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| The Whiteline end links are adjustable so bind can be removed from the bar when corner weighting, adjusting the ride height and adjusting the bar. |
Using the stock links would have likely resulted in preloading the sway bar because the distance between the holes and the control arms is different, depending on which setting you use. Also in corner weighting, the different corners of the car are set at different ride heights so preloading is inevitable unless the end links are adjustable.
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| Here is how the bushings and the locating collars fit. |
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| The Whiteline end links in place in the middle adjustment hole. This is where we set the bars intially and Sera liked it. |
The stock endlinks are pretty well made; the front links are forged aluminum and the rear are welded steel. Instead of typical rubber bushings, the stock parts use ball joints for play free coupling. The Whiteline parts use similar ball joints that are sealed for long life. The center of the link is CNC aluminum billet for strength and stiffness and the ball joints are threaded into the center. One joint is right hand threaded, the other left so turning the center when the jamb nuts are loosened quickly changes the link length.
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| The front bar in place. |
With bars and coilovers in place what was there left to do but test the suspension? Sera made a quick trip to the Balcony at Willow Springs to give project Z a rip practicing her drifting and returned raving about how well the car handled compared to stock. She also noted that the ride on the street was surprisingly good, not too harsh and better in some ways than stock, being not as floaty, excellent for what is a track-biased setup.
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| The rear bar in place, note the excellent fit. |
Sera killing it at the balcony.
In coming editions we will be adding some two piece Forged Wheels from Motegi, sticky Nitto tires, adjustable suspension links from SPL and will start looking for ways to improve our car's power and braking.
Read more about Project 350Z here!
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