27mm Whiteline swaybar.

Post by **Nikdev** » 18 Oct 2007 07:24 pm

classicswede wrote:They are on the web site but I do also so almost the same link kit

I know, i believed these was one of you productions!

Post by **dalahare** » 18 Oct 2007 07:42 pm

They are there, but at the price they are selling them for and add postage from aus and they will work out more expensive, you'll be better off buying them from Dai.

My old links were so flogged out, you can kind of see in the pic with the two bars on the ground, the far link on the old bar is sagged to the left, i can get about 50mm of play at the top of that one before i start compressing the old bush, i reckon any car that is running on old links would benifit massively just from them alone.

Post by **Ronnie** » 18 Oct 2007 07:58 pm

You do the polybushes to seat the bar too, Dai? I suspect that Dalahare's improvements were mostly from the bushes rather than the bar itself

Post by **dalahare** » 18 Oct 2007 08:05 pm

I'm taking a stab at about 50-50 Ronnie, I can flex the old bar quiet easily just by grabbing the ends and trying to move it, the new one wouldn't budge, so it is definately alot firmer.

Post by **Nikdev** » 18 Oct 2007 08:08 pm

I just cant find those links kits on that website? I am a internet noob

Not so bad though under 2000nkr delivered for the bar, that's like 190£

Post by **foggyjames** » 18 Oct 2007 10:04 pm

That much bar with an otherwise stock front end is probably going to be a bit 'interesting'....especially if those endlinks aren't much thicker than the stock ones. I'd be happier running it with nice stiff shocks and springs....and even then probably a bit thinner.

cheers

James

Post by **Ronnie** » 19 Oct 2007 06:08 am

I emailed whiteline:

Hi Aaron,

Thankyou for your interest in our products.

The Swaybar part number we list for Volvo 360 is BVF10. Unfortunately we
do not have a direct listing for replacement links, therefore will be a
case of determining your link length to determine one of our universal
part numbers.

For pricing and purchasing we recommend you contact our master UK
distributor -

Whiteline Automotive UK
Merlin House
5 Cross Way
Hillend Industrial Park
Fife. Scotland KY11 9JE
Phone: 01383 820820
Fax: 01383 820 111
Email: sales@whitelineautomotive.co.uk
Website: http://www.whitelineautomotive.co.uk

They will be more then happy to assist. If you have any further
enquiries please don't hesitate to contact us.

Regards
John Leighton
Technical / Customer Service
REDRANGER / NOLATHANE / WHITELINE
www.redranger.com.au
Ph. 02 4340 2355
Fax. 02 4340 2466
john.leighton@redranger.com.au
www.whiteline.com.au
www.nolathane.com.au
www.noltecsuspension.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron
Sent: Thursday, 18 October 2007 6:45PM
To: Sales
Subject: Swaybar + links for Volvo 360 GLT for UK buyer

Hi there

Just seen someone post up their experiences buying one of your sway bars
for their Volvo 360GLT (see picture below).

Looks like good kit and reports to be a big improvement in handling.
Please quote for this part + link bars shipped to the UK inc.
shipping and taxes.

Many thanks in advance

Aaron

Post by **pistonpen paultje** » 19 Oct 2007 08:21 am

foggyjames wrote:That much bar with an otherwise stock front end is probably going to be a bit 'interesting'....especially if those endlinks aren't much thicker than the stock ones. I'd be happier running it with nice stiff shocks and springs....and even then probably a bit thinner.

cheers

James

Could you explaine why? Sure, you'll get more understeer. For a normal driver, which doesn't like going side-ways, its a more pleasant way of handling. Also the roll will get less, thats not a bad thing to.

Stiffer shock's and springs on the front will give you probably just as much understeer. As long as the rear isn't re-fitted as well, it will understeer.

Probably the best thing to do is fitting this in the front, and a smaller one(stock?) on the back. If you'll have the right swaybar's, the car handles about the same as stock, but with a lot less roll...Put sporty shocks and springs on them around the hole car as well, and you'll have a true race-machine!

Post by **Damir130** » 19 Oct 2007 09:34 am

Because sway bars are just another form of spring. Add to much, without compensating through shocks and you get a pogo-dancing front end.

Also..too much understeer is fun for no-one, though a stock open-diffed 360 could probably use some to help put power down on corner exit.

Post by **Chris_C** » 19 Oct 2007 11:22 am

I'm vaguely intrigued on price if you get a quote Aaron, although I'm not convinced the understeer would match my driving style at all. Tempted in the short term to do my arb and link bar bushes though... I've been suspicious of those for a while.

Dai, if you read this, can you chuck a set on the pile, I'll email to confirm anyway.

Post by **Ronnie** » 19 Oct 2007 01:01 pm

Here's the quote:

Whiteline UK wrote:
Hi,

BVF10 retails @ £101.35 + VAT

Please order through one of our dealers as we do not sell direct to the
public.

Thanks

Graeme Jeram
Whiteline Automotive
office: 01383-820820
mobile: 07976-122931
www.whitelineautomotive.co.uk
graemej@whitelineautomotive.co.uk

No help re who their retailers might actually be...

Post by **classicswede** » 19 Oct 2007 01:26 pm

I'd like to have a more sensible 23mm bar. The links I do a thicker than the std ones. I have seen a few of the std ones bend a little. Husky racer is running my links with very hard poly bushes (smae hardness as nylon) without any trouble.

Post by **foggyjames** » 19 Oct 2007 06:46 pm

Exactly....and it's not really as 'refined' as a coil spring anyway. Ivan and Dai have said what I mean pretty well.....a bar somewhere between the 27mm one and the stocker, plus more spring rate and stiffer shocks, and you'd be laughing. I fear the bar alone would be a bit inbalanced. It's thicker than the aftermarket ones for 740s, etc!

cheers

James

Post by **classicswede** » 20 Oct 2007 11:22 am

I have actualy found that the std 19mm bar (most cars of the 340's size only have 12 - 16 mm bars) coupled with stiffer springs works very well.

The americans in general seem to like a stiff bar and sort springs. Personaly I cant stand very soft springs. For good handling and driver comfort stiff springs with long travel actualy work very well. It's through the rally amazons I've found this out. As a rally car needs good ground clearance lowering is out of the question in raising the suspension about 1" woorks well for rough surface. When you take a car like this down typical bumpy roads it feels very smooth and does not shake you about.

The problem with suspension set up is every driver likes something different and has a different driving style.

Post by **Nikdev** » 20 Oct 2007 01:22 pm

Have you guys thought about the quality of the material? for example the sway bars on a Toyota's is much thicker then Volvo`s and that's because the quality of the steel...

And what kind of use these are these sway bars meant for, Fast road/track-day/racing etc?