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NA front swaybar help
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 5:57 pm
by lam.666
just got the front swaybar off Rob E last night, installed it today but noticed that the left side of the swaybar rests on the upper arm.
driver side is fine with a 2 - 3 mm gap.
i used the bushes it came with, the OEM mounts and OEM links
when mounting the swaybar i wasnt able to adjust any movement of the ends and thought that after i let it down it might magically move in place.. but i was wrong
took it for a drive and it makes a clunking noise with every bump i go over
i think its a whiteline sway bar, does it matter which end goes where, i didnt actually check it for any left / right markings
any help appreciated
heres some pics
passenger side hitting upper arm
top view of passenger side hitting upper arm
driver side frontal
sort of top driver side
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driver end links
passenger end links
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 9:09 pm
by Garry
Try swapping it around left to right. I wouldn't drive it around like that though. You will damage the wishbones
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 9:41 pm
by lam.666
yeah i was gonna try that tomorrow
see how i go, havent dríven it since going for that small test drive
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 10:07 pm
by Garry
My workshop manual doesn't mention a left or right side. It might be an idea to take it off and compare it to the original bar to make sure it is the same shape and you dont have an NB bar, which will also fit with a few mods apparently.
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 11:35 pm
by manga_blue
It often happens with NAs and that particular Whiteline swaybar. You need a set of shorter end-links. I've got a Whiteline set from Mossy sitting here that I didn't need because mine fitted OK. Almost unused with polyurethane bushes.
$35 inc postage. PM me.
Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 11:57 am
by lam.666
its the same on both sides, so i'll be needing those end links off you manga_blue
i've pm'd u and added u to msn
cheers
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 2:12 pm
by bruce
Lam, your car is a japanese import? Just a guess cos I can see little bits of surface rust underneath (from the salted winter roads).
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 2:54 pm
by Astroboysoup
i got the whiteline non adjustable front sway and its nothing like that it was a perfect fit
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 10:57 pm
by lam.666
no its not an import
i thought the amount of surface rust for a car this old would be ok...
seems as though everyone who's fitted a 22mm bar has had no problems on an NA... i must be special
hopefully whiteline would be able to compare their bars with mine, or recommend on an endlink setup as the endlinks i got move the bar back and i cant screw in the mount
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 11:26 pm
by bigdog
Could it be the wrong bar for the car - maybe an NB one or something?
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 9:41 am
by Rob E
I bought this one off Matty - came off his NA6 however i never fitted it because i have a Racing Beat hollow bar on the way. I have just PM'd Matty to see if he has any ideas........seems very odd indeed!
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 4:20 pm
by Matty
Looking at the pics, your right upper control arm is bent to buggery. Fix it.
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 8:55 pm
by lam.666
hmm ... doesnt look bent to me...
does it look like its bent to anyone else?
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 9:56 pm
by Rob E
lam.666 wrote:hmm ... doesnt look bent to me...
does it look like its bent to anyone else?
This very bar came off Mattys NA6 with no fitting probs.
Its either a bent control arm or the bar is bent - and the bar aint bent. I'd reckon the previous owner has put that car into the gutter or a traffic island.
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:12 pm
by lam.666
yeah
bar ends are abit longer than the standard bar tho
guess i'll have to find another NA to test fit it to
too bad i missed out on the dodgy day
is anyone organising another one soon?
