new whiteline sway bar kit for ek

[ekhybrid]

pics limbo?

[Whiteline]

Hi Limbo,

Thanks for your comments.

I've seen also alot of people putting the stupid thing upside down.

Yes indeed, but I guess it is not difficult to confuse.

I have to say that the bar itself is very good quality,

thank you

but i have noted that the bolts supplied seem to be of lower quality

that may have been the case some time ago, so it seems that we are stuck with this legacy. For the record, we now use high quality high tensile bolts, minimum Gr8.8, and up to Gr12.8 for the lower control arm bolts.

,and there were not enough washers supplied. Mine also seem to be missing 2 bolts for the endlink which i ended up using some chassis bolts i had. I have the 18mm to 22mm adjustable, and its the first generation

I'm sorry to hear that. We are still humans, and unfortunately some mistakes may happen. However, there has been a lot of effort made with many system checks put in place to improve this area, with high improvements noted.

I have reinstalled my bar 3 times.
The first time it made alot of noise, even though i used extra lithium grease to lube all parts. I also installed a strut brace over the main bolt. I did not that the main bolt could be better and easier to install if there was a tip on the bolt like the OEM product.

To fix this i installed more washers, spring washers and larger flat washers for the endlinks as the bushes were warping. Again i applied lots of lithum grease. It was good for a couple of months and then the noise came back.

Third, i got an ASR kit to strengthen the swaybar, and it has been great since. No noise and you can feel the stiffness in the rear end when cornering hard. The quality of the ASR is extremely good compared to the bolts and brackets of whiteline.

Again, we use minimum Gr8.8 and up to gr12.8 bolts in critical points.

Now i've seen the new kit on another car on the hoist and it does seem better, but on this particular car i could see that the raised piping for the brackets were bending.

I'm not sure I understand this correctly. ???

The end brackets still do not have the strength of the ASR rear support.
Overall the swaybars are excellent, but the rear supporting brackets need more work and better quality parts. I guess it is partly Honda's fault in not making stronger sub-frames, but i think whiteline needs to look at the quality of its products.

I believe that we have addressed and improved the quality, function and performance by changing over to single piece bracket with central reinforcement, using high tensile grade bolts and hardware, reinforcement plates. We've also improved other facets including production and assembly quality and fitting instructions.

P.S i still run my whiteline swaybar on the ASR kit, and its been perfect ever since

We're here to help and support you by providing high quality yet affordable suspension solutions but also with advise on anything to do with suspension theory, design, set-up, etc.
If anyone comes across any problem with our product, please contact us direct and we'll do our very best to help.

Regards,
Wojtek.
Whiteline Automotive.

[hondaracerboy]

i have just finished installing this product into my em1, i did ALL the installation by myself (yeah for me).
i still have it set to the softest setting, but once i get my new coilovers i will adjust it to the hardest setting. i could feel the difference it made straight away, diffenently bang for ya buck! i recommend it to anyone.

[newbie]

may have been the case some time ago, so it seems that we are stuck with this legacy. For the record, we now use high quality high tensile bolts, minimum Gr8.8, and up to Gr12.8 for the lower control arm bolts.

Regards,
Wojtek.
Whiteline Automotive.

i got my rear swaybar a couple yrs back now, how am i suppose to you know which bolts are used.. the crap old ones or your 'new improved' grade high quality bolt. and if i am using the old ones - is whiteline going to replace them with the new ones and no charge?

i ask this because i have had many issues with your front and rear sway bar kit when purchasing it.

first it was missing bolts. then after getting the bolts and trying to install it. we found that it didnt fit.. i had to drive it to your workshop and found that it wasnt 'bent enough' which then had to be reheated and moulded correctly and reinstalled at your workshop.. you have good customer service when i was there, but i shouldnt of had to be there in the first place.

i would like these bolt changed if in fact they are the old old ones and the issues fixed but not if its going to be a hassle.

i havent checked lately on the subframe or sway setup. but i do also get some creaks on driveways when going on angles.

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also limbo. how does the asr kit fit with the whiteline rear 22mm sway? any install hassles or modifications needed?

[barefootbonzai]

new kit looks great!

[Whiteline]

G'day,

handaracerboy and barefootbonzai,
Thank you for your positive feedback. It is appriciated.

newbie,
I am sorry to hear that you have had so many problems with your swaybar purchase; however, we do try to fix all issues on the spot as soon as possible, so it doesn't linger on.

We have never actually had any problems or breakages with our bolts, but if you are concerned about it, and if your swaybar is a couple of years old and using the original two piece mounting bracket system, then you may like to upgrade your mounting to the current single piece design. This is available as a separate kit, and is supplied with high tensile bolts.

Regards,
Wojtek.
Whiteline Automitive.

[vinnY]

digging up an uber uber old thread now
bar here says it comes with a heavy duty brace
is it the brace as above or have they just beefed up their old heavy duty kit?
i emailed them before but john at whiteline didn't really specify what kind of brace it is and said there was a photo on their web site but i personally can't find it
anyone care to elighten me as to what it actually comes with now? anyone recently buy the kit?

[Muzz]

As it sais, it comes with the heavy duty brace, which we are talking about....

[vinnY]

anyone bought one recently and have any reports on how the kit is holding up? any weak points which we should know about?

[civic_mods]

i think the kit dun come with the new heavy duty brace bcoz the brace itself already cost ard $136+ gst while the kit cost $276+gst. u will hv to confirm with whiteline which kind of brace it come with in the kit

[Whiteline]

Hi all,

I can confirm that part numbers -

BHR83,
BHR83Z,
BHR83XZ are supplied with the heavy duty mounting bracket/brace.



Regards
John Leighton
Technical / Customer Service
REDRANGER / NOLATHANE / WHITELINE
www.redranger.com.au
Ph. 02 4340 2355
Fax. 02 4340 2466
john.leighton@redranger.com.au
www.Whiteline.com.au
www.Nolathane.com.au

[twing]

I've got the 18" kit for ~1000 km now. So far it's good.
Haven't use it for tracking or spirited driving.
Feels planted on yarra boulevard.

anyone bought one recently and have any reports on how the kit is holding up? any weak points which we should know about?