well i just fitted my whiteline front sway bar to my lh and i must say im very happy, it mounts to the bumper brackets so its at the front of the crossmember, very nice kit and i would recommend it to anyone, ill get some pics up tommorow
whiteline front sway bars
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Posted 21 February 2006 - 11:07 AM
Very keen to see pics! So it's a front-mount front sway bar? I'd like to put one of these on my LX, I can't run traditional swaybars anymore because the extractors don't allow for it!
Have you noticed any improvement/change with handling?
Have you noticed any improvement/change with handling?
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Posted 21 February 2006 - 11:31 AM
My swaybar mounts to the rear and is hard up against the right extractor pipe....it used to rattle and give me the shits, but since i re-suspended (?) my old girl it doesn't rattle anymore.
I noticed makka had mounted his sway bar at the front...didn't notice it mounted to bumper bar brackets though, would be interested in your pix.
I noticed makka had mounted his sway bar at the front...didn't notice it mounted to bumper bar brackets though, would be interested in your pix.
Edited by knoath, 21 February 2006 - 11:31 AM.
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Posted 21 February 2006 - 12:01 PM
I've got the old multi-point adjustable reverse mount kmac bars on mine. I'd be interested to see what the whiteline one is line in comparison.
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Posted 21 February 2006 - 02:58 PM
Yeah I've got the same k-mac front mount bar on my race car - works great
Havnt checked out the whiteline ones yet, would also be curious to know how they mount.
Havnt checked out the whiteline ones yet, would also be curious to know how they mount.
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Posted 21 February 2006 - 04:14 PM
I have a whiteline adjustable on the front of my hatch.
The problem being with a new sway bar,springs and shocks i
have no engine in the car to test it out.
Maybe when it gets back on the road i'll have to post sumfin about it.....
The big when............
Damo
The problem being with a new sway bar,springs and shocks i
have no engine in the car to test it out.
Maybe when it gets back on the road i'll have to post sumfin about it.....
The big when............
Damo
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Posted 21 February 2006 - 05:33 PM
I hear ya mate, I'm in the same boatI have a whiteline adjustable on the front of my hatch.
The problem being with a new sway bar,springs and shocks i
have no engine in the car to test it out.
Maybe when it gets back on the road i'll have to post sumfin about it.....
The big when............
Damo
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Posted 25 February 2006 - 08:46 PM
those mounts on the k mac setup look a tad slight to me....
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Posted 28 February 2006 - 02:39 PM
They are pretty solid mate. It's 3-4mm brackets with plenty of bracing. What more do you need for a sway bar?those mounts on the k mac setup look a tad slight to me....
How are u going with the pics 2WILD?
Edited by QIKSLR, 28 February 2006 - 02:40 PM.
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Posted 01 March 2006 - 10:29 PM
sorry fellas, i promise ill get one up for everyone
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 06:20 PM
i just don't like much flex in the mounts of suspension components, dosent let them work right. 3-4mm flat aint to thick, i would be using 6mmx25mm atleast if i was to fab them up, but i'd probably use small rhs personaly.
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 04:18 PM
You've seen them flex have you? Mate the chassis rails in the toranas are no where near 6mm, why would you over engineer a non load baring component? Maybe if it was a mount for a tow bar or somethingi just don't like much flex in the mounts of suspension components, dosent let them work right. 3-4mm flat aint to thick, i would be using 6mmx25mm atleast if i was to fab them up, but i'd probably use small rhs personaly.
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 06:12 PM
Sway bars ARE a load bearing item. At rest they are not under load. Place the car through a corner and the bar loads up like a torsion bar, which exactly what it is.
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 08:16 PM
Chop,
both you and Qikslr are right.....
Yes they are load bearing and they are a torsion bar transversely mounted.
But as to the mounts.....the rotating mounts. NOT THE BAR ENDS.
You will find that the torsional twist in the bar pulling one end down cancels out the other force that is pushing the bar up.Leaving a neutral force along the length of the bar.
Remember the forces are only up and down, not side/side so the force is trying to compress/ stretch the steel bar mount along it's length, which of course it can't do.
This is why you can get away with the 3mm plate on the mounts..
LC boi/ bomber boi.....
You are never going to win any races son... if you don't stop making everything out of 6mm plate!!!! Too heavy.
Cheers Greg..
both you and Qikslr are right.....
Yes they are load bearing and they are a torsion bar transversely mounted.
But as to the mounts.....the rotating mounts. NOT THE BAR ENDS.
You will find that the torsional twist in the bar pulling one end down cancels out the other force that is pushing the bar up.Leaving a neutral force along the length of the bar.
Remember the forces are only up and down, not side/side so the force is trying to compress/ stretch the steel bar mount along it's length, which of course it can't do.
This is why you can get away with the 3mm plate on the mounts..
LC boi/ bomber boi.....
You are never going to win any races son... if you don't stop making everything out of 6mm plate!!!!
Too heavy.Cheers Greg..
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 11:47 AM
^ Remember to double over the alfoil a few times though for added strength and abrasion resistance!!!
As Ben Lexcen once said... " If it breaks it is too light, and if it doesn't it is too heavy!"
Cheers Greg..
As Ben Lexcen once said... " If it breaks it is too light, and if it doesn't it is too heavy!"
Cheers Greg..
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 08:11 PM
nnnoice quote, i'll remember that one.
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Posted 27 April 2006 - 10:38 AM
Hey 2wild4u - any luck getting a pic for us to have a squizz at mate??? Would really appreciate it.
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Posted 27 April 2006 - 11:31 PM
really sorry guys, i keep forgetting, will get one up this weekend, i promise 
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Posted 19 May 2006 - 02:31 PM
hey does anyone know how much the whiteline or k-mac front sway bars are worth? looking at sticking one in my lh. i just got quoted $230 for a lightning bar. any other options?
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