Swaybar Offset To One Side

[Kinks]

After fitting a Whiteline swaybar I've noticed that it seems to drift over to one side and the RHS will just touch the wheel rim at full lock (when turning hard left). it's about an inch offset from centre. What would cause this?

I only noticed after a wheel alignment when my caster was changed - whiteline plus caster rod bushes. I had set them by eye to the mid-point (no more caster than standard) and that was fine. they have now been cranked up to their maximum (6°50' left and 6°43' on the right...). 7 minutes is a tiny difference surely it wouldn't cause the bar to move? I can't be sure it hadn't moved before, the caster change could well have changed the clearances.

solution - hose clamp on the swaybar so it can't progress through the mounting bushes?

as a side question max caster looked like the LCA was pushed back as far as it could go.. ie a "longer" radius rod. is this right?? after looking at some diagrams i would have though that having the LCA as far forward as possible would be the right way but the alignment machine was pretty convinced that i was wrong

[Duncan]

I am not sure about the sway bar, I've never had one move around.

But you are dead right about the caster.....shorter radius rod = more caster.

[siksII]

My front swaybar moves around as well, whiteline sell a "swaybar lateral lock kit" for around $20 which you can use to fix it in place. I have mine sitting at home, have not fitted it yet.

I have even alignment and find the bar moves left or right, sometimes stays in the middle too.

When I pulled my caster rods out they were (wrongly) adjusted to minimum caster as well, turned them around the right way since then

[Kinks]

Cheers Dunc I actually managed to dig up one of your posts with a fantasic mspaint in it after i posted this thread

never heard of the lock kit - what's in it? (have you got a part number too?)

I'll have to get under the car and check it - thankfully got the WL Plus ones so they're easy to adjust on the car

[Duncan]

lol my paint skills are leet

[siksII]

  Kinks said:

Cheers Dunc I actually managed to dig up one of your posts with a fantasic mspaint in it after i posted this thread

never heard of the lock kit - what's in it? (have you got a part number too?)

I'll have to get under the car and check it - thankfully got the WL Plus ones so they're easy to adjust on the car

The lock kit

Sorry I dont have the part number on me, the kit is sitting at home somewhere but you can get it from anywhere that sells whiteline - just specify your bar sizes.

It looks like this, nothing fancy:

[Russman]

My sway bar is offset on my R32 GTSt because the swaybar ends line up perfectly with the links at the wheels ends.

Because the links have a ball joint at one end it has to be this way so they aren't at a bad angle. Not sure if it's the same issue with yours as mine doesn't hit the wheel and I have steering rack spacers too.

[siksII]

  Russman said:

My sway bar is offset on my R32 GTSt because the swaybar ends line up perfectly with the links at the wheels ends.

Because the links have a ball joint at one end it has to be this way so they aren't at a bad angle. Not sure if it's the same issue with yours as mine doesn't hit the wheel and I have steering rack spacers too.

On mine (r33) im using stock links and they have ball joints on both ends. If the bar was centered, the links would both be angled slightly inward, instead of this a lot of the time one end is slightly outwards and the other end is massively inwards!

[Kinks]

  siksII said:

The lock kit

Sorry I dont have the part number on me, the kit is sitting at home somewhere but you can get it from anywhere that sells whiteline - just specify your bar sizes.

It looks like this, nothing fancy:

funny, looks exactly like what i bought from bunnings the other day (some clear plastic hose and 2 hose clamps). the only difference is theirs has a thicker section on it (which would be nice, but probably not essential). was in bunnings and figured i'd give it a go

[Russman]

  siksII said:

On mine (r33) im using stock links and they have ball joints on both ends. If the bar was centered, the links would both be angled slightly inward, instead of this a lot of the time one end is slightly outwards and the other end is massively inwards!

Yeah that's what I was trying to say haha. Same deal.