NC Whiteline sway bars

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:33 pm

The transformation is just astonishing.

Indeed. Makes you wonder why Mazda chose the one's they did.

Old Dude · Postby **Old Dude** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:23 pm

So these bars are that much better than the standard sway bars

When I was a younger man we used to put K mac sway bars on the old holdens, but I thought with the 5 they had them pretty good as standard, might have to consider these.
Cheers
Old Dude

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:42 am

Yes, they do have them standard. However, the NC does have a fair bit of body roll which is not apparent until you see the photos :roll:

or fit after market stiffer sway bars :mrgreen:

. Apart from the vast grip and turn in improvements, the normal road "feel" changes too and, to my mind and recollection, makes the NC feel very reminiscent of the NA. I gotta tell you that, as an old fart, I was a sceptic.......but now a true believer.

Old Dude · Postby **Old Dude** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:24 am

Thanks JBT, I have the NB8B so I suppose it would be the same with that as well.
Cheers
Old Dude

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:39 pm

Yes, but to a far lesser extent. :wink:

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:24 pm

OD,

Changing the sway bars was the first suspension mod I did to my N88B and they did help a lot, though it wasn't as big a change to the feel of the car that changing the shocks made. I'm actually running a custom KMac rear bar on my car. I found the rear Whiteline bar to be to stiff for the SP.

Old Dude · Postby **Old Dude** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:48 pm

Thanks Garry
I had never heard of white line

until I bought the mx5, I knew of Kmac, selby and the likes but not White line. I am really happy with the way mine handles with the standard bar, I didn't think there would be that bigger difference with after market bars, but obviously there is.
Thanks
Old Dude

Postby **orx626** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:32 pm

Old Dude wrote:I had never heard of white line until I bought the mx5, I knew of Kmac, selby and the likes but not White line.

Hi Dale, Whiteline and Selby are one of the same.....I think Whiteline bought out Selby quite a few years ago. Someone else may be able to confirm this.

Cheers,
Danny

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:54 pm

orx626 wrote:Hi Dale, Whiteline and Selby are one of the same.....I think Whiteline bought out Selby quite a few years ago. Someone else may be able to confirm this.

Confirmed.
up to the early 90's, when you buy a "Whiteline" anti-sway bar, you get it in a Selby's box, coloured white, blue, yellow.
I think the main printing on it is something like "Whiteline, Flat Out" "by Selby's"

Old Dude · Postby **Old Dude** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:33 am

Thanks guys
I just keep learning on this forum

, that makes sense now, as I have been driving SUV's for the last 10years, I haven't been to worried about sway bars.

Probably the worst thing about this forum is you hear about all this great stuff and then you want it :lol:

and then you find out you can't afford it :cry:

, of well such is life.
Cheers
Old Dude

Sailor · Postby **Sailor** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:11 am

AFAIK, SElbys are still independant.
They bend bars for a number of suppliers incl Whileline and Pedders.

My Pedders NC adjustable bars are Selby.

Penguin · Postby **Penguin** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:50 am

Just had the Whitelines fitted to the NC.

I agree with JBT, it makes the car feel more connected to the ground. That and the Tein springs has transformed the car.

The fitted put the rear setting on the middle and the front on hard. I feel like I am getting a bit of understeer, is that other people's experience?

I would like to try the softer front setting. But when I jacked up the car I loaded up the sway bar so that the boolt was tight. Any suggestions as to a jacking arrangement whereby the bolt would be easier to remove?

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JBT · Postby **JBT** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:47 am

Not sure whether you're talking about settings for the Teins or the sway bars Penguin. My sway bars are set soft at the front and mid at the rear. I'm still on OEM springs and shocks. Car has pretty much neutral handling. This table might help: http://www.240edge.com/performance/reference.pdf

Penguin · Postby **Penguin** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:48 pm

JBT wrote:Not sure whether you're talking about settings for the Teins or the sway bars Penguin. My sway bars are set soft at the front and mid at the rear. I'm still on OEM springs and shocks. Car has pretty much neutral handling. This table might help: http://www.240edge.com/performance/reference.pdf

Thanks for the reference - I think your front setting of soft at the front is better than mine at hard. Now I just have to work out how to change the setting without damaging the bolt.

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