swaybars - gtr rear doesnt fit, so what does? and front?

[StageZilla]

i know its been covered in other threads but i need to know for sure....

as topic says, i got a gtr rear swaybar and it was too short as Jash from c-red mentioned and someone else, but SK says he fitted a gtr bar no problems?

so what whiteline bars will fit front and rear as i know for sure gtr ones DONT?

cheers

Brad

[Sydneykid]

i know its been covered in other threads but i need to know for sure....

as topic says, i got a gtr rear swaybar and it was too short as Jash from c-red mentioned and someone else, but SK says he fitted a gtr bar no problems?  

so what whiteline bars will fit front and rear as i know for sure gtr ones DONT?

cheers

Brad

This is a picture of the boxes that the Whiteline stabiliser bars were in, showing the part numbers.

They are R33GTR stabiliser bars, the R32GTR rear stabiliser bar (BNR26) won't fit. I had absolutely no problems fitting the front stabiliser bar, but the rear was a bit tricky. The standard bar is several mm smaller in OD than the Whiteline bar. So the critical measurement was the INSIDE of the U bend, as per the following photo;

I have seen a couple of Whiteline GTR bars where the OUTSIDE of the U bend is the same as the standard bar. This means the inside of the U bend is 10 mm or so too close together. This means you can't do up the bolts on the D brackets.

If that is the case with your bar then send it back to Whiteline, tell them how much it is too narrow across the U bend and they will replace it.

[StageZilla]

cheers sk, so r33 gtr front and rears fit no problems yeah? is there any other additions to the suspension that is worth lookin at from whiteline? im getting tein coilovers, and the whiteline swaybars so far... so what else?

cheers

Brad

[Sydneykid]

cheers sk, so r33 gtr front and rears fit no problems yeah? is there any other additions to the suspension that is worth lookin at from whiteline? im getting tein coilovers, and the whiteline swaybars so far... so what else?

cheers

Brad

Hi Brad, I really liked the extra caster using the KCA332 adjustable bushes. Made a huge difference to the handling and steering response. Plus it took away that vague feeling around centre and added a bit of feel to the steering. The standard front rubber bushes where a bit worn on ours and it also removed a little shake, shake, shake going over bumps.

I didn't lower ours very much (25 mm front and 10 mm rear) so I didn't need any camber correction. The front ended up a nice 0.5 degree negative and I adjusted the rear using the standard adjuster.

It's all in the Stagea Suspension thread.

[StageZilla]

thanks for clearing that up mate

[AlexCim]

Well

I fitted my GTR sway bars yesterday and they make a big difference.

The only thing that i noticed was that YES, the sway bar is a little too short.

But the links on the end for me just bend out to counter that... meaning my rear sway bar looks like this

______/ instead of what my mates s14 looks like |_______|

If that bad, do i need to remove it and get another bar?

[AlexCim]

First two are right side, bottom one is left side...

Seems a little extreme for me, but it still works fine....

If i move the bar like, 5mm to the left, it would even the bends out to be almost identical/perfect...

But, if i need a new sway bar... what a bitch of a job...already waited two weeks for them both..

****EDIT****

Car was sitting on the side of the road there, leaning to the left hand side, on flat ground the two things point about the same angle... anyway, should i look to replacE?

[StageZilla]

If that bad, do i need to remove it and get another bar?

sk?

isnt there a straight fit stagea one rather than the gtr one, as it obviously doesnt quite fit right ? :confused:

cheers

Brad

[Sydneykid]

sk?

isnt there a straight fit stagea one rather than the gtr one, as it obviously doesnt quite fit right ? :confused:  

cheers

Brad

Hi Brad, I used the part numbers in the previous post and they fit perfectly. If you get one that doesn't fit perfectly, it is a manufacturing fault (it does happen). Measure up how much it is out and then send it back. Whiteline will replace anything that isn't spot on for specification.

[StageZilla]

Hi Brad, I really liked the extra caster using the KCA332 adjustable bushes.  Made a huge difference to the handling and steering response.  Plus it took away that vague feeling around centre and added a bit of feel to the steering.  The standard front rubber bushes where a bit worn on ours and it also removed a little shake, shake, shake going over bumps.

I didn't lower ours very much (25 mm front and 10 mm rear) so I didn't need any camber correction.  The front ended up a nice 0.5 degree negative and I adjusted the rear using the standard adjuster.

It's all in the Stagea Suspension thread.

1 x #KCA332 - Radius rod bush-caster adj.

do i need the one set of these bushes or two sydneykid?

cheers

Brad

[Sydneykid]

1 x #KCA332 - Radius rod bush-caster adj.

do i need the one set of these bushes or two sydneykid?

cheers

Brad

Hi Brad, one set does both radius rods:cheers:

[AlexCim]

SK,

Did your swaybars end up like mine in the rear bent out a bit? Should i be somewhat worried and replace mine?

Thanks for the help

Alex