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Old 07-04-2005 | 10:26 PM
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And you guys think this is better ???
They both look functional to me, dude. I just don't understand how the whiteline works. I'm just trying to educate myself on it.
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And you guys think this is better ???
They both look functional to me, dude. I just don't understand how the whiteline works. I'm just trying to educate myself on it.
think about it ... Echo, XA, and XB's have a solid rear axle which is a big beam of steel going across the rear end. And what does the Progress bar do ??? It attaches itself under that ... Think about wheres the flex ??? While the WhiteLine sway bar is mounted to your suspension... Just think about it ...
Old 07-05-2005 | 04:37 AM
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I can see what you're saying. I guess I got a little confused because the suspension is bolted to that same bar.
Old 07-05-2005 | 04:57 AM
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As far as I know, the whiteline rear sway bar won't fit on the xA/xB. There's already a torsion bar (is that what it's called?) welded in there...

edit: apparently the echo has it too...hrmmmm
Old 07-05-2005 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by squirrel
I recommend the Progress rear bar. IMHO, the Hotchkis set-up is a waste of money.
I 2nd that = Hotchkis
Old 07-05-2005 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Ashe_WCM
LOL, Put them both on,
Actuallhy It looks like with the Bushings there the Whitelines would be alot less stiff.
I 2nd that I have the Progress RSB and that thing is SOLID chunk of steel which is bolted directly to the rear trailing arm. I don't see the logic in that whiteline rsb because it has bushings which allows too much play and this homie don't play that
Old 07-05-2005 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Wraith
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And you guys think this is better ???
They both look functional to me, dude. I just don't understand how the whiteline works. I'm just trying to educate myself on it.
think about it ... Echo, XA, and XB's have a solid rear axle which is a big beam of steel going across the rear end. And what does the Progress bar do ??? It attaches itself under that ... Think about wheres the flex ??? While the WhiteLine sway bar is mounted to your suspension... Just think about it ...
These cars don't have a solid rear axle. Rear drive cars have solid axles. These cars have a rear torsion beam with a stabilizer bar. Antisway bars are torsion bars attached to the cars chassis and are linked to the right and left control arms. Antisway bars offer resistance to independent side to side wheel movement. This is how these bars limit sway in the turns and hence their name. While limiting sway, the antisway bars also cause weight transfer to the outside wheels. By altering the diameter of the antisway bars or installing them where there were none before adds yet another chassis tuning element. If you were to increase the size of the rear antisway bar your Scion you would be increasing the amount of weight transfer to the outside rear wheel, thus causing it to run a bigger slip angle. This would give you more oversteer.
Old 07-07-2005 | 06:08 PM
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If you had the Steel and knew how to weld you could close off the rear torsion beam axzel's Open Side, at that point you would have a 4" hollow RSB Axel
Old 07-09-2005 | 04:58 PM
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This is some really great information guys! Thanx a ton!
Old 07-17-2005 | 04:25 AM
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i have the hotchkis f/r sway bars i think they are great and work excellent together
Old 07-18-2005 | 12:19 AM
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Old 07-19-2005 | 08:34 PM
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I can tell you from my experience with Hotchkis. I had a Matrix before this. It had front and rear bars. I had problems with the urithane(sp?) mount brackets cracking and the rear bar cracked on me 3 times. I will never use them again. I did take the bars out and changed the front to stock and rear to progress. I loved the progress. In fact I just ordered one today for the box.
Old 07-20-2005 | 02:23 AM
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/\/\ def. noted!

Thanx
Old 07-24-2005 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by OrAnGeBoX
why is the hotchkis set up a waste of money? I was thinkin about either getting the hotchkis or the progess and gtspec brace.
Good question. Opinions like, 'Hotchkis is a waste of money,' without any facts being offered, are, IMO, 'a waste of time'. He must be selling something.

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Old 07-24-2005 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by wooky1976
Originally Posted by Ashe_WCM
LOL, Put them both on,
Actuallhy It looks like with the Bushings there the Whitelines would be alot less stiff.
I 2nd that I have the Progress RSB and that thing is SOLID chunk of steel which is bolted directly to the rear trailing arm. I don't see the logic in that whiteline rsb because it has bushings which allows too much play and this homie don't play that
You dont ??? Understand why the whiteline has bushings ??? You obisiuosly havent looked at the front... The front sway bar has bushings holding it down ... So again why wouldnt it work ???

And let me post this question have you taken your car to the track ??? Unless yes then you wouldnt know the difference in a progress bar and the whiteline ...
Old 09-06-2005 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Wraith
I race my echo on a regular basis





sorry, i just thought that was funny....*phew*
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Originally Posted by Prototype_xB
Originally Posted by Wraith
I race my echo on a regular basis


sorry, i just thought that was funny....*phew*
excuse me ??? Whats soo funny ???
And what do you do with your Toaster Oven ??? That much better than mine ???

Me being chased by a Lotus Elise

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Old 09-07-2005 | 01:47 AM
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pssst his echo is turbo'ed
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It is a lot more that turbo'ed. That is one nice setup!
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Originally Posted by Wraith
Originally Posted by Prototype_xB
Originally Posted by Wraith
I race my echo on a regular basis


sorry, i just thought that was funny....*phew*
excuse me ??? Whats soo funny ???
And what do you do with your Toaster Oven ??? That much better than mine ???

Me being chased by a Lotus Elise

Click here to see Video

Me trying to catch up to a BMW M3

Click here to see Video

Me hunting down a 400 hp Evo Lancer

Click here to see Video

Me passing a Porshe Boxster and chasing the rest of the group

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Me hunting down a Nissan SER race car

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Calm down there homie I was only laughin at the fact that you don't hear people say that very often

Try not to be so quick to draw conclusions next time


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