Whiteline front anti-roll bar issue

TechnicZ · 04-18-2017, 11:04 PM

So i'm 1 week away from reaching a year with these bars. The front bar just snapped off on the driver side turning into my driveway tonight. I heard a loud bang and felt my car run over something. I just sent them an email and I'll keep you guys posted. Here are some pics.

sway1 by Elson Alonso, on Flickr
From this you see some discoloration on the bar at the first bend coming off the subframe. Interesting

sway2 by Elson Alonso, on Flickr
Just snapped almost clean off. Amazing

sway3 by Elson Alonso, on Flickr
just a 5lb piece of metal on my desk now. Email is sent with more photos. Lets see how they handle this.

carlitos_370z · 04-19-2017, 07:44 AM

Damn that is not good...

jamtinge · 04-19-2017, 09:27 AM

hm.. how is it that this bar has become so popular on the forum with all these problems..

this just could be a few people with the problems, but i don't recall seeing post like this for other brands of bars.

gbrettin · 04-19-2017, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by TechnicZ

So i'm 1 week away from reaching a year with these bars. The front bar just snapped off on the driver side turning into my driveway tonight. I heard a loud bang and felt my car run over something. I just sent them an email and I'll keep you guys posted. Here are some pics.

sway1 by Elson Alonso, on Flickr
From this you see some discoloration on the bar at the first bend coming off the subframe. Interesting

sway2 by Elson Alonso, on Flickr
Just snapped almost clean off. Amazing

sway3 by Elson Alonso, on Flickr
just a 5lb piece of metal on my desk now. Email is sent with more photos. Lets see how they handle this.

Call Whiteline. I'm sure they will replace it.

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Jhill · 04-19-2017, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gbrettin

Call Whiteline. I'm sure they will replace it.

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Wow, I know these bars have a good rep in the subie world but I'm surprised all the issues here. They were one I briefly considered before I got my stillens and glad I didn't after all the bushing issues they had. It looks like your bar had a crack for a while, the rusty portion shows that and finally broke all the way through. Had it been making any noise before?

Chuck33079 · 04-19-2017, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Jhill

Wow, I know these bars have a good rep in the subie world but I'm surprised all the issues here.

Me too. My Whiteline parts on my STi worked great. My 370 Whiteline endlinks were nonstop problems until they completely broke.

AlWakRa · 04-19-2017, 07:08 PM

Maybe I am one lucky person? I had Whiteline front and rear with SPL endlinks for nearly two years with mixed use and everything seems fine. No issues here.

TechnicZ · 04-19-2017, 10:14 PM

Email sent this morning with several pictures and they responded within hours requesting some more info. Just sent the second email and i'll let you guys know how that goes. It's looking promising.

Lifted my car up and checked the rear bar. no stress marks on them like I saw with the front.

I might have experienced a manufacturing issue which could've happened to anyone. Luck of the draw I guess.

KrnAndy · 04-20-2017, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by TechnicZ

Email sent this morning with several pictures and they responded within hours requesting some more info. Just sent the second email and i'll let you guys know how that goes. It's looking promising.

Lifted my car up and checked the rear bar. no stress marks on them like I saw with the front.

I might have experienced a manufacturing issue which could've happened to anyone. Luck of the draw I guess.

what's your suspension setup? stock endlinks or have any coilovers etc?

PEPI · 04-20-2017, 12:49 AM

Hi

Sorry to read your mis-hap.

I have the same sways front and rear for last 5 years - and have had no problems.
Looking at the example 'sway3' pic - did you have the bolts connected in the first hole?
This would be the tightest setting.
Frontbar settings on the first hole coupled with aftermarket coils and bushes etc - will cause excessive binding/twist to the bar overtime.

If I remember I think the recommended setting is the second hole for front.
The rear recommended settings either the second or third hole - preference to the driver.

axmea? · 04-20-2017, 03:04 AM

Looks like there was a fracture long before it snapped. The cross section shows about 1/3 rust build up. It has been broken before it completely snapped. Scarier if there was no sign of rust and it just snapped. How did it break? My guess is manufacturing defect or stress-corrosion. That bar should not have passed inspection before powder coating. A small nick or a tiny and shallow hairline crevice will enlarge due to stress BUT what do I know.

axmea? · 04-20-2017, 03:06 AM

I forgot to add. The lesson is if the car is on the rack, grab a flashlight and check everything you can underneath.

