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When the Miata was first taken to the track, it had el cheapo, mismatched, all-season tires. Knowing that we would move to stickier tires, the excessive body roll situation would get worse before getting better. The decision was made to pull the trigger on a full sway bar set and it just so happened that Whiteline offered a complete vehicle kit that was exactly what I was looking for. Whiteline’s kit consists of a 2 position adjustable front roll bar, a 3 position adjustable rear roll bar, adjustable front roll bar links and front lateral locks. In 1993, the stock Miata roll bar sizes were 19mm front and tiny little 12mm guy in the back. At 24mm, the new front bar is 155% stiffer on the soft setting and 200% stiffer on the hard setting. The rear bar is 16mm and 144% stiffer on soft, 216% stiffer on middle and 303% stiff on hard. All of the different settings give a lot of adjustability to suit different driving styles and future modifications.
My recommendation is to invite your friend Zack over, raise the car onto tire stands, sit back and take pictures while he works hard replacing your OEM parts.
Pictured here is half of the job you’ll need to complete to get the rear bar off. Remove the sway bar end link bolt, then the two nuts holding the sway bar bushing in place. Wash, rinse, repeat on the other side and you’ll have your sway bar off!
Continue taking pictures from time to time to ensure your Zack doesn’t feel like you’re taking advantage of his kindness.
All removed and ready for comparison. The Whiteline bar is a healthy jump in size and includes everything you will need for the new install. For you West Coasters, the brown, scaley looking stuff is rust. By some miracle, no bolts were seized and the job went smoothly.
It isn’t a MotoIQ sway bar article unless Teflon tape is being used to prevent squeaks from happening. Teflon was developed by DuPont to be non-stick and non-reactive and has a million uses from medical procedures, to installs on rust bucket cars!
