Swaybars : RacingBeat vs. Whiteline
 

Alright ppl........ as the topic states... voice your opinions, knock yourselves out :D

pros...cons....durability...reputation..performanc e....price..etc

What the hell is a "Whiteline ?" Never heard of them. I have the Racing Beat & love them.

No 1st hand experience with the others - must be good, and there are countless comments on the board by satisfied owners of these fixed mount bars.

But this is 'a Whiteline' (w/high performance CAT option). 3 Stiffness adjustable anti-sway bars for each end of your car. The Creme de la Creme of sways bars - for those that want the ultimate in fexibility with their performance.

These are the adjustment ends. Think of fixed shocks vs. coilovers - it's the same idea. If you want to tune your suspension, if you're serious about extracting all your car has to offer, adjustables are the only way to go IMHO.

Fixed antisway bars, no matter how 'good', only give you one setting, then you'r done, for good or for bad.

Whiteline is a hardline racing equipment company for subies and others in the land down under at http://www.whiteline.com.au, there is a lot of good handling and tuning info on their web site, and they have a US distributor http://www.globalperformanceparts.com The guys in the Ausi forum here know about them, go ask them. They've done group buys, etc. for them.

I just 'Flat Out' wanted the best gear for the best performance :D .

Sacrilege. Can't beat Racing Beat's reputation, which apparently is the only factor anyone has to go with.

Whiteline......
 

No doubt that RB has the best rep in the business, but the fact remains that the 'Whiteline' bars are a quantum leap ahead, being adjustable.

Kind of moot, only available in Oz.

S

Inly available in OZ you say? Pity!

Ya mate, you'll need all the help and equipment you can get to have your 8's run as fast and handle as well as the North American stock versions! j/k

FYI, neither site has anything for the RX-8?? Did I miss something? Can you provide a link for the sways bars for the RX-8 specifically because I would like to read up on what they offer and how its designed for the RX-8.

Thanks.

Catalog.....
 

It is mentioned in their online catalog, and in the 'What's new' section......

Mazda RX8, FR, 07/03 on
Front BMF49 - Heavy duty 27 mm swaybar
BMF49Z - Heavy duty 27mm adjustable swaybar
Rear BMR77 - Heavy duty 18 mm swaybar
BMR77Z - Heavy duty 18 mm adjustable swaybar

S

Many thanks.

i think both are very reputable companies, its just that we are in NA and we hear about RB alot more....

i think i would go with the RBs because they are powdercoated red..... looks better dont they?

I went with RB because they have an excellent reputation and quality products.. red who cares.. it could of been pick and i would of buy them anyway... as long it's RB. :-)

I see you are a fellow Canadian :p

So where'd you pick up your RB sways from?

Im from Vancouver btw..

Now, where to buy.....
 

I'm in the market too, so where is the best place to buy?

It's confusing, many places sell the RB stuff cheaper than the RB website!

So far, OptionImports seems to have a good price and a fairly good reputation....any others?

S

Not true, the are available here is the USA :) or you can import them directly.
The source is glennd@globalperformanceparts.com (Glenn Dirdse), Holland MI
on 1/3/2005 I got these prices from him, but be sure to email him for current info/costs/ship info.

Mazda RX8, FR, 07/03 on
Front BMF49 - Heavy duty 27 mm swaybar - $132.91
BMF49Z - Heavy duty 27mm adjustable swaybar – 187.00
Rear BMR77 - Heavy duty 18 mm swaybar - $132.91
BMR77Z - Heavy duty 18 mm adjustable swaybar – 187.00

BIU, i bought it directly from RB website.. very service.. hey! :D

Silver, how much was the duty and taxes?

Looks like you haven't read that Racing Beat thread I started because you didn't get the punchline. Anyway, I can't believe you would diss Racing Beat like that. Even if the Racing Beat bars were painted like a peppermint stick and made out of plastic, the Whiteline could not compete. NO ONE disses Racing Beat. As you know, their manufacturing and research and development is unsurpassable, especially when it comes to the complexities of sway bars. I mean we're not talking about easy crap like ECU's.

Reactionary,

I guess you are trying to be funny, but you are coming off as a real ass. What you were asking for was not possible. You were asking for raw data & proof from the people who bought RB products. We don't go around with meausurement tools on our cars. Many of us tried to tell you that it felt substantially better, but that wasn't good enough for you. You are asking for #'s from us, but you are better off actually sending an email to Racing Beat, instead of wasting space on this board. The thread you started went about 100+ replies, with you being ridiculous, and about 50 posters telling you that.

Do we have concrete #'s that the RB sway bars are better than Whiteline, or for that fact Mazdaspeed or Auto Exe ? No. Because none of us have all of these, or are willing or care enough to test these against each other extensively. We bought our product , we like it, and we referred to our experiences on this board. If that is not scientific enough for you, then don't buy their product.

You go off on RB, but why don't you go after Mazdaspeed, or any other vendor for that fact, as no one can give you what you are asking for.

I personally have NO IDEA why everybody thinks you have an anti-RB agenda. No idea at all. :confused:

Hello, so nothing has changed recently then??!!!

Ric Shaw sells adjustable swaybars too. You can see his website here.

Gomez.

One bad thing about the whiteline bars, they are solid, very heavy. :(

I didn't go off on Racing Beat at all. I'm parodying the people who talk about Racing Beat.

BIU said he liked the Racing Beat bars for the color. That's some good criterion there. If Fanman actually read and understood that Racing Beat thread, he would concede that a lot of people who responded brought a bright spotlight unto their own human folly, not me. And I didn't ask for numbers or data from anybody. I even stated explicitly several times it is no one's burden. I simply asked people to think about their own thinking a little bit more when it comes to Racing Beat but not limited to RB.

Just to clarify,

I think RB and Whiteline are both reputable companies that make awesome products...... i would not mind having RB or whiteline swaybars on my ride....they are both around the same price...both good quality products.... i am just saying when im ready to purchase swaybars in the near future i will probably go for the RBs because i like the red bars showing under the car in opposed to the whiteline's silver color and also RBs are easier to get in my part of town in opposed to the Aussie Whitelines..

that is all.

Peace

FYI : my first car was a Mazda MP3....fully tuned by RB... so i KNOW for a fact that RB makes really good products and i have never doubted their abilities ;)