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Hey guys, My 370z's been with the whiteline guys over the last few days for them to test the final fitment of their sway bars. Here are some pics Contrary

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Old 03-04-2010, 02:49 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hey guys,

My 370z's been with the whiteline guys over the last few days for them to test the final fitment of their sway bars. Here are some pics







Contrary to the bulletin on their website the front bar diameter is 27mm not 33mm.

Front sway bar – Whiteline 27mm adjustable solid, OE 25mm non adjustable tubular

Soft 16% stiffer than OE
Medium 36% stiffer than OE
Hard 61% stiffer than OE

Rear sway bar – Whiteline 24mm adjustable solid, OE 23mm non adjustable tubular

Soft -1% stiffer than OE
Medium 21% stiffer than OE
Hard 49% stiffer than OE


I won't be recieving the car until Monday-tuesday next week so unfortunately no reviews til then, but I'll write up my initial impressions as soon as I get to take her for a spin.

I must also commend Whiteline for their fantastic customer service - they are highly professional, and although there was a minor hiccup they're dealing with it honestly and efficiently. Plus they lent me a 2008 STi with the complete whiteline suspension package
The Z's not a bad handling car by any measure...but this STi is eye-opening giggle inducingly fast in the corners. In my favourite windy roads I was going at least 7-10km/h faster thru the corners and had loads more confidence to boot. Needless to say I was quite impressed.

Anyway I'll keep you guys posted.
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Nice to see Whiteline coming into the picture!

Will keep an eye on this one, but do the stiffness ratings seem a little low to anyone?
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The ratings do seem low. I'm used to seeing 100%+ on the harder settings.

I am glad to see that it is possible to set the rears so they have more of an increase than the fronts (as that's what the car seems to need), but the rear is definitely lacking overall.
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I asked Whiteline about the stiffness of their bars vs other companies (i.e. hotchkis) and their response was that they didnt want to go much stiffer as it upset the balance. They've just about finished developing their sway bars for the R35 GTR, and the owner of the development car had the stillen sways (he wasnt happy with them)- whiteline ended up reducing the diameter, so maybe stiffer isnt always better


Anyway I got the Z back today, I noted a coupla things.

Its got their new sway bar links on the rear, which should make adjusting the sway bar stiffness quite quick especially at the track



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http://www.whiteline.com.au/docs/bulletins/252%20-%20new%20Whiteline%20sway%20bar%20links.pdf
Also the front is 2 way adjustable not 3 way as initially thought, rear is still 3 way as u can see from the pic.



They couldnt fit the adjustable links in the front as the OE link acts as the lower shock bolt (not sure what that means) but they're confident the stock links are strong enough for the stiffer bars.

I haven't taken the Z to any serious mountain runs yet, but I did take a few motorway entrances "at speed". The car has a much snappier turn in response and less body roll, but more significantly the rear kicks out a fair bit easier - there were a few 'whoa' moments on the roundabouts. It also reduced the floaty feeling the car has on rougher surfaces which is great - I was considering getting coilovers just to get rid of that sensation

Overall very happy. They're going to borrow the car again in a months time to develop some bushing kits, I'll let u guys know
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How are the bars treating you?
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so what setting did u put this on? if i were to have this... mayb put medium setting front and hard in back??
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so what setting did u put this on? if i were to have this... mayb put medium setting front and hard in back??
I'm curious as well.

How do these compare to some of the other sways on the market?

I've only had my Z a couple of weeks but the rear end definitely seems like it could use a little more rigidity.
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So what is the verdict? Can you get through the turns faster?
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IMO the Hotchkis are far too stiff for stock suspension, and ruined the balance of the car. I had to correct that with aggressive front camber. Sounds like the Whiteline's will be a excellent street setup.
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do i need to get the links or no?
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do i need to get the links or no?
No you don't have to. The only have for the rears if you did. I do know of someone that will be making some this year. But that will come in due time and I will have the first set. Muahahahah.
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No you don't have to. The only have for the rears if you did. I do know of someone that will be making some this year. But that will come in due time and I will have the first set. Muahahahah.
SPL eh ? I sense they will be pricey, but worth it.
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