Whiteline

[aaronng]

i guess i am consider lucky as my subframe is still intact..ouch to those who does..

Go get an ASR reinforcement kit if you plan to keep your car for a long time.

[krogoth]

^lol

woodnt it be unethical to sell a car without fixing such a problem?

[aaronng]

Stock, his car is not meant to have a rear sway bar, I think.

[bennjamin]

no its not supposed to have one.

But regardless , with or without a rear swaybar doesnt change the fact that this whiteline kit , has caused a subframe tear.

[Killa From Manila]

correct as above - i had a EG hatch.

FYI the whiteline kit seems to tear out the same EK4 AND EK1's.

This issue is the heavy duty mounting.

do u think there wud be any problems with using 18mm swaybar from an EK4 and putting it on an EK1 using oem ek4 mounting brackets n bolts etc. curious coz i want a rear sway bar while im waiting for itr rsb and asr brace.

[BlitZ]

do u think there wud be any problems with using 18mm swaybar from an EK4 and putting it on an EK1 using oem ek4 mounting brackets n bolts etc. curious coz i want a rear sway bar while im waiting for itr rsb and asr brace.

did u actually measure the stock one?? i dont think its 18..

[BlitZ]

All the Prelude owners know that putting on one of these bars requires further reo to the sub frame, we get thick plating welded on to strengthen the area.

I thought it might be a common thing to know before you buy?

not really for EK or EG... I have yet to know of anyone who has done that..

Actually never heard of it at all.. Ive heard people reenforcing it or upgrading to CTR after its broken though

[Killa From Manila]

did u actually measure the stock one?? i dont think its 18..

nope didnt measure it. just word goin around says it is

[ekhybrid]

its 14mm man
for ek4 and em1

[bennjamin]

its 14mm man
for ek4 and em1

And also EG si and vti , also DC2 vtir AND DC4 gsi.

I cant say if using these swaybars on a lesser model will wear out the subframe. It would last a lot longer than these whiteline kits tho.
Mind you , the difference isnt too much so id jsut wait out for a ASR kit etc.

[ginganggooly]

not a EK only thing.

IT affects all EG / DC and EK 's - with the "heavy duty mounting kit".

EK's are more common for problems due to the extra force put onto the subframe , but this still has been a problem for everyone.

Did your car tear out, or did it actually fracture the pickup points as per the pictures of the ek/em's?

I know i had the first reported whiteline case of subframe tearout. In my case (dc2), the nuts were pulled straight through the subframe. Whiteline paid to repair the whole thing, and then installed a new tie-bar and brackets free of charge. I was actually really happy with how i was looked after.

I drove the car around with a 22mm RSB and upgraded mounting kit for about 150k km and never had a problem, that includes numerous track days, midnight national park runs and the usual shennanigans.

[Zdster]

Did your car tear out, or did it actually fracture the pickup points as per the pictures of the ek/em's?

I know i had the first reported whiteline case of subframe tearout. In my case (dc2), the nuts were pulled straight through the subframe. Whiteline paid to repair the whole thing, and then installed a new tie-bar and brackets free of charge. I was actually really happy with how i was looked after.

I drove the car around with a 22mm RSB and upgraded mounting kit for about 150k km and never had a problem, that includes numerous track days, midnight national park runs and the usual shennanigans.

When they repaired it did they use a new OEM subframe from a dc2?