[Euro] WhiteLine Rear Sway Bar with Photo Comparison

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Originally Posted by tony1234

I've got an 06 MT euro.I've got an 18mm rear bar on mine,it's good. Seems to "tie" the rear end down tighter than the std. one.I got mine from Roadholder suspension in Kirrawee(dont have their no.) $200.00 i think.I wouldnt buy Whiteline gear(had bad experience).Quality control leaves a lot to be desired!!!:D

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More info on the bar you have fitted please. As for quality of the Whiteline sway - not sure what could go wrong with the Euro sway as it is just a piece of steel connecting two ball joints. A number of members here have had them fitted for well over 18 months now with no reliability issues.

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Originally Posted by yfin

Euro69 - I have merged your new thread with an old whiteline thread. If you have more questions post it here.

So do you have confirmation whiteline make a front sway for the Euro? The front sway is actually quite thick stock and making it thicker is only going to induce more understeer. If you are running coilovers, strut brace and a rear sway bar the front does not roll much anyway. So I would keep the stock front sway.

Fitting a thinner bar with the Whiteline rear sway would be an interesting experiment though :)

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I was told ft. bar is hollow!Also told not to replaceWhiteline don't appear to have one(if you look on their website):)

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Originally Posted by yfin

More info on the bar you have fitted please. As for quality of the Whiteline sway - not sure what could go wrong with the Euro sway as it is just a piece of steel connecting two ball joints. A number of members here have had them fitted for well over 18 months now with no reliability issues.

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It's a Selby bar i think these guys sold out to
whiteline(i'm not sure if i got the story straight!).Also told they make them in batches of 10 or so and don't check sizing often enough so they tend not to fit as well!!!only what i've heard.:zip:

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Originally Posted by tony1234

It's a Selby bar i think these guys sold out to
whiteline(i'm not sure if i got the story straight!).Also told they make them in batches of 10 or so and don't check sizing often enough so they tend not to fit as well!!!only what i've heard.:zip:

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Ok so you personally have not had any problems? I thought you said you had a bad experience with Whiteline bars (below)? Remember a lot of people read these forums so if you have a genuine issue you have experienced please let us know. I want to be careful of spreading misinformation especially when no member here who has purchased one of these bars for the CL9 (so far) has expressed any concerns with fitment, reliability etc.

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Originally Posted by tony1234

I wouldnt buy Whiteline gear(had bad experience).Quality control leaves a lot to be desired!!!:D

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Originally Posted by yfin

Ok so you personally have not had any problems? I thought you said you had a bad experience with Whiteline bars (below)? Remember a lot of people read these forums so if you have a genuine issue you have experienced please let us know. I want to be careful of spreading misinformation especially when no member here who has purchased one of these bars for the CL9 (so far) has expressed any concerns with fitment, reliability etc.

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Approx. 4yrs ago fitted ft and rear bars to a Subaru Liberty.both bars didn't line up properly(had dificulty fitting them).both brackets and bushes didn't seem to fit(too tight).used to squeak 1 mth after greasing up.Bushes used to move around in brackets,not seated properly.Bear in mind this was 4 yrs.ago.hopefully quality has improved!!!

Far enough. Looking at the Whiteline site - seems that Selby has been a brand of theirs for quite some time. I think you have the same 18mm Whiteline sway (part BHR80) as everyone else.

http://www.whiteline.com.au/whoarewe.htm

Whiteline Automotive has its roots in the original Selbys Steering and Suspension company, started in the early 1960's making sway bars. Whiteline Automotive purchased the sway bar manufacturing division and retained the Selby's Swaybars brand continuing a proud 30 year history. At that time the company only manufactured sway bars for the majority of the Australian aftermarket suspension brands. Shortly after, we changed the company name to Whiteline Automotive and started to increase both the product range and brand awareness for Whiteline products. The company now markets many separate brands covering a variety of suspension and under car related products.

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Originally Posted by yfin

Far enough. Looking at the Whiteline site - seems that Selby has been a brand of theirs for quite some time. I think you have the same 18mm Whiteline sway (part BHR80) as everyone else.

http://www.whiteline.com.au/whoarewe.htm

Whiteline Automotive has its roots in the original Selbys Steering and Suspension company, started in the early 1960's making sway bars. Whiteline Automotive purchased the sway bar manufacturing division and retained the Selby's Swaybars brand continuing a proud 30 year history. At that time the company only manufactured sway bars for the majority of the Australian aftermarket suspension brands. Shortly after, we changed the company name to Whiteline Automotive and started to increase both the product range and brand awareness for Whiteline products. The company now markets many separate brands covering a variety of suspension and under car related products.

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Mine's painted yellow and has a Roadholder suspension sticker on it???Anyway a bar is a bar to a certain degree.I'm happy with mine so that's the main thing:D

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Originally Posted by tony1234

Mine's painted yellow and has a Roadholder suspension sticker on it???Anyway a bar is a bar to a certain degree.I'm happy with mine so that's the main thing:D

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This is really interesting! From what I can see on google - Greg Selby from Roadholder Suspension is the son of Ron Selby who started the aftermarket sway bar business in the 1960s. They sold the Selby name and business in the 80s to Whiteline.

If anyone speaks to Roadholder - please find out if they are using the Whiteline bars or not. It could be they are making their own bars again and branding them Roadholder. A bar is a bar but they could be using different grades of steel - that is why comparing just the width doesnt always tell the full story.

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Originally Posted by yfin

This is really interesting! From what I can see on google - Greg Selby from Roadholder Suspension is the son of Ron Selby who started the aftermarket sway bar business in the 1960s. They sold the Selby name and business in the 80s to Whiteline.

If anyone speaks to Roadholder - please find out if they are using the Whiteline bars or not. It could be they are making their own bars again and branding them Roadholder.

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That's how i think the story goes.it appears they're making their own bars!!!!

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Originally Posted by tony1234

That's how i think the story goes.it appears they're making their own bars!!!!

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Great. So take note people shopping for bars - there is another Australian bar on the market made by Roadholder in Sydney.

Do you know Tony whether it has poly or rubber bushes? Some photos would be great too.

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Originally Posted by yfin

Great. So take note people shopping for bars - there is another Australian bar on the market.

Do you know Tony whether it has poly or rubber bushes? Some photos would be great too.

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The bushes are poly.I'm looking for some rubber ones(18mm)to fit into the existing brackets(they don't require greasing and don't dry out and squeak)Anyone have any ideas where i can source a pair?;)

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Originally Posted by tony1234

The bushes are poly.I'm looking for some rubber ones(18mm)to fit into the existing brackets(they don't require greasing and don't dry out and squeak)Anyone have any ideas where i can source a pair?;)

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See how you go with the poly I think. I havent had any sqeaking in 12 months and people say they perform better than rubber bushes due to the stiffness. I greased them once in that 12 month period (when I fit a locking kit).