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    E36 smallest non-oem rear bar?

    GC makes a small rear bar but I’m not having much luck with it.

    Eibach and H&R both make 21mm rears but I want something smaller

    Anyone know of anything in the 17mm range? I know smaller than stock blah blah.
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    Take a stock bar and start grinding material away...

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    Quote Originally Posted by TXBDan View Post
    Take a stock bar and start grinding material away...
    Can’t decide which would be funnier: that, or trying to chuck it up in a lathe.
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    Have you tried just running without the rear bar? I don't have mine in a have had good results.

    That being said, I'd love to see someone try to slim down a RSB in a lathe...

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    I'm at 650/800 with the rear bar. I find the car pretty fast, but the rear isn't "linear" feeling. I think the stock bushings are deflecting and the bar isn't doing anything at first... then the bushings max out and the bar starts working and there's too much oversteer. Makes the car unpredictable.

    I took the rear bar off, and the problem went away (yay!) but now the car is a little tight for me. I'm going to go up in rear spring - how much would you suggest? +50? +100? more?

    And seriously, if anyone is thinking about the Lathe + SwayBar idea....

    ...THONK THONK THONK THONK

    dammit.

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    You can get poly bushings for the rear bar to take some of the slop out. I got some off ebay i think. It did "crispen" it up a bit.

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    Hmm. Great tip thanks.
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