No ones mad here.
Just saying there is a difference. That difference is weight.
It's really that simple.

If you are racing in a competitive class, then any opportunity to save a few pounds here and there are sometimes appreciated (they can add up). If you are just modding a car for fun, then it really doesn't matter.

View from this point yes you are right :)

Percentage increase over OEM for our 16mm adj rear swaybar are as follows –
Soft – 44%
Med – 89%
Hard – 114%


18mm bar –

Soft – 129%
Med – 199%
Hard – 251%



Email from Whiteline, after I enquired about their rear bars.

Thank you, I will update the first post soon.

The problem is, it's all bollocks. When you use those outer holes, you're changing the pick up point for the drop-link, which in turn affects the curve throughout the motion. It can also potentially place a lot of additional/wrong load onto the drop link. For reference, Subaru use the same drop links for 16/18/19 bars, possibly thicker but I haven't bothered checking.

The most reliable way to use these 'adjustable' bars is use the hole closest to OE! Forget the rest!

I never thought about this, you bring a good point, I will think about it when will change my sway bar.

It's difficult to know how the car will react whit a bigger sway bar this is why they put holes to give the possibility to correct the handling depend on the setup.

I try to mean, it's maybe a little bit difficult to know exactly the bar we want, example : to get more oversteer, not to much and I need to bought a bar with only one hole in the perfect spot according to my setup.

You get adjustable end links. And, if you have their LCAs you have multiple mounting point options.

I'm not entirely following what you're actually talking about, but would guess that's what these other adjustments are for..?

Eibach, Hotchkis, and our RCE bars are hollow. Not sure on anyone else.

Our 25mm front hollow bar is roughly equal to a 22mm solid.

Our 19mm rear hollow bar is roughly equal to a 16mm solid.

Both would weigh less than a solid bar of similar stiffness.

I can post the equations if you're curious but it doesn't do much good if you don't have the inner diameter of the bar tube.

- Andy

First post unpdated!

Is it me, or the % (percents) the mfgs are spouting of +XX% or +YYY% increase are not the same for stock?


What are the values for stock and that should be in the list, pointing out those that are being *cough* slightly inaccurate as to their rate increases.

Sway bar option list
 

First post updated for whiteline spec!

I recently installed SPL Pro rear LCA with end links, was able to play with the 3 different mounting point for the end links on the LCA with OEM sway bars at Laguna Seca, each mouting point makes drastic change on oversteering - more stiffer more oversteer, im pleased with the softest setting resembling OEM driving dynamic and clocked the fastest time.

Long story short - OEM sways are awesome!!

Nice setup but expensive ;)

I placed an order on the whiteline package, rear 16mm sway bar with brace and link.

I've been looking for something like this! Good stuff!