First Whiteline Front Sway Bar Install - Gen 2 (UPDATE Pg 2)

by **PXLpainter** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:13 am

Yeah - but my installer shows a lot of hairy asscrack while he's working! :rofl:

by **Biggi_e** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:57 am

too much information buddy... :shocked!:

by **Down2TheC** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:28 am

Remember kids... Crack kills!

by **Biggi_e** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:35 am

hahahaha

by **---CAMRAZY---** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 3:46 pm

PXLpainter wrote:Yeah - but my installer shows a lot of hairy asscrack while he's working!

Yeah and I was also commando wearing some old jeans with a hole on the back!!! LOL................. Hey did you get my message that I left for you on your underbelly?? LOL

by **PXLpainter** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:36 pm

---CAMRAZY--- wrote:Hey did you get my message that I left for you on your underbelly?? LOL

Yes I did - thank you very much!!

If any of you let Milt under your car, MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAND HIM THE PURPLE MARKER!!!

by **CASTRO** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:28 pm

i love my whiteline front sway. strange... I was able to get mine in no prob, but after when i almost decided to sell it, i couldnt get it out as much as i tried. anyways, welcome to the front anti sway club. hehe

by **PXLpainter** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:21 pm

I think it's really helpful with as heavy as this convertible is...

I took some pics today - will post them later tonight. :up:

by **PXLpainter** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:36 am

Okay - finally posted pics in a new thread in the Photos section...

http://www.solaraguy.org/viewtopic.php?t=32765

by **TRDGen5.5Camry** » Wed May 02, 2007 2:53 am

i wonder if it can fit on a camry??? i'm willing to be a ginie pig to try and fit this in my car. just one question where can i get the sway bar at so i can test it out???

dave

by **PXLpainter** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:14 am

Sorry - guess I never re-posted the link (was originally buried in another thread)

http://www.globalperformanceparts.com/p ... s_id=24519

*CAUTION: After a month+ and a few thousand miles, its pretty obvious this thing was NOT totally designed for the Gen 2 Solara - there are design and fitment issues!!

The bushings/clamps don't line-up properly, which causes some creaking/squeaking/groaning when moving slow. Putting fresh Lithium Grease in there helps some, but not entirely.

Also it hits the frame at times when you go over bumps of hit holes/dips in the freeway.

This is all in addition to the hole size issues and installation hassles mentioned earlier. I really think Whiteline engineers need to go back and work out some kinks in this one!! :roll:

by **TRDGen5.5Camry** » Wed May 02, 2007 11:59 am

^thanks but the site says it out of stock :cry:

as anyone try the adjustable sway bar that one is in stock. i don't know if i should buy that one :think:

dave

by **PXLpainter** » Tue May 15, 2007 11:26 pm

WARNING!!! DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM!!!!!

Global Performance Products has FUGGED UP by listing this part!!

As suspected, the sway bar was NOT made for our Solara, but instead, a Camry! After going back and forth with the manufacturer (Whiteline) they concluded that GPP sold me a part that DOESN'T EXIST!!

"BTF83 is listed for Toyota Camry A-MCV36R, not MCV31 which is actually a different chassis. Looking at your photos and the suspension manual, it is clear that BTF83 is very different to your original swaybar. Frankly, it is so different as listed in your first email that I am surprised that it has even been installed on your car.

Unfortunately, I can only advise you that you remove your swaybar and re-install your original unit, however since you have repainted your Whiteline swaybar in a different colour, I am not sure if your supplier will be able to process a refund for you. Perhaps you can talk to your supplier for possible other alternatives, but at this stage we regretably are unable to help you.

Let us know if there is anything else that we may be able to assist."

So I have inquired about how they might go ahead and make one for our rides, but they said I have to talk with GPP about it since they are the only authorized US importer for that line of parts (but hinted that they typically want an order of 20+ parts to do it).

Luckily, I haven't yet flamed GPP about this yet - though I have CC'd them on all my correspondence with Whiteline, so they know what's going on right now.

Let's hope we can use this at our advantage and get them to push through a GB order to get Whiteline to design a REAL working sway bar for our rides!! This mis-hap may turn out to work in our favor after all...

KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED!! :up:

by **PXLpainter** » Sat May 26, 2007 6:02 pm

*UPDATE:

After going back and forth with both Whiteline and Global Performance on this issue, it looks like they're ready to move forward with some R&D... so guess who's gonna front the $$ to get it going?! :roll:

Sh!t - I gotta do something!!

Anyway - this is the last post in this thread... next thread will be a "Group Buy" attempt, but I doubt we can get 20 people to commit to this mod, no matter how cheap they end up being for us. I've come to see there just aren't that many serious modders in this forum, after the weak response to the headers/Y-pipe GB. Sad - but oh well, guess I'll be buying a bunch of front sway bars and selling them on eBay soon!

by **PXLpainter** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:14 am

** FINAL UPDATE:

Bad news folks...

Whiteline decided NOT to pursue development of the front sway bar for the Solara for several reasons... not the least being the difficulty in installation, making it a barrier for most enthusiasts to install themselves.

They are sending my OEM bar back and want the "wrong" bar they sent me back - which I will do as soon as I can get the OEM bar installed again. I have no idea what THAT'S going to cost me now! :roll:

I really love the handling my car has as it is, but I can tell it's doing damage to my control arms and frame because of the fitment issues. I'm sure the ride difference will seem really soft to me again once I go back. Guess its time to save up for those COs now.

It's a real shame this won't happen now... more than just bummed about it.

First Whiteline Front Sway Bar Install - Gen 2 (UPDATE Pg 2)

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