Whiteline

[bennjamin]

just pulled out ANOTHER broken whiteline swaybar mounting kit off a EK.
The lower bolt mount snapped clean off - was torqued correctly and installed correctly by myself 6 months prior.

Ill let the user post this imagery up if he wishes.

[mrwillz]

does it tear by normal driving, eg daily
or taken pretty hard every now n then?

or it jus rips either way? (standard whiteline kit)

[Zdster]

does it tear by normal driving, eg daily
or taken pretty hard every now n then?

or it jus rips either way? (standard whiteline kit)

Daily driving from what I have heard.

[gbang007]

why don't people just use OEM ek4 swaybars? too hard to find possibly?

[chilli]

i was wondering, im not sure if this has been already said, but do you have the thicker front swaybar installed as well?? I think this helped for my car (eg taking some load off the rear thru corners). Yet to have a tearing frame. *fingers crossed lol*

[chilli]

does it tear by normal driving, eg daily
or taken pretty hard every now n then?

or it jus rips either way? (standard whiteline kit)

hey willz!
my suspension is still fine, I think iv tested it pretty hard. didnt even damage when i jumped into ditch =]. only the front came a tad loose. And one of the rear arms has a tiny dint from landing to one side.

[DNYALL]

This may have been answered already but, if the whiteline swaybar is mounted right with the correct whiteline mounting brackets as well as the whiteline tie bar, will it be ok or is there a chance of it ripping still, even with the correct fittings and tie bar.

Or is it only a risk when it is just the swaybar.

I have the whiteline 22mm sway + tie combo on my car and have had it for about 2 years now and no problems. I took it to the track for the first time a month ago and am planning on tracking more often so yeah. Should i be worried even with the tie bar?????

[bennjamin]

Its proven to "tear out" regardless of setup.

Either with optional tiebar , or without - the common setup is the 20/22mm adjustable swaybar to tear out either side of the subframe. This is because of the extra stress on its mounting points on the subframe. IF the mounting was spread out (same as ASR kit etc) then there would be much less likely an issue.

But , as it stands - all older and the new current whiteline "heavy duty" mounting kits that suit EG/DC and EK's are flawed and i personally would avoid them.

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[0098]

This may have been answered already but, if the whiteline swaybar is mounted right with the correct whiteline mounting brackets as well as the whiteline tie bar, will it be ok or is there a chance of it ripping still, even with the correct fittings and tie bar.

Or is it only a risk when it is just the swaybar.

I have the whiteline 22mm sway + tie combo on my car and have had it for about 2 years now and no problems. I took it to the track for the first time a month ago and am planning on tracking more often so yeah. Should i be worried even with the tie bar?????

My car has had both for i think 5+ years with correct fittings and brackets, my has been tracked once about 4 years ago and the tear has just happened recently while i have owned the car , and ive only driven on public roads so ive done no crazy turns etc..
Id hate to think what can potentially happen to a car that is tracked every now and again. I wouldnt risk it, maybe get an asr brace if people can vouch that they definately work.

[aaronng]

But , as it stands - all older and the new current whiteline kits that suit EG/DC and EK's are flawed and i personally would avoid them.

Does that mean if you get a different brand who's design is not flawed but still didn't get the ASR bracing kit, the subframe wouldn't tear?

[bennjamin]

Does that mean if you get a different brand who's design is not flawed but still didn't get the ASR bracing kit, the subframe wouldn't tear?

Not the swaybars themselves.
The issue with whiteline kits is the mounting kits. They lack sufficient bracing and also put too much pressure/force on too little space so its simply a matter of time until any design swaybar plucks a hole out of your subframe ( applicable to EG/DC and EK's)

[e240]

Those of you with an EG, who are using the thick Whiteline rear sway bars, do you use these with the heavy duty mounting kit in conjunction with a Tie Bar and still experience tearing?

Frankly, I've tracked a couple of times with the Whiteline kits and its been alright, but anyway, I've moved to a thinner sway bar to resolve some handling problems.