[Euro] WhiteLine Rear Sway Bar with Photo Comparison

**EuroAccord13** · 05-05-2005 10:09 PM

Here is a photo comparison between the OEM and WhiteLine's

It's slightly thicker over the OEM one but almost TWICE as heavy...

Fitment wise... For my car, it was easy due to me running a single outlet zorst, for Yfin, it was harder because of the OEM dual outlet

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We did the fitment without a hoist therefore I had to fit under the limited space in the car, it can be done and it worked LOL... Without the hoist, me and Yfin had to jack the car up slightly to remove his OEM bar and fit the WhiteLine in but it was without any trouble.

The Sway Bar came with it's own Polyutherene(?) bushes as well.. And Grease...

I haven't had a good test with it but I'll leave it to Yfin who is now on his way home and giving it a good test so I'll leave the comment on whether it's a worthy mod or not to him

I'll post more undercar photos of the Sway Bar tomorrow if I have time....

CHEERS

**VirIIx** · 05-05-2005 10:12 PM

Good to hear it's all working!

I'll be looking forward to hearing the results

c'mon Yfin hurry home

**adammet04** · 05-05-2005 10:21 PM

yeah will get one if its worth it too. .

must stay awake for reply......must not yawn.....

**wynode** · 05-05-2005 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by EuroAccord13

It's slightly thicker over the OEM one but almost TWICE as heavy...

That's a good thing! The stock one might even be hollow (some are).

Whats the diameter increase from stock? A thick rear sway bar does wonders for FWD cars!

**yfin** · 05-05-2005 10:42 PM

Jury is still out chaps. Something is clunking at the rear of the car - not so much when cornering but when going over uneven surfaces or bumps. Nick and I will look at it tomorrow and work out what is wrong.

Does anyone have any ideas? A quick look under the car and everything looks in order. Sounds like something is hitting the exhaust.

**Slugoid** · 05-05-2005 11:30 PM

Stock is 14mm, the Whiteline one is 18mm.

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16435

yfin - to pull the stock swaybar out, u needed to have remove a clip or something that latches onto the exhaust yeah?? I reckon it's the exhaust hitting something or the clip not placed properly.

**Chris_F** · 05-05-2005 11:31 PM

its not just a rattle is it? i have a weird rattle that comes from the back of the car when goin over slight bumps etc. I'm really considering one of these bars... the fact that it's heavier is a good sign

**yfin** · 06-05-2005 06:29 AM

Originally Posted by Slugoid

yfin - to pull the stock swaybar out, u needed to have remove a clip or something that latches onto the exhaust yeah?? I reckon it's the exhaust hitting something or the clip not placed properly.

No - we left the exhaust as is. We managed to slide it out but it took a bit of time. To get the whiteline bar in we took one of the wheels off.

I had a quick look under the car this morning - the exhaust is a fair way from the bar. Not sure what this is.

ChrisF it is definately not a rattle - it is a clunk. Something is knocking back there.

**Matell** · 06-05-2005 07:00 AM

Had to jack one of the cars and take a wheel off?????

That's a bugger, I installed my 22mm bar without a problem just had to feed the bar in carefully in the same manner that you took the stock one out.

Make sure you re-check the torque on all the bolts. I get an occasional clunk as well, but I have rubber bushings not poly. One of these days I'll get back under there and grease them up to see if that makes a difference.

Off the top of my head, if you've greased the bushings thoroughly, torqued the backets, and endlinks to spec I'm not sure what could be causing the clunking. Good luck on sorting it out.

**baboo** · 06-05-2005 07:36 AM

Oh hoho, I can't wait for mine!!!

**yfin** · 06-05-2005 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by Matell

Make sure you re-check the torque on all the bolts. I get an occasional clunk as well, but I have rubber bushings not poly. One of these days I'll get back under there and grease them up to see if that makes a difference.

Off the top of my head, if you've greased the bushings thoroughly, torqued the backets, and endlinks to spec I'm not sure what could be causing the clunking. Good luck on sorting it out.

It is an occassional clunk - and mostly happens going in a straight line - low speed - over small imperfections in the road. Going around corners seems fine. We will check all the bolts later this evening - regreasing the bushes is a good idea.

I will not be happy if this cannot be sorted out