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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:45 am 
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Anyone know if there should be any bushes or anything for the brackets that replace the link pin on an E-series Whiteline adjustable front Blade swaybar?
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:51 pm 
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i've got the adjustable in mine if you want to have a look

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:44 am 
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I should do when I finally come and pick up that seat!!!
I assume you didn't install it then? I don't think it has a bush in there as makes sense not to - but the instructions don't say either way...
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:55 am 
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i was going to, but ran out of time. the place that did install it had to get a whiteline bloke in anyway cause they sent the wrong brackets down for it!

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:08 am 
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Here is my Whiteline adjustable blade, with my own outer link kits.

 

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 6:53 pm 
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Not much help since you've completely made new brackets...
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:02 pm 
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The L-bracket bolts directly to the lower control arm without any bushes. The swaybar bolts to the L-bracket using a figure 8 bracket with bushes in it.
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:48 pm 
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:19 am 
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ELGT - that's not right - or at least according to the Whiteline instructions it's not. The diagram on the instructions shows that the 8 figure link should be on the same side of both the swaybar and bracket. It's on the correct side of the swaybar (the outside), but it's on the wrong side of the bracket.

What brand is that front coil over?
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:33 am 
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ELGT - that's not right - or at least according to the Whiteline instructions it's not. The diagram on the instructions shows that the 8 figure link should be on the same side of both the swaybar and bracket. It's on the correct side of the swaybar (the outside), but it's on the wrong side of the bracket.

What brand is that front coil over?


Thats the only way they would fit, and hence why I never ran them like that, because I felt the bars were good, but the rest of the mounting architecture was very poor quality, and not worth using.
Coilovers were made by me, using Bilstein shocks, eibach springs, koni collars and seats, and fabbed top mounts.
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:52 am 
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The bottom half (which is all I can see in that photo) looks a lot like the Nolathane/Pedders coil overs I have in the front of my EF.
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ELGT wrote:
twr7cx wrote:
ELGT - that's not right - or at least according to the Whiteline instructions it's not. The diagram on the instructions shows that the 8 figure link should be on the same side of both the swaybar and bracket. It's on the correct side of the swaybar (the outside), but it's on the wrong side of the bracket.

What brand is that front coil over?


Thats the only way they would fit, and hence why I never ran them like that, because I felt the bars were good, but the rest of the mounting architecture was very poor quality, and not worth using.
Coilovers were made by me, using Bilstein shocks, eibach springs, koni collars and seats, and fabbed top mounts.



Thats what I found with the brackets supplied with the front bar too, just crap. So, went about and figured a better way. The adjustable brackets eventually make a rattling noise, another reason I p!ssed them off.

 

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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:51 am 
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I found the washers they provide for the nut on the adjustable brackets is too small, it's not much bigger than the hole and got bent badly when I torqued it to 35nm.
I've changed this.
This is the 4th Whiteline product I've purchased now, and the 3rd that I've not been overly impressed with.
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:21 pm 
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ELGT wrote:
twr7cx wrote:
ELGT - that's not right - or at least according to the Whiteline instructions it's not. The diagram on the instructions shows that the 8 figure link should be on the same side of both the swaybar and bracket. It's on the correct side of the swaybar (the outside), but it's on the wrong side of the bracket.

What brand is that front coil over?


Thats the only way they would fit, and hence why I never ran them like that, because I felt the bars were good, but the rest of the mounting architecture was very poor quality, and not worth using.
Coilovers were made by me, using Bilstein shocks, eibach springs, koni collars and seats, and fabbed top mounts.



Thats what I found with the brackets supplied with the front bar too, just crap. So, went about and figured a better way. The adjustable brackets eventually make a rattling noise, another reason I p!ssed them off.
twr7cx wrote:
I found the washers they provide for the nut on the adjustable brackets is too small, it's not much bigger than the hole and got bent badly when I torqued it to 35nm.
I've changed this.
This is the 4th Whiteline product I've purchased now, and the 3rd that I've not been overly impressed with.


This thread should be forwarded to Whiteline, maybe it might make a difference, they might fix the problem and start testing before releasing to the public.

 

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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:45 pm 
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This thread should be forwarded to Whiteline, maybe it might make a difference, they might fix the problem and start testing before releasing to the public.


So far the only Whiteline products I've found worthwhile are direct straight replacment parts (i.e. there non-adjustable swaybars). The rear swaybar kit for my wagon (as the wagons don't come with factory rear sway bars), the strut brace and this adjustable swaybar have all shown Whitelines very piss poor R&D.
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