WOE is me, whiteline swaybar and ripped subframe

[spacepants_fb]

Well for the ek, my mate has just taken my car to whiteline for them to examine (I was the lucky one to score the R&D freebie) and they said it will take 2-3 weeks for a prototype to be created. Then it will be fitted on to my car.

[0098]

how do i take this whiteline peice of metal off? lol

[Muzz]

how do i take this whiteline peice of metal off? lol

What do you mean.. You want to remove your sway bar? thats one very unspecific question lol

[0098]

yes, is it easy to do or where can i take the car to so a pro can remove it

[Muzz]

Its easy to do, however i wouldnt attempt it without having a torque wrench to do the lca bolts back up to the correct torque. However saying that, the cost of having it removed, would be about the same as buying yourself a torque wrench.

Why are you wanting to remove it?
Is it because your afraid of subframe dammage?

If so, first tell us what the diameter of the bar is, and exactly what model of car its on. Theres a good chance that you have absolutly nothing to worry about. Its only a concern on few select models, and only when thick swaybars are used.

[0098]

its on a civic coupe em1 , i dont know what mm the bar is i didnt put it on..

[Muzz]

Find out, wrap a piece of string around it, and measure the circumferance, let me know if you dont know how to convert the circumferance to diameter.

What trim level is your EM1??
Weather the EM1 subframe is a concern is somthing im completly unsure of, maby somone else can chime in. All i know is that the ek hatches that didnt come stock with a swaybar need aditional bracing.

[0098]

i dont know what the trim level is, im not even sure if i know what that is?
and who would of thought during school id end up needing to know maths to measure a swaybar on my future car lol

[mimps]

Hullo hullo
this problem applies to em1 as well as ek

my car is an em1 with stock swaybar

18mm whiteline swaybar upgrade tore the subframe (see very first post on this thread for pics)

[0098]

Hullo hullo
this problem applies to em1 as well as ek

my car is an em1 with stock swaybar

18mm whiteline swaybar upgrade tore the subframe (see very first post on this thread for pics)

yes thats why id like to remove mine lol

[tinkerbell]

since you had to ask the question, and the job involves being in one of the most dangerours places you can be around a car...

please, take it to a workshop.

[A.G.System]

since you had to ask the question, and the job involves being in one of the most dangerours places you can be around a car...

please, take it to a workshop.

Dude what crap are you smoking?

I thought the most dangerous place was in the drivers seat!

All that is required is to remove the few bolts that hold the bar in place out and then remove the bracket from the LCA. Oh wait i forgot.... if you unbolt the LCA the car explodes!

What is with this forum??

Its like people here cant see the forest because of all the trees in the way.



...../me goes off to buy a Skyline.