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hey im about to purchase some sway bars ( r33 gtst )and was wondering what size would be for everyday driving and occasional track days?

i was thinking 24 mm front and 22mm back (whiteline)

would this be ok?

do all bushes come with whiteline sways or they need to be purchased separate?

i have searched but couldnt find anything on sizes :D

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i have just fitted 24mm adjustable front and 24mm adjustable rear to my R32 skyline and they are excellent.

biggest you can get from whiteline for the 32 - well worth the money and effort to put them in

not too stiff - perfect balance for street to match the bilstein shocks and whiteline springs i had previously fitted

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I just chucked some onto the car on the weekend. BNF24X Front and BNR11X on the rear. So should be a 27mm front and 22mm rear. (these are the ones Sydneykid recomendded from his group buy). I'll let you know how they go, havnt driven the car yet.

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Ok i quickly went for a drive, very impressed however now i dont really know the limit of the car. Will have to take it up the mountain tomorrow to get used to the new setup. While driving straight there are no downsides, if anything the car feels more solid and together. When going into a turn the car is just flat, incredibly flat. There is no sign of roll and its a bit weird to describe, you can't feel when the car is going to let go it just holds and you plant your foot and it just keeps holding until finally it starts to understeer (Bloody front heavy skylines!). Ill play around with the dampening tomorow night and take it for a good spin. Might get a wheel allignment aswell to make sure everything is in order since these and the HICAS lock bar install.

So far very happy :D

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I thought you had it wrong PM-R33. But it looks like you're right. its 27mm.

from Whiteline site:

F Swaybar 24mm-h/duty Blade adjustable BNF24Z

F Swaybar 24mm-heavy duty BNF24

F Swaybar 27mm-X heavy duty BNF24X

Which is weird, coz that part number on the SK group buy was a 24mm.

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Now i'm curious. Were the group buy front bars 24mm or 27mm?

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Well in the Stagea suspension thread Sydneykid took pics of the boxes and they definetely said BNF24X so i'd assume he ment the 27mm ones and maybe just got mistaken calling them 24mm because there was a 24 in the part number. Maybe he can comment.

Is there such a thing as having too thick of a swaybar?

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I think the stocks might be 20?

im sure ive got Whiteline 24mm front and back, have to check, but the front still has a tiny little bit of body roll but certainly no understeer like PM-R33 describes, i just get grip grip grip oversteer weeeeeeeeeee.

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It might have just been the sharp corner i took or something on the wheel allignment might be out since i fitted the HICAS bar. I'll get the toe on the car checked while getting an allignment and ill have a proper play tonight :)

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