New Sway Bars!

vegabass · 13-03-2006, 08:24 PM

Here are some pics on my new sway bars i claimed from my mates XR

i think there 40mm in the front!

the pics dont do it justice

GO KART!!!!

i just need to fix the steering rack and then its all apples!!!!

-jjM- · 13-03-2006, 08:59 PM

how much that set u back, i heard whiteline have some prity sweet ones for an alright price, good stuff

**Polyal** · 13-03-2006, 09:48 PM

nice

makes a big difference..on my old ea I had a EB V8 bar..cant remember the specs but it made it feel alot better.

fiery · 13-03-2006, 09:49 PM

Well done, you finally got them on.......
I'm looking forward to seeing your beast cruising again (SOON)!!!!!!!!

347Stroker · 13-03-2006, 09:51 PM

Well done.

I have the Whiteline Blade bars, and will have to measure them, but from memory its 38mm on rear, and cant remember front, but fully adjustable...trick gear.

TWiZTiD · 13-03-2006, 10:17 PM

dam i have been wanting some nice sway bars

uglybob · 13-03-2006, 10:27 PM

40mm??

whiteline ones are 24mm rear & 30mm front - 40mm seems slightly large??

vegabass · 13-03-2006, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by uglybob

40mm??

whiteline ones are 24mm rear & 30mm front - 40mm seems slightly large??

im sure standard are 35mm? in the fron and 27 in the rear.....i have been wrong before

uglybob · 13-03-2006, 11:21 PM

std are 25 or 26. EL GT's are 28mm - i have one in my garage, which i just measured with a set of vernier callipers!

Sylox · 13-03-2006, 11:26 PM

back in the day my whiteline sway bars on the e-series where 32mm front and 28mm rear as i recall

NZ · 14-03-2006, 12:05 AM

The biggest whiteline is 30mm but they claim that with the adjustment in them you cam simulate 32mm. Swaybar has been the best bang for buck handling mod I've done.

And yeah no way you'd have a 40mm sway bar, it wont fit in the d clamps to hold it to the chassis.

TIKFD6 · 14-03-2006, 11:39 AM

I have a 30mm on my ed, it does make a nice differance.
XR's came with 27mm, front, and 24 rear.
40mm would be a massive bar.

XRated · 14-03-2006, 01:16 PM

LOL @ 40mm, that'd be hooge! How do you "adjust" a swaybar's thickness??

NZ · 14-03-2006, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by XRated

LOL @ 40mm, that'd be hooge! How do you "adjust" a swaybar's thickness??

The adjustable bars have 4 holes on the end of the bar and they supply a bracket that bolts to the lower control arm that has 3 holes. Thhis gives 6 levels of adjustment depending on what combination of holes you use when bolting the link on. Basically the closer the link is to the pivot point on the chassis where the sway bar bolts on the tighter it makes it.

vegabass · 14-03-2006, 02:57 PM

So I guess they would be 30 mm then! Im measure them when i get it on the hoist tomorrow.

at the end of the day its given the car so much more stability and im that bit closer to keeping up with my brothers M3 maybe with the supercharger ill keep up!

TIKFD6 · 14-03-2006, 03:34 PM

It shoulod make a nice little change, be carefull but, it made mine slightly more taily with the 30mm front and 24 rear.
have fun.

vegabass · 14-03-2006, 07:04 PM

it has stopped the front end diving into corners and has balanced the car nicely! Im going to have fun kicking some BA bum at morgan park !
Ill get them measured and reprt back !

jabba · 14-03-2006, 07:16 PM

Nice one Drew.. The front is a 30mm Pedders sway bar and as you have noticed it has and will make a huge improvement to your handling the rear would be a 22mm, I can not tell the manufacture of that one but it seams to look like a Ford OME. May be from a GT.... If the rear is a 24mm I would be a bit hesitant to use it, as it will make your car very taily going into corners. However if you do intend to use it a Morgan park, bring out a jack and tools so you can loosen it of a smige if your car is to taily on the track. it is not the best solution but it does work to get more rear end traction...

I look forward to having a run with you a M/P... May the best man kick your ***...LOL

jabba · 14-03-2006, 07:19 PM

Sorry drew. Just notice the 1st pic. the both of them a made by Pedders...

jabba · 14-03-2006, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TIKFD6

I have a 30mm on my ed, it does make a nice differance.
XR's came with 27mm, front, and 24 rear.
40mm would be a massive bar.

XR's come with a 24mm front sway bar. Well the AU's and BA's do. And Yes the AU and BA front sway bar are exactly the same on the utes...

TIKFD6 · 14-03-2006, 07:27 PM

I am talking about E series XR's, not BA.

vegabass · 14-03-2006, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jabba

Nice one Drew.. The front is a 30mm Pedders sway bar and as you have noticed it has and will make a huge improvement to your handling the rear would be a 22mm, I can not tell the manufacture of that one but it seams to look like a Ford OME. May be from a GT.... If the rear is a 24mm I would be a bit hesitant to use it, as it will make your car very taily going into corners. However if you do intend to use it a Morgan park, bring out a jack and tools so you can loosen it of a smige if your car is to taily on the track. it is not the best solution but it does work to get more rear end traction...

I look forward to having a run with you a M/P... May the best man kick your ***...LOL

yeah thanks Jabba, im getting ready to take 2nd place after your 1st at morgan park as i think i have no rings left in the bottom end:( but it will be fun anyway. like you said we both have great handleing and we have to drive smart to keep up with the higher HP cars. but when i finish my long term project your ute will have a red nose! (have to add the token fighting words in)

eb91xr6 · 14-03-2006, 08:48 PM

would a XR swaybar in my fairmont be a good investment or can i get custom ones

Aaron_EF8 · 15-03-2006, 09:51 AM

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XR's come with a 24mm front sway bar. Well the AU's and BA's do. And Yes the AU and BA front sway bar are exactly the same on the utes...

Seeing as we're in E-Series chat, one would assume we are talking about E-Series.....

vegabass - What springs and shocks are you using with these swaybars? I'm very interested to see if they make as big a difference running King springs, which seem to be setup much stiffer than stock.

vegabass · 15-03-2006, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_EF8

Seeing as we're in E-Series chat, one would assume we are talking about E-Series.....

vegabass - What springs and shocks are you using with these swaybars? I'm very interested to see if they make as big a difference running King springs, which seem to be setup much stiffer than stock.

I’m sure I’m using King super low and Monroe GT gas. Ill confirm today when it’s on the hoist. Going to get some new bushes replaced under warrantee

vegabass · 15-03-2006, 11:28 PM

Ok I have King Super Lows, with Monroe Gas GT's with 25mm rear pedders sway bar and 30mm pedders in the front.

You might remember some problems I had a while ago with new nolathane bush's being flogged out with in 8 months....... well we found the reason why.

When everything was being replaced 8 or 9 months ago they put in new control arms and so forth.

They installed different upper trailing arms that came with the nolathane bushes in it. EL Tickford arms are different with a slight bend so it clears the diff. this was all the problems, the ones they installed were flat and was hitting the Diff! So in turn flogging out every bush in the rear end as well as bending and cracking the new trailing arm (upper) so to cut a long story short...its all fixed and covered under warrantee!!!! yay no more noises from the *** of my car!!!