| If rear swaybar and sport springs are manufacturers option is car stock? [message #49333] |
Tue, 09 June 2009 12:55  |
|
Registered: December 2005
Location: Bonny Doon
Messages: 614
|
So I'm looking at Toyota Yaris as a throw away car for high mileage commuting. Gets good gas mileage, fun to drive, cheap and easy to maintain, etc.
When I went on to the Totyota USA website to build this car they offer rear TRD swaybar option, TRD sport springs, TRD intake, sport clutch and few other goodies as options for delivered car. Would those options allow the car to be stock in SCCA class if you ordered from factory this way?
[Updated on: Tue, 09 June 2009 12:57]
|
|
|
| Re: If rear swaybar and sport springs are manufacturers option is car stock? [message #49335 is a reply to message #49333 ] |
Tue, 09 June 2009 13:39  |
|
Registered: August 2006
Location: San Jose
Messages: 334
|
| grantsfo wrote on Tue, 09 June 2009 12:55 |
So I'm looking at Toyota Yaris as a throw away car for high mileage commuting. Gets good gas mileage, fun to drive, cheap and easy to maintain, etc.
When I went on to the Totyota USA website to build this car they offer rear TRD swaybar option, TRD sport springs, TRD intake, sport clutch and few other goodies as options for delivered car. Would those options allow the car to be stock in SCCA class if you ordered from factory this way?
|
Are those dealer-installed options? It's only legal if it comes off the factory assembly line like that.
I doubt the intake and clutch can come from the factory like that.
|
|
|
| Re: If rear swaybar and sport springs are manufacturers option is car stock? [message #49336 is a reply to message #49333 ] |
Tue, 09 June 2009 13:39 |
|
Registered: June 2006
Location: Seattle
Messages: 39
|
It is a little hard to find, but all the "Accessories" including all the TRD parts do not include installation.
They are dealer installed parts and are, therefore, not legal for Stock class.
Keith
07 MINI Cooper S with some sort of Stripes
90 Miata with the really big roll bar
|
|
|
| Re: If rear swaybar and sport springs are manufacturers option is car stock? [message #49338 is a reply to message #49336 ] |
Tue, 09 June 2009 14:04 |
|
Registered: December 2005
Location: Bonny Doon
Messages: 614
|
| motoring wrote on Tue, 09 June 2009 13:39 |
It is a little hard to find, but all the "Accessories" including all the TRD parts do not include installation.
They are dealer installed parts and are, therefore, not legal for Stock class.
|
Dang! Just found the buried disclaimer on those parts.
|
|
|
| Re: If rear swaybar and sport springs are manufacturers option is car stock? [message #49339 is a reply to message #49338 ] |
Tue, 09 June 2009 14:10 |
|
Registered: September 2005
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Messages: 1559
|
Not only that, I think the TRD options vary depending on which state you are in!
Yet another avatar photo by Bryan Heitkotter
|
|
|
| Re: If rear swaybar and sport springs are manufacturers option is car stock? [message #49340 is a reply to message #49333 ] |
Tue, 09 June 2009 14:52 |
|
Registered: December 2005
Location: Bonny Doon
Messages: 614
|
I'll just have to build a sleeper Yaris like my Toyota Echo and run appropriate class. I'll skip the lousy TRD parts and get the good stuff.
|
|
|
| Re: If rear swaybar and sport springs are manufacturers option is car stock? [message #49342 is a reply to message #49340 ] |
Tue, 09 June 2009 15:31 |
|
Registered: August 2006
Location: San Jose
Messages: 334
|
| grantsfo wrote on Tue, 09 June 2009 14:52 |
I'll just have to build a sleeper Yaris like my Toyota Echo and run appropriate class. I'll skip the lousy TRD parts and get the good stuff.
|
Pot calling kettle black: Or drive Yaris and race Porsche? 
|
|
|
| Re: If rear swaybar and sport springs are manufacturers option is car stock? [message #49343 is a reply to message #49340 ] |
Tue, 09 June 2009 15:51 |
|
Registered: February 2006
Location: santa clara
Messages: 2033
|
| grantsfo wrote on Tue, 09 June 2009 14:52 |
I'll just have to build a sleeper Yaris like my Toyota Echo and run appropriate class. I'll skip the lousy TRD parts and get the good stuff.
|
FSP!! it sounds like a fsp build
hi
|
|
|
| Re: If rear swaybar and sport springs are manufacturers option is car stock? [message #49350 is a reply to message #49342 ] |
Tue, 09 June 2009 17:54 |
|
Registered: December 2005
Location: Bonny Doon
Messages: 614
|
| SharkRacer wrote on Tue, 09 June 2009 15:31 |
| grantsfo wrote on Tue, 09 June 2009 14:52 |
I'll just have to build a sleeper Yaris like my Toyota Echo and run appropriate class. I'll skip the lousy TRD parts and get the good stuff.
|
Pot calling kettle black: Or drive Yaris and race Porsche?
|
Porsche is eventually going to be more of a track car. Yaris would be more appropriate AX car.
|
|
|
| Re: If rear swaybar and sport springs are manufacturers option is car stock? [message #49356 is a reply to message #49350 ] |
Tue, 09 June 2009 20:59 |
|
Registered: May 2006
Location: Burlingame
Messages: 902
|
Grant-
"Yaris more of an autocross car" just doesn't compute with me. Too tall, narrow and soft, no matter what. I just don't see it. There hast o be another good commuter car tha is a much better autocross car. Keep shopping!
Charlie
Old Age and Treachery
will overcome Youthful
Exuberance and Skill!
'89 Street Touring
Civic Si, "The Rat"
|
|
|
Members
Search
Help
Register
Login
Home
