Whiteline Anti-Lift Kit Fitting Issue

[viperguy]

howdy guys,

i recently bought the whiteline anti-lift kit for my 1997 GF8, however it doesnt quite fit, as in the chassis mounting holes dont quite line up, and its damn near impossible to get them to without some major heaving on the axle, plus the sub-frame mounting point for the control arm isnt really letting it settle where it needs to go due to the different fitment of the whiteline kit. Has anyone else had this issue, or am i just expecting it to be too easy

cheers guys

[Guest loren]

I had no fitment problems... the original part should look almost exactly like the new part.... do they look the same?

[subieboy]

Its not back to front or upside down (might sound stupid, but have seen people try to do this)

or is your part for a different model year...

[viperguy]

 loren said:

I had no fitment problems... the original part should look almost exactly like the new part.... do they look the same?

apart from being a lot more chunky they look the same, it seems like the bushing is too thick but theres no way its going to squash the extra 4 or 5 mm i need to make it fit, its also pretty obviously around the right way

[Guest]

have you got them right way round,

like left and righ hand side ones? i had no issues with mine on my BH, but i do remember something being written on it on a sticker, be it, left right, or top... carnt remember

-smurff

[viperguy]

 smurff said:

have you got them right way round,

like left and righ hand side ones? i had no issues with mine on my BH, but i do remember something being written on it on a sticker, be it, left right, or top... carnt remember

-smurff

yep, top-left sticker at the top on the left :-\

[Guest loren]

if you put a stock unit and a new unit together, do the bolt holes all line up?

or is it just the hole in the bush is not lining up?

[viperguy]

 loren said:

if you put a stock unit and a new unit together, do the bolt holes all line up?

or is it just the hole in the bush is not lining up?

yep, the alloy part is symmetrical as is the stock part, its just the bushing which seems a little thick where it butts up to the control arm

[Guest loren]

what's the part number?

[viperguy]

kca319a, at least thats what the packet says, but the parts look the same as the picture, so probably right

[Guest loren]

I remember one side of mine being a bit difficult now. can you get them on at all?

If it was me, and they went on, but needed a bit of elbow grease, I'd probably not worry.

That's just me though.

[viperguy]

 loren said:

I remember one side of mine being a bit difficult now. can you get them on at all?

If it was me, and they went on, but needed a bit of elbow grease, I'd probably not worry.

That's just me though.

after an hour on my back under the car wrestling with the passenger side i didnt bother trying the drivers side, it probably just needs better access and some more weetbix on my part

[Dirka]

How Much? and Where from? (South Island?)

Cheers

[Guest]

 Dirka said:

How Much? and Where from? (South Island?)

Cheers

from oz www.whiteline.com.au you can order them through autolign (racelign) or SAS cost (me) $320 I think, it was a while ago.. mine went in without any issues on the GTB, handled nice through the corners (devils stair-case in Queentown)

[Guest]

i got mine from SAS in manukau, bout a year or so ago, they have different grades of the nolithain(sp), i got the racing spec ones, just coz lol, they were bout the $300 mark.

-smurff

[BC5RA]

 smurff said:

i got mine from SAS in manukau, bout a year or so ago, they have different grades of the nolithain(sp), i got the racing spec ones, just coz lol, they were bout the $300 mark.

-smurff

There's a reason why they are rated for racing.

[Guest]

u dont say.... there great have no complaints...

-smurff

[viperguy]

mine were 350 from autolign in lower hutt for the "comfort" level bushings

[viperguy]

well another attempt saw them fit relatively easily, seems to help to keep the wheel on during fitment and carefully lower the car to the ground with the new component on but only the control arm nut done up so that the suspension gets slightly loaded then raised back up

awesome difference, almost zero diving under brakes, or lift during acceleration, also seems to help with turn-in response, and regarding power understeer, it feels like the car is actually pulling you out of the corner now rather than into it...noticeable increase in nvh though