Sway Bar for SP20 2003 - Page 9

twilightprotege · 08-10-2004, 03:06 PM

i just ordered my bars.

paying $175 for the front, $220 for the rear - inc shipping. getting them through the brake place i'm going to (so they are giving them to me for a good price obviously)

SFC01 · 08-10-2004, 05:17 PM

good, you will now be able to GO! STOP! and TURN!

twilightprotege · 08-10-2004, 06:27 PM

hehehe - that's the plan

just need even more GO!

Cloudland · 08-10-2004, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twilightprotege

i just ordered my bars.
paying $175 for the front, $220 for the rear - inc shipping. getting them through the brake place i'm going to (so they are giving them to me for a good price obviously)

hi twilight, how did U ordered the front bar, i understood that U posted the code BMF50 at protege5.com, but it didn't return anything when searching whiteline's online store.

btw, the postage to NZ seems fair, i'd expect to pay less than a hundred to have 2 bars shipped via post.

arden · 08-10-2004, 11:49 PM

Cloudland,
The front sway bar was only released last week so it hasnt been updated on Whitelines online store.

Twilight ordered his through some brake place near where he lives.

I guess u can drop a email to Whiteline themselves.
sales@whiteline.com.au

jcywong · 09-10-2004, 01:52 AM

so how much difference with the front sway bar???
is it worth it??

twilightprotege · 09-10-2004, 10:19 PM

yeah cloudland like arden says

jc - any upgrade would really be worth it. in terms of difference - arden have you had a chance to give it a good flogging yet?

arden · 09-10-2004, 10:26 PM

Nah, no serious flogging.
Im goin down to wollongong 2morrow and will get SP:KING to show me some nice roads to test it out.

twilightprotege · 09-10-2004, 10:30 PM

good to hear

arden · 10-10-2004, 08:24 PM

Had a bit of fang in Wollongong today.
Noticed some slight understeer in some tight corners.
Apart from that am quite happy with the bars.

twilightprotege · 10-10-2004, 08:38 PM

better to have slight understeer than oversteer.

might be an idea to try the firmer setting to see if that makes it totally neutral?

jcywong · 10-10-2004, 09:03 PM

try set the rear tyre pressure at 1-2 more that the front and you can get rid some understeer

twilightprotege · 11-10-2004, 09:16 AM

just got an email from wojie - they dont have effective sizes for the adjustable rear bar. it's 20mm and the settings are soft, medium and hard.

arden · 11-10-2004, 10:37 AM

oh thats really interesting.

twilightprotege · 11-10-2004, 10:41 AM

from what i can gather, the soft setting is 20mm, the others then increase the effective size of the bar.

arden · 11-10-2004, 11:04 AM

So is mine on medium rite now?

SFC01 · 11-10-2004, 11:17 AM

Medium??? There are only two holes on each end of the bar. The further out from the pivots you go the softer the bar setting. So I guess for medium setting they must be suggesting close hole at one end and far hole at the other.

Wheel rate in roll is inversely proportional to blade length^2 and proportional to bar diameter^4

The bar is 20mm itself and from memory the outermost holes line up with the OE bar. I measured it up once and the 22mm effective bar diameter on the stiff setting was pretty close to the mark.

arden · 11-10-2004, 11:26 AM

2 holes on each end?Do u mean 2 alternative holes?

SFC01 · 11-10-2004, 11:28 AM

No, two holes TOTAL on each end of my bar.

arden · 11-10-2004, 11:30 AM

Heres mine:

08-10-2004, 05:17 PM	#162
SFC01 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mordialloc, VIC Posts: 167	good, you will now be able to GO! STOP! and TURN! __________________ SFC01 2003 BJII Astina Rampod/CAI, Adjustable Rear ARB, Strut Brace, slotted rotors RB156 pads, TWM Short Shifter + Kartboy shifter bushings

08-10-2004, 11:49 PM	#165
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden	Cloudland, The front sway bar was only released last week so it hasnt been updated on Whitelines online store. Twilight ordered his through some brake place near where he lives. I guess u can drop a email to Whiteline themselves. sales@whiteline.com.au __________________

09-10-2004, 01:52 AM	#166
jcywong AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney Car: saf Posts: 333 View Photos By: jcywong	so how much difference with the front sway bar??? is it worth it?? __________________ mY rIdE

09-10-2004, 10:26 PM	#168
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden	Nah, no serious flogging. Im goin down to wollongong 2morrow and will get SP:KING to show me some nice roads to test it out. __________________

10-10-2004, 09:03 PM	#172
jcywong AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney Car: saf Posts: 333 View Photos By: jcywong	try set the rear tyre pressure at 1-2 more that the front and you can get rid some understeer __________________ mY rIdE

08-10-2004, 03:06 PM	#161
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	i just ordered my bars. paying $175 for the front, $220 for the rear - inc shipping. getting them through the brake place i'm going to (so they are giving them to me for a good price obviously)

08-10-2004, 06:27 PM	#163
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	hehehe - that's the plan just need even more GO!

09-10-2004, 10:19 PM	#167
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	yeah cloudland like arden says jc - any upgrade would really be worth it. in terms of difference - arden have you had a chance to give it a good flogging yet?

09-10-2004, 10:30 PM	#169
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	good to hear

10-10-2004, 08:24 PM	#170
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden	Had a bit of fang in Wollongong today. Noticed some slight understeer in some tight corners. Apart from that am quite happy with the bars.

10-10-2004, 08:38 PM	#171
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	better to have slight understeer than oversteer. might be an idea to try the firmer setting to see if that makes it totally neutral?

11-10-2004, 09:16 AM	#173
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	just got an email from wojie - they dont have effective sizes for the adjustable rear bar. it's 20mm and the settings are soft, medium and hard.

11-10-2004, 10:37 AM	#174
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden	oh thats really interesting. __________________

11-10-2004, 10:41 AM	#175
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	from what i can gather, the soft setting is 20mm, the others then increase the effective size of the bar.

11-10-2004, 11:04 AM	#176
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden	So is mine on medium rite now? __________________

11-10-2004, 11:17 AM	#177
SFC01 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mordialloc, VIC Posts: 167	Medium??? There are only two holes on each end of the bar. The further out from the pivots you go the softer the bar setting. So I guess for medium setting they must be suggesting close hole at one end and far hole at the other. Wheel rate in roll is inversely proportional to blade length^2 and proportional to bar diameter^4 The bar is 20mm itself and from memory the outermost holes line up with the OE bar. I measured it up once and the 22mm effective bar diameter on the stiff setting was pretty close to the mark. __________________ SFC01 2003 BJII Astina Rampod/CAI, Adjustable Rear ARB, Strut Brace, slotted rotors RB156 pads, TWM Short Shifter + Kartboy shifter bushings

11-10-2004, 11:26 AM	#178
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden	2 holes on each end?Do u mean 2 alternative holes? __________________

11-10-2004, 11:28 AM	#179
SFC01 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mordialloc, VIC Posts: 167	No, two holes TOTAL on each end of my bar. __________________ SFC01 2003 BJII Astina Rampod/CAI, Adjustable Rear ARB, Strut Brace, slotted rotors RB156 pads, TWM Short Shifter + Kartboy shifter bushings

11-10-2004, 11:30 AM	#180
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden	Heres mine:

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