Deadmau5X: MOAR Mods 'N Stuff

[Kracka]

We got it on last night followed up by some ghetto Mexican tacos :D

Fitment was ultra close, had that anti-walk tab been any further off there is no way the bar would have fit. It just barely fit, but it did end up fitting nearly perfectly with a little force. The driver's side bushing is jammed up against the tab, but the passenger side is nearly 1/2" away; if they're not going to be positioned properly they might as well just leave them off since it would have made installation much smoother.

From a few texts late last night it sounds like Armando is happy! He mentioned being able to carry extra speed into a corner he regularly takes. For those who care, we put it on the medium setting which is roughly equivalent to the Whiteline soft setting. Another thing, I was shocked at how much lighter the Perrin bar is compared to the Whiteline!

[goodhart]

So, with it not fitting right, is the bushing sqaushed in there? Whats gonna stop it from eating bushings like your whiteline did?

[Kracka]

It actually squashed in nearly perfectly, it just took a lot of force to get it there. I will be shocked if this ever needs to come apart. I'm sure Armando will get under there and snap a few pics in the daylight.

My Whiteline bushing damage was a separate issue related to reusing the stock saddles; Whiteline has since sent me revised saddles and the correct bushings.

[goodhart]

sweet

[Rmondoh]

It actually squashed in nearly perfectly, it just took a lot of force to get it there. I will be shocked if this ever needs to come apart. I'm sure Armando will get under there and snap a few pics in the daylight.


That's correct. I wanted to take some pictures of it installed before I update. I've been running errands this morning and am just about to put up the Christmas lights, so once I get some time either today or tomorrow, I'll get under there, take some pics, and update everyone. :)

[Rmondoh]

So here are the pictures as promised. So I am glad that it fit and the bushings actually closed properly. As Kracka said, if that stopper tab had been any closer to the bend, the bar would not have fit and that bushing would have been all jacked up. I'm still not too thrilled at how it was made, but after putting it on and seeing how it fit, it's good enough to where I don't want to go through the hassle of getting a 4th sway bar.

Bad Side
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5009/5254896287_c5bc1055ed_b.jpg

Good Side
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5284/5254896351_6f82c5f9c8_b.jpg

Bad Side
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5287/5254896415_7fa2e22c74_b.jpg

Good Side
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5085/5254896457_1804c55772_b.jpg

[mlomker]

Lots of whiners in TX. I'm happy when shit works at all.

[Kracka]

Lots of whiners in TX. I'm happy when shit works at all.
Whatever it takes to use our cars daily rather than let them sit in pieces for weeks/months ;)

End of the day, Perrin just needs to stop welding anti-walk tabs to the bar if they can't do it accurately. They don't have any real-world benefit anyway.

[cmspaz]

Looks like Hughes used his "special bushing lube" on those...

[Rmondoh]

That's my lube and there's plenty more of it to go around. ;)

The grease that came with the Perrin sway bar is Energy Suspension Formula 5 Prelube. It doesn't feel like the grease that came with the Whiteline bar nor the grease Hughes and I have. This stuff feels like thick maple syrup.

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