels/tires that i liked....

don't hate on my yaris TOO much fellas

still on prokits from the winter....need to install that coilovers soon....auto-x school is at the end of the month!

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/100_7086.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/100_7087.jpg

i also made the time to paint my calipers and drums....flat black ftw

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ls/caliper.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...heels/drum.jpg

Nice dude, that is EXACTLY the same as my girlfriends car. Her's is an 07' though. I painted her brakes red today when I swapped summer wheels onto the Yaris and the Aveo. I'll have to do a little photo shoot some time with both cars. I'm trying to convince her to let me paint my MSR 17's flat black, and paint the lip red for her car...she aint' goin for it yet. :lol:

Btw, the Miata wheels actually look really good on that car. I would like them black though. Idk why, but I'm on this flat black kick this month. :lol:

this is why i love living down south... i dont have to go through all the trouble of swapping tires each season.
But i agree with wolf the miata rims look really nice on the yaris

Looks nice. Is the Yaris lowered at all?

Agreed, the wheels fit the car very nicely.

What tires did you go with?

very nice :D

sweet!! =D>

I like how you painted your calipers and rear drums black... that's what i did, I just used satin paint finish instead of flat...

Agreed: those look nice on the Yaris. When's the supercharger going on? :)

i love the wheels. i had the same idea but i couldnt find any locally

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Agreed: those look nice on the Yaris. When's the supercharger going on? :)

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MetroMPG,

Supercharger would defeat the whole purpose of a subcompact MPG-minded fun car, wouldn't it?! :) But then if they made a super-charger for our aveos - I'd get one in a heartbeat as soon as I get my new job. :D

Actually with supercharger or turbo and proper programming you can add minimal mpg, or at least experience no loss. I personally think it is because it takes less pedal to get the same movement..

if you do turbo it and got with a taller final drive, you will pick up mpg on the highway.

tires are champiro hpz's or something....seem decent so far, but they came on the wheels and they have lots of tread

im likely going to have to repaint the wheels at some point as they've been used in the winter and the finish is bubbling in a couple spots....i was going to do them black as i like the look best on the red yaris

supercharger is ideally going on this summer, just have to figure out the wiring and make a throttle body adapter since the s/c is from an xb, not a yaris. mileage shouldnt be too different w/ a tune, but i will have to run 91 octane vs 87

im lowered on eibach prokits right now which are about 1" front and rear, but i have megan coilovers in my garage that i took off last fall for the winter.....they should be going on next weekend. the wheel gap looks worse now that i have the summers on too....ill likely run about another 1/2" or inch lower in the front and rear....

i'll also be installing a dc header i picked up a few months ago...

i think i answered everyones questions...?

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Actually with supercharger or turbo and proper programming you can add minimal mpg, or at least experience no loss. I personally think it is because it takes less pedal to get the same movement..

if you do turbo it and got with a taller final drive, you will pick up mpg on the highway.

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C'mon rabbit, don't tell me that you would keep your foot of the pedal just to keep your MPG if you had a supercharger installed. I can hardly believe that.. it would require very strong will power. :D At least for me it would be close to impossible. :)

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tires are champiro hpz's or something....seem decent so far, but they came on the wheels and they have lots of tread

im likely going to have to repaint the wheels at some point as they've been used in the winter and the finish is bubbling in a couple spots....i was going to do them black as i like the look best on the red yaris

supercharger is ideally going on this summer, just have to figure out the wiring and make a throttle body adapter since the s/c is from an xb, not a yaris. mileage shouldnt be too different w/ a tune, but i will have to run 91 octane vs 87

im lowered on eibach prokits right now which are about 1" front and rear, but i have megan coilovers in my garage that i took off last fall for the winter.....they should be going on next weekend. the wheel gap looks worse now that i have the summers on too....ill likely run about another 1/2" or inch lower in the front and rear....

i'll also be installing a dc header i picked up a few months ago

i think i answered everyones questions...?

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Yes, it would look sick if it was dropped a little more... Are you planning to have a body kit on? And also, is the header cat-delete or just a performance header?

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Actually with supercharger or turbo and proper programming you can add minimal mpg, or at least experience no loss. I personally think it is because it takes less pedal to get the same movement..

if you do turbo it and got with a taller final drive, you will pick up mpg on the highway.

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C'mon rabbit, don't tell me that you would keep your foot of the pedal just to keep your MPG if you had a supercharger installed. I can hardly believe that.. it would require very strong will power. :D At least for me it would be close to impossible. :)

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the yaris is our DD, so with my wife in the car to/from work its easy to keep the gas pedal inputs to a minimum

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Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit

Actually with supercharger or turbo and proper programming you can add minimal mpg, or at least experience no loss. I personally think it is because it takes less pedal to get the same movement..

if you do turbo it and got with a taller final drive, you will pick up mpg on the highway.

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C'mon rabbit, don't tell me that you would keep your foot of the pedal just to keep your MPG if you had a supercharger installed. I can hardly believe that.. it would require very strong will power. :D At least for me it would be close to impossible. :)

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the yaris is our DD, so with my wife in the car to/from work its easy to keep the gas pedal inputs to a minimum

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Very valid point, barber.... very valid point. :D

That's actually one of the nicest Yaris I have seen ... very nice set of wheels/tires looks perfect!

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That's actually one of the nicest Yaris I have seen ... very nice set of wheels/tires looks perfect!

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thanks!

:D I'm going to put this simply for ya...I want that car =D> I think the yaris is a sweet little ride.. love the bubble look it has ,auto or man? 1.5 right? nice

thanks

nicer pic from a car club meet in cleveland this past weekend... ;)

http://images54.fotki.com/v1594/phot...meet206-vi.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...d/100_7126.jpg

I love the first shot. =D> Has that been edited at all? What camera did you use for that?

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I love the first shot. =D> Has that been edited at all? What camera did you use for that?

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friend of mine took it...not sure

just a long exposure, 30 sec iirc, and used an LED flashlight to illuminate the edges of the car

also my dome light is currently red, hence the interior colour...

not sure if its been photochopped....it looked pretty close to that on his on-camera screen i think