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Thread: Aftermarket Sway Bars...

  1. #1
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    Aftermarket Sway Bars...

    I have H&R Springs and their sway bars on the Press car, and it definitely handles a little tighter in the corners.

    I had a Racing Dynamics set on my beloved, but i pretty much destroyed the front bar.

    So I have a rear RD bar and was going to pick up an H&R front bar because I can't find anymore RD bars, but was wondering what the thoughts were since we are revisiting a topic after a couple decades.



    ST Front: 23mm
    RD Front: 27mm
    HR Front: 28mm

    ST Rear: 19mm
    RD Rear: 22mm
    HR Rear: 21mm

    The RD felt really nice, but the size differences make me wonder if they actually worked this out or just kind of threw something together.

    Press and the SG are both running 235/265 Supersports with new Konis all around and H&R springs.
    White is Right, Steel Grey is OK, but Estoril is the only color that truly matters.

    I like Coupes.

  2. #2
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    I think the 2.5s (or maybe all 6 cylinder non-M cars?) have a 25mm front bar. I swapped that in and the car seems to rotate a bit better. The other upside is that it was dirt cheap.

    EDIT - Maybe only 3.0? http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=31_0266
    Last edited by JWin; 02-18-2018 at 06:49 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JWin View Post
    I think the 2.5s (or maybe all 6 cylinder non-M cars?) have a 25mm front bar. I swapped that in and the car seems to rotate a bit better. The other upside is that it was dirt cheap.

    EDIT - Maybe only 3.0? http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=31_0266
    Yep, only the M54 3.0i and 2.5i had the 25mm.
    I had put a sports package 328is sway bar (25.5mm) on my '2.3' for an upgrade.
    -Abel

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