AlWakRa · 04-20-2017, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by AlWakRa

Maybe I am one lucky person? I had Whiteline front and rear with SPL endlinks for nearly two years with mixed use and everything seems fine. No issues here.

I thought I replayed in osbornsm thread.

Sorry to see that and hope they will give you a satisfied solution.

kenchan · 04-20-2017, 01:57 PM

Glad i still has my brand new stillens back up set.

Eagle · 04-20-2017, 05:06 PM

One more reason I'm glad I went with Hotchkis

04-19-2017, 07:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
AlWakRa Track Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Qatar Posts: 600 Drives: 10 370Z PW 6MT Rep Power: 13450	Maybe I am one lucky person? I had Whiteline front and rear with SPL endlinks for nearly two years with mixed use and everything seems fine. No issues here. __________________ 2010 370Z Touring Sport Pearl White 6MT Powered by: Fast Intentions - Motordyne - Stillen - OS Giken - CJ Motorsports - Mishimoto - MCA Suspension - SPL - SuperPRO - RJM - Z1 Motorsport - Zspeed - Volk My Humble Journals

04-20-2017, 12:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
PEPI Base Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Darwin NT Australia Posts: 152 Drives: 2009 370z Sports 6MT Rep Power: 13	Hi Sorry to read your mis-hap. I have the same sways front and rear for last 5 years - and have had no problems. Looking at the example 'sway3' pic - did you have the bolts connected in the first hole? This would be the tightest setting. Frontbar settings on the first hole coupled with aftermarket coils and bushes etc - will cause excessive binding/twist to the bar overtime. If I remember I think the recommended setting is the second hole for front. The rear recommended settings either the second or third hole - preference to the driver. __________________ Chicane Yellow 370z 6MT Touring + Yellow THE ZED .... functional motoring with attitude. Last edited by PEPI; 04-20-2017 at 12:55 AM. Reason: adding info

04-20-2017, 03:04 AM	#11 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,235 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	Looks like there was a fracture long before it snapped. The cross section shows about 1/3 rust build up. It has been broken before it completely snapped. Scarier if there was no sign of rust and it just snapped. How did it break? My guess is manufacturing defect or stress-corrosion. That bar should not have passed inspection before powder coating. A small nick or a tiny and shallow hairline crevice will enlarge due to stress BUT what do I know. TechnicZ, JARblue, Hotrodz and 1 others like this. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

04-20-2017, 03:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,235 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	I forgot to add. The lesson is if the car is on the rack, grab a flashlight and check everything you can underneath. TechnicZ, JARblue, GaleForce and 2 others like this. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

04-20-2017, 01:57 PM	#14 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	Glad i still has my brand new stillens back up set. TechnicZ likes this.

04-19-2017, 07:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
carlitos_370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 7,157 Drives: 13 Nissan 370Z SP M6 Rep Power: 7586	Damn that is not good...

04-19-2017, 09:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
jamtinge Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 103 Drives: 2017 PW 370z MT Rep Power: 16	hm.. how is it that this bar has become so popular on the forum with all these problems.. this just could be a few people with the problems, but i don't recall seeing post like this for other brands of bars.

04-19-2017, 10:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
TechnicZ Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 106 Drives: 2009 370z Base Sport Rep Power: 16	Email sent this morning with several pictures and they responded within hours requesting some more info. Just sent the second email and i'll let you guys know how that goes. It's looking promising. Lifted my car up and checked the rear bar. no stress marks on them like I saw with the front. I might have experienced a manufacturing issue which could've happened to anyone. Luck of the draw I guess.

04-20-2017, 05:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
Eagle Track Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: South Orange County, CA Posts: 885 Drives: 2011 370z Red 6MT Rep Power: 10656	One more reason I'm glad I went with Hotchkis TechnicZ and carlitos_370z like this. __________________ nismo\| EVO-R High Wing \| *Stillen* Gen 3 CAI \| SEIBON TS Hood \| Z1 34 Row Oil Cooler \| VMR 810 Wheels \| Endless MX72 Pads \|*Sabelt* GT-140 Seat \|Fly1Motorsports RS1 Fenders \| Hotchkis Front Sway Bar \| Berk HFC \|

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