Whiteline sways rust?

jtrafidlo · 09-09-2007, 11:33 AM

I was down at Agile getting my car tuned and askek Hill about sways for my car. I was leaning toward whiteline, but he said that he had them on his car and the finish wore off of them and started rusting in less than two years. He said to go with either Cobb or Cusco. Anyone else experience this? Apparently whitelines are not powdercoated.

stretch · 09-09-2007, 11:40 AM

The paint should be fine if you're good about keeping the bushings lubed. Even in the event of the paint chipping, the lube will prevent rust. On my own bar, it looks like primer underneath the outer coat of paint. No rust.

bzbuzz · 09-09-2007, 12:28 PM

yeh whiteline paint sux...i got some paint off already...

AndrewSS · 09-09-2007, 12:47 PM

who cares if they are blingin? Heh... (this comes from a guy that has painted a swaybar pink... lol :doh: )

**twiSTies** · 09-09-2007, 01:09 PM

yeah they do, but so do the stock bars, doesn't matter.

**Turninconcepts.com** · 09-09-2007, 02:31 PM

ALL bars will rust if you scratch or chip the paint (a pretty easy thing to have happen since it's, well, under your car). Now I don't know about you guys but since we can pretty much take if for granted that all brands are going to rust some I would much prefer to have a solid bar. Especially if you've ever seen a hollow bar that got wet on the inside.

LOLSTi · 09-09-2007, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turninconcepts.com

Especially if you've ever seen a hollow bar that got wet on the inside.

I came in here to say this.

I've had Whiteline bars on both of my Subarus, and rust has never been a problem with our midwestern winters.

jtrafidlo · 09-09-2007, 04:23 PM

so hollow bars aren't any good?

09-09-2007, 11:33 AM	#1
jtrafidlo Silver Member Car: 06 STi Fav Mod: Pro Tune Location: Doylestown, PA Posts: 334 Join Date: Dec 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Whiteline sways rust? I was down at Agile getting my car tuned and askek Hill about sways for my car. I was leaning toward whiteline, but he said that he had them on his car and the finish wore off of them and started rusting in less than two years. He said to go with either Cobb or Cusco. Anyone else experience this? Apparently whitelines are not powdercoated. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

09-09-2007, 11:40 AM	#2
stretch Silver Member Car: Aspen 2005 STi Fav Mod: TurnInConcepts.com Coilovers Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 1,811 Join Date: Mar 2006 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Whiteline sways rust? The paint should be fine if you're good about keeping the bushings lubed. Even in the event of the paint chipping, the lube will prevent rust. On my own bar, it looks like primer underneath the outer coat of paint. No rust.

09-09-2007, 12:28 PM	#3
bzbuzz STI Driver Car: 06 wrx ltd vf34 Fav Mod: JTAG Location: IL Posts: 244 Join Date: Dec 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Whiteline sways rust? yeh whiteline paint sux...i got some paint off already...

09-09-2007, 12:47 PM	#4
AndrewSS S204 Racer Car: 05 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: RCE T2 Coilovers Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,642 Join Date: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (21)	Re: Whiteline sways rust? who cares if they are blingin? Heh... (this comes from a guy that has painted a swaybar pink... lol :doh: )

09-09-2007, 01:09 PM	#5
twiSTies Gold Member Car: 05 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: T2s and Recaros Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 3,232 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (7)	Re: Whiteline sways rust? yeah they do, but so do the stock bars, doesn't matter.

09-09-2007, 02:31 PM	#6
Turninconcepts.com Authorized Vendor Car: 04/08STI 95SVX 86E30 Posts: 5,075 Join Date: Jul 2003 Trader Rating: (53)	Re: Whiteline sways rust? ALL bars will rust if you scratch or chip the paint (a pretty easy thing to have happen since it's, well, under your car). Now I don't know about you guys but since we can pretty much take if for granted that all brands are going to rust some I would much prefer to have a solid bar. Especially if you've ever seen a hollow bar that got wet on the inside.

09-09-2007, 04:23 PM	#8
jtrafidlo Silver Member Car: 06 STi Fav Mod: Pro Tune Location: Doylestown, PA Posts: 334 Join Date: Dec 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Whiteline sways rust? so hollow bars aren't any good? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.