Whiteline/selby Sway Bar Rubs Tailshaft

[DjeMz]

hey all

recently bought a selby sway bar for 32gtst.

here are the specs related to problem:

nismo 2way - but in a s14 diff case, had to make/get bushes made up for the 2 large bolts (just before the tail shaft) as the hole sizes are different to 32 diffs.

rb25 engine + box

custom tail shaft

recently added rear cradle bushes set to 'overall performance'

pictures tell alot:

see how the stock sway bar allows much more room for the tailshaft then the selby item does

sway bar rubbing tail shaft

the yellow marks the sway bar left on the tailshaft bolts

where the tail shaft rubs on the car floor thingy

and the marks left after removal of sway bar

heres my process of elimination:

either the s14 diff makes the tailshaft hang higher then 32 diff casing - any ideas?

or

the sway bar is the wrong one - turns out its the right one BUT as u can clearly see, its to tall and to close to tail shaft

or

i tried putting washers on one side to try and 'push' the bar to the left allowing more space for the tail shaft - failed, the bushes in the link just compress and bring it back to its original position

or

it was something to do with the modification of the tail shaft to fit the rb25 box

or

i have no freekin idea..

took it back to the suspension shop i bought it from, they said they will have to try fit it

just want the bloody thing to have less body roll

any ideas would be greatly appreciated

[Sydneykid]

hey all

recently bought a selby sway bar for 32gtst.

here are the specs related to problem:

nismo 2way - but in a s14 diff case, had to make/get bushes made up for the 2 large bolts (just before the tail shaft) as the hole sizes are different to 32 diffs.

rb25 engine + box

custom tail shaft

recently added rear cradle bushes set to 'overall performance'

pictures tell alot:

either the s14 diff makes the tailshaft hang higher then 32 diff casing - any ideas?

or

the sway bar is the wrong one - turns out its the right one BUT as u can clearly see, its to tall and to close to tail shaft

or

i tried putting washers on one side to try and 'push' the bar to the left allowing more space for the tail shaft - failed, the bushes in the link just compress and bring it back to its original position

or

it was something to do with the modification of the tail shaft to fit the rb25 box

or

i have no freekin idea..

took it back to the suspension shop i bought it from, they said they will have to try fit it

just want the bloody thing to have less body roll

any ideas would be greatly appreciated

That doesn't like like one of ours, ie; not a Selbys Swaybar, it looks like a Signature swaybar. Where did you buy it from?

Cheers

Gary

[DjeMz]

i got it from Centreline suspension, only reason i didnt buy it off you was because i needed it asap...

came in the selbys box with stickers invoice ect ect

do you know the right model number for front and rear r32 gtst?

[Sydneykid]

The black standard bar in the picture doesn't look like a normal R32GTST rear bar. Have you changed the subframe in your car? We had another one recently where it had a different (than normal) subframe. The owner was convinced it hadn't had a subframe change, but it was certainly not a normal R32GTST subframe. Maybe Nissan up to their random spare parts bin tricks. From memory we sent him an R32GTR rear swaybar and it fitted up OK, I will check when I get to work on Monday and let you know.

Cheers

Gary

[DjeMz]

it makes sense because i had to change the rear left control arm, bought one off a r32 gtst, but the gtst had some cone shaped ball joint thing that didnt fit into my hub... ended up having to hack sawing the metal cone thingy off so it was just one long bolt into the hub.

[tp1gts2]

The black standard bar in the picture doesn't look like a normal R32GTST rear bar. Have you changed the subframe in your car? We had another one recently where it had a different (than normal) subframe. The owner was convinced it hadn't had a subframe change, but it was certainly not a normal R32GTST subframe. Maybe Nissan up to their random spare parts bin tricks. From memory we sent him an R32GTR rear swaybar and it fitted up OK, I will check when I get to work on Monday and let you know.

Cheers

Gary

i bought a rear sway bar for my 32 gtst of you a while ago gary.

When i fitted mine the tailshaft rubbed on it, the same as what DjeMz's is in the second pic, but it didnt rub on the floor

i found some 5mm alloy plate and made up some spacers for the "D" bush's to space them down, so now the sway bar doesn't hit when driving, just when i jack the back up the bar pivots enough to rub the tailshaft bolts.

does this effect the way the sway bar works?

[neo32]

on my r32 the whiteline one rubs too

[DjeMz]

i cant even drive more then 5 metres without it sounding like something is realllllly wrong

[tp1gts2]

might be something for whiteline to have a look at.

as far as i know i have a factory gtst rear cradle, but who knows!

i wouldn't be driving it anywhere, sounds horrible when it hits the tailshaft bolts doesn't it!

[DjeMz]

when i installed the sway bar i also put on some 18x10 +17s... so i thought it was that rubbing but i noticed it wasnt withing the next 5 sec after i stopped breaking lol.

have u sorted out ur issue or do u just keep driving like that?

[Sydneykid]

i bought a rear sway bar for my 32 gtst of you a while ago gary.

When i fitted mine the tailshaft rubbed on it, the same as what DjeMz's is in the second pic, but it didnt rub on the floor

i found some 5mm alloy plate and made up some spacers for the "D" bush's to space them down, so now the sway bar doesn't hit when driving, just when i jack the back up the bar pivots enough to rub the tailshaft bolts.

does this effect the way the sway bar works?

Nope, no effect on how the bar works.

The rear bar can rub on cars that are very low, what is the ride height on yours?

As many of you know I have an R32GTST myself, it's a 1990 model M Spec and the master we use to make the swaybars is identical in shape to the OE bar I took of it when I upgraded. As a race car it is about as low as possible whilst retaining decent suspension geometry and it has a 90 mm GReddy titanium exhaust. So if the swaybar fits it, it should fit any R32GTST with the same subframe. Nissan seems to have been in the habit of using a few different rear subframes in R32GTST's and/or lots of cars have had their subframes swapped before they made it to Australia. The most common I have seen so far is the R32GTS4 rear subframe.

Anyway back to fixing DjeMz's problem, the OE bar in the picture looks like an R32GTS4 rear bar. If you PM me your address I will send you a Selbys SNR35A (in 22mm) to try. If it fits OK simply put the SNR26A in the box (that the SNR35A came in) and I will arrange for it to be returned.

Cheers

Gary

[DjeMz]

sydney kid, you are a bloody legend, PM sent mate. if u ever come to melb, drinks are on me!

the car was pretty legal ride height when i installed the bars, after it didnt fit, felt like lowering the tien hrs all the way to the bottom (well could have gone about an inch worth of turns) so at least something got done lol.

tried it again with the bushes after it was on low, still same result unfortunately.

[DjeMz]

received the sway bar, thank heaps again, ill try either put it in tonight or tomorrow night.

how do i ship it back... just through aus post or the same blokes that it came from?

[Sydneykid]

received the sway bar, thank heaps again, ill try either put it in tonight or tomorrow night.

how do i ship it back... just through aus post or the same blokes that it came from?

If it fits OK simply put the SNR26A in the box (that the SNR35A came in) and I will arrange for it to be returned.

All you have to do is stick an address label (Superior Suspension, 4 Lincoln St Minto NSW 2566) on the box and let me know when its ready

Cheers

Gary