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04-21-2008, 09:24 PM | #24 |
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I only saw one set of holes on the sway bar. Perhaps their instructions are generic to cover sway bars with multiple settings. Look at your photo above...only one hole :wink:
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04-21-2008, 09:40 PM | #25 |
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No good..you'd have to have the car in front of you to understand why that won't work.
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04-22-2008, 02:15 AM | #27 |
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Nice eye u got there. It is 12mm thick. I measured it with a dial caliper the first time I put it on the lift. At first I thought it was the brake line until I saw it connect to the end links.
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04-24-2008, 03:14 PM | #32 |
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I only replaced the rear one since the front oem bar doesn't look bad. I can't make out a diff in the stiffness of the ride except it is more firm when changing lanes or making abrupt turns.
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04-24-2008, 03:23 PM | #33 |
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04-24-2008, 06:07 PM | #34 |
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not substantially but it limits independent wheel travel. and i recall reading that bmw sacrificed rear sway bar thickness for improved ride comfort, i wouldn't have thought it would be that noticeable either - shoulda come from the factory this way.
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04-24-2008, 09:09 PM | #35 |
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Front sway also installed
When i was turning hard with sudden accl, I noticed an inner side tire slippage(best way I can describe:smile. This was only with the the HR rear sway bar installed. Today I got my front HR sway installed and I have to say the front sway bar really makes a difference. I have tried various things to induce the understeer and with both the swaybars, it really makes a diff. Thanks for your advise on the front sways.
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05-03-2008, 02:04 AM | #41 |
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For those not particularly hip to mm, 12mm=.480, just under 1/2".
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05-03-2008, 05:41 AM | #42 |
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When i had the rear sway replaced, I wasn't convinced about replacing the front one. I thought the OEM BMW front sway looked solid as compared to the rear. But I have been convinced even the 0.5 makes a difference. So here I am replacing both . Unfortunately I couldn't take pics of the front sway bar installation
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