NC Whiteline sway bars

[Penguin]

Just use a 6pt. socket... or you round the crap out of it...

I can get the nut off - just need to get the pesky bolt out of the hole without damaging the thread

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[JBT]

Loosen both link nuts (one each side) by a few threads at the sway bar. Now tap on the nut with a soft faced hammer or use a normal hammer with a block of wood between it and the nut. The link should come free of the sway bar hole and then you can undo the nut completely. A spray of CRC might help it along too. You may also need to loosen the nut where the link attaches to the suspension arm.

[Charlie Brown]

Your problem is that you have the car jacked up on one side thus loading the sway bar. You will never get the bolt out.
Sit it on level ground. Loosen the nut 5 or 6 turns, tap the nut on the end with a hammer to break the seal and then remove the nut and end link.
Go to the other side and do the same. Now swing the bar into position to fit on the "soft" setting and tighten up the nut. Don't over tighten it as they can snap easily. Go and do the other side of the bar.

I've found that the front bar hard setting induces too much understeer even with the rear set on full hard so for all track and road work the front is on soft. I then adjust the rear to suit the track but have it set on the middle for the road.

With this rear set up the handling is neutral, on full hard the car oversteers and on full soft understeers.

Hope that helps.

[Penguin]

Thanks JBT and CB

I love forums, it gives the backyard guy a bit of confidence to try things.

As I cannot get to the adjuster link with the car on the ground, I might try jacking the car up and putting blocks under the front wheels to make the can level. This should leave the swaybar unloaded. What do you think?

Love the handling with the swaybars though. I can throw the car into roundabouts now.

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[Charlie Brown]

It's easy to get to on the ground.

Turn the steering wheel fully left and undo the drivers side link from behind the wheel.
Then turn the wheel to the right and undo the passenger side.

[Penguin]

It's easy to get to on the ground.

Turn the steering wheel fully left and undo the drivers side link from behind the wheel.
Then turn the wheel to the right and undo the passenger side.

Cool

[Penguin]

I did as advised and the adjustment of the front bars is dead easy with the car on the ground and turning the wheels.

I now have the front on the softer setting and the rear on medium. The handling is almost neutral with a hint of understeer, which is released by backing off. Very happy with the result.

I would be happy to recommend the Tein springs and the Whitleine swaybars for anybody that just wants to tighten p their handling for road use.

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[olboy]

If you have an adjustable bar with 3 holes per side do you have to use the same holes or can you have one side set to hard and the other side set to mediun, would this give 5 settings and would it make one side harder than the other ?

[JBT]

They must be set the same on each side.

[aza5c]

I would be happy to recommend the Tein springs and the Whitleine swaybars for anybody that just wants to tighten p their handling for road use.

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penguin, what tein springs are you running. I've got a set of Tein S-Techs ready to go in once I save up for the whiteline sways, what you've got sounds exactly what i'm headed towards, great to hear positive feedback.

[Penguin]

I would be happy to recommend the Tein springs and the Whitleine swaybars for anybody that just wants to tighten p their handling for road use.

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penguin, what tein springs are you running. I've got a set of Tein S-Techs ready to go in once I save up for the whiteline sways, what you've got sounds exactly what i'm headed towards, great to hear positive feedback.

Yep, that the ones. Very happy with ride, a bit more skittish but more fun with better road feel. Also the car does look better with being slightly lowered.

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[aza5c]

I would be happy to recommend the Tein springs and the Whitleine swaybars for anybody that just wants to tighten p their handling for road use.

P

penguin, what tein springs are you running. I've got a set of Tein S-Techs ready to go in once I save up for the whiteline sways, what you've got sounds exactly what i'm headed towards, great to hear positive feedback.

Yep, that the ones. Very happy with ride, a bit more skittish but more fun with better road feel. Also the car does look better with being slightly lowered.

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thats great news! thanks again for the feedback!