[Euro] WhiteLine Rear Sway Bar with Photo Comparison

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Originally Posted by Suntzu

/Me digs up old thread = RESURRECTION!

I had a slight scary underdeersteer "situation" on a roundabout, in WET conditions. It was the first time the car has "scared" me since I bought it new.

Inside lane, modest speed, nose goes wide a bit, Stability kicks in and I run a bit wider nearly clipping a car. I was going a bit quick, but not grossly so. Its very possible there was oil on the road as it hadnt rained for many months.

Anyways, I was thinking of fixing this problem a bit. Will the WHiteline bar arrest the understeer a bit? Im looking for at least a 15-20% reduction.

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If VSA kicked in it sounds like your car was actually sliding in the wet. I can't see how a whiteline bar would change that significantly as the tyres have lost traction. Better tyres would help.

Perhaps the rear roll upset traction (fairly significant in the stock car when pushed hard) - so maybe less roll at the rear would have helped. Hard to say definitively. Either way, by the sounds of how you drive (occassionally with aggression) I think you will enjoy the sway bar so just get it. :thumbsup:

As for reducing understeer - yes the sway does help make the car more neutral.

With the Euro being naturally heavy at the front + FWD, understeer is inevitable. Solution?? Go in slower and nasty understeer won't happen again. Or get some decent tyres.

As for the swaybars, ALL Euro's should have a thicker rear swaybar no matter what. The bodyroll in the stock Euro is shocking. Got the Euro raised recently (still have my Whiteline rear sway) and I noticed that even in stock height, it was still very neutral around corners. Couldn't say that when it was in stock form, cos it felt like I was driving a boat.

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Originally Posted by Slugoid

The bodyroll in the stock Euro is shocking.

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Slight exaggeration! You must have driven some nice cars in your time as a comparison. You should drive a mid 90s Range Rover or even try something like a late 90s Mazda MX6 (well it had sporting aspirations). Way more body roll than a stock Euro.

Peekay I want one too! Yfin, is the comptech one better than the whiteline since it is 4mm thicker? Did you really get it for $165 from Peekay? Picked up from Melb? Thanks!

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Originally Posted by curik

Peekay I want one too! Yfin, is the comptech one better than the whiteline since it is 4mm thicker? Did you really get it for $165 from Peekay? Picked up from Melb? Thanks!

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I haven't tried the Comptech bar and thickness is not everything. I dont think it is worth the effort to order it from the USA considering the cost and shipping. That is my personal opinion. The Whiteline is a good sway and yes we got it for $165 picked up in Melbourne. Whether Peekay can still get it at that price I don't know - it was a long time ago.

Whereabouts in Melbourne? And do you know where he is right now and when he will be back? Thanks

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Originally Posted by curik

Whereabouts in Melbourne? And do you know where he is right now and when he will be back? Thanks

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I picked it up from Peekay - he doesnt have a shop or anything like that. Anyway he was doing it because it was a nice thing to do, not because he was trying to make money from the sale.

I think he got some discount from a wholesaler, or trade price etc. Anyway, enough asking me the questions- just PM Peekay34.

I've got the comptech sway bar, made quite a bit of difference, though I wouldn't say stock was bad. Whether it is better than whiteline I don't know. After all, it's only a metal bar. Just get the whiteline, it's much easier to source than ordering one from the states.

Where and how much can I get it for? I went to whiteline's website and price was a staggering $220 + GST.

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Originally Posted by 2jz

I've got the comptech sway bar, made quite a bit of difference, though I wouldn't say stock was bad. Whether it is better than whiteline I don't know. After all, it's only a metal bar. Just get the whiteline, it's much easier to source than ordering one from the states.

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It's because the Comptech is a 22mm while the Whiteline is an 18mm bar. They have different stiffness and therefore are not just identical metal bars.

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Originally Posted by curik

Where and how much can I get it for? I went to whiteline's website and price was a staggering $220 + GST.

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Maybe the price went up a bit - we got it when it was just released.

I think Repco can order Whiteline stuff so give them a call and get a price from them.

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Originally Posted by aaronng

It's because the Comptech is a 22mm while the Whiteline is an 18mm bar. They have different stiffness and therefore are not just identical metal bars.

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Yeah, I knew they are different but what I meant was in my opinion it is probably not worth the effort to source the comptech one from US when it is much easier to get the whiteline one, despite the difference in thickness.
I got the comtech one because I happened to have someone visiting me from the states and therefore was able to bring it.