chilliscool
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buying whiteline swaybars (i know, i know..)
Hey, just wondering where you guys have bought your swaybars from and where the cheapest place is to go. All I can find is about $220-250 range per bar. You guys think this is reasonable or not ?? Also is twosrus gonna be the best spot to get some links? (I'm assuming I'll have to upgrade them when putting the new bars on)?
Cheers
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RE: buying whiteline swaybars (i know, i know..)
2010/10/19 13:43:08
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i think thats a bit much. go for TRD ones :) ask DB8 or dylmrt
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RE: buying whiteline swaybars (i know, i know..)
2010/10/19 13:50:29
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Originally posted by chilliscool
Hey, just wondering where you guys have bought your swaybars from and where the cheapest place is to go. All I can find is about $220-250 range per bar. You guys think this is reasonable or not ?? Also is twosrus gonna be the best spot to get some links? (I'm assuming I'll have to upgrade them when putting the new bars on)?
Cheers
No, not with todays AUD! at least if you have TRD ones then you can put a TRD sticker on the car lol
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RE: buying whiteline swaybars (i know, i know..)
2010/10/19 13:57:42
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true lol, are they adjustable ?? if so how many point.
i just thought whiteline were meant to be top of line for swaybars
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RE: buying whiteline swaybars (i know, i know..)
2010/10/19 14:00:53
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alot of people have changed from the non adjustable trd type to the 3 point adjustable whitelines so i think that says something.
Where are you located?
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chilliscool
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RE: buying whiteline swaybars (i know, i know..)
2010/10/19 14:01:53
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RE: buying whiteline swaybars (i know, i know..)
2010/10/19 14:12:46
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220-250 is just rrp. i was gonna do a group buy over here but noone esle was interested, was gonna get them aound $190 each.
i have a TRD rear sway bar, they're nonadjustable, but are ally tube nnot solid steel like the whiteline and so alot lighter.
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RE: buying whiteline swaybars (i know, i know..)
2010/10/19 14:15:58
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Dont forget to fit these too.
http://www.mr2australia.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21029
A 20 mm Whiteline adjustable front bar FTW. Worth the money IMO.
Forget about fitting a larger rear bar too, a waste of money.
The Twos'rus links are good. I have them.
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RE: buying whiteline swaybars (i know, i know..)
2010/10/19 14:19:24
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yeah my reinforcement plates are already on the way. I just gotta get the bars an links sorted
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RE: buying whiteline swaybars (i know, i know..)
2010/10/19 14:33:49
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i was going to post somethign similar so might as well post here
sorry for the hijack chilli.
is it worth changing both front and rear sway bar, was told only the front needs to be changed.
also since if im not changign rear sway bar do i need to replace the end links there or leave them as well.
cheers
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chilliscool
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RE: buying whiteline swaybars (i know, i know..)
2010/10/19 14:42:24
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no problems, i was about to ask vertially the same questions. I'm curious about whether to change the back one or not
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RE: buying whiteline swaybars (i know, i know..)
2010/10/19 14:50:34
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the rear one will do much more than the front one. the weight is in the back.
if you want to stop the body roll you need a much thicker rear swaybar than the piss weak stock one.
19mm of bendy steel..
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RE: buying whiteline swaybars (i know, i know..)
2010/10/19 15:10:06
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Originally posted by surok
the rear one will do much more than the front one. the weight is in the back.
if you want to stop the body roll you need a much thicker rear swaybar than the piss weak stock one.
19mm of bendy steel..
I absolutely don't agree with using a stiffer rear bar, for a car using near stock alignment, quite the reverse in fact. On my car I fitted adjustable Whiteline front and rear bars and tried different stiffness settings. (also tried different alignment settings) My conclusion was that the car was definitely more stable and better balanced with a stiffer front but a less stiffer rear. For my car anyway the best combination was 20mm Whiteline front with the thinner stock rear. BTW my car is lowered slightly with stock struts and Koni inserts.
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RE: buying whiteline swaybars (i know, i know..)
2010/10/19 15:12:48
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what kind of roads were you each driving ??
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RE: buying whiteline swaybars (i know, i know..)
2010/10/19 15:25:35
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I think its more about the ratios of the thicknesses of the front and rear isn't it.
Stock will produce more understeer...
If you wannt hang the tail ouy (not reccomended) you will want more rear..So i guess surok if you have a larger one on the front ur tail will kick out more.
I would get a thicker ones front and back and keep the same ratios of thickness that came from stock..Have the front slightly stiffer.
Just my opinion..
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