» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | 10-16-2004, 08:23 AM | #1 | Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 49 | What goes along with Sway Bars? If I'm looking to upgrade my suspension by adding a set of sway bars, what else should I go ahead and upgrade as well? I was wondering if i need new sway bar links or control arms. Is there anything else I'm forgetting? Thx. __________________ 1997 318i - All stock.....for now | | | 10-16-2004, 07:29 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 290 | Usually the swaybar kits come with bushings and links. If I were to suggest any other upgrades, it would be pretty much everything. If you put swaybars on it, you KNOW you are just going to break down and get something else So it's probably just a matter of what order you do stuff in. The order i did it was: Wheels/tires, shocks/struts, M3 control arm bushings, springs. I have not done swaybars yet, but they are on my list. __________________ Vince Carknard 1995 318ti Active Hellrot, 16" 5 spoke, "Fogged" airbox mod, Stromung exhaust, Bilstein Sports, BMW sport springs, 3.73lsd, others... | | | 02-15-2005, 08:50 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 | I picked up a set of M-tech front and rear sway bars. I also have 17", 7.5" width, 38 offset rims and 235/45/17 tires to put on in the spring. I have been reading about a problem with lowering the car and getting broken bolts or cracks in the rear end from the stress. Now I'm starting to wonder about putting in springs and struts. First off, my new sway bars are 26mm in front and 16mm in rear. Do they make after market bushings for the M-tech sway bars? I have not seen any yet. Second, if I just decide to put in the sway bars and new rims and tires, am I gonna see any difference, and will my camber be a problem as well? I really want to drive the car without the new springs and struts, and see how I like it. Thanks Eric Quote: Originally Posted by bimmerboi318 Usually the swaybar kits come with bushings and links. If I were to suggest any other upgrades, it would be pretty much everything. If you put swaybars on it, you KNOW you are just going to break down and get something else So it's probably just a matter of what order you do stuff in. The order i did it was: Wheels/tires, shocks/struts, M3 control arm bushings, springs. I have not done swaybars yet, but they are on my list. | __________________ 1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood | | | 02-23-2005, 07:42 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 | Bump!!!!!!!! I picked up a set of M-tech front and rear sway bars. I also have 17", 7.5" width, 38 offset rims and 235/45/17 tires to put on in the spring. I have been reading about a problem with lowering the car and getting broken bolts or cracks in the rear end from the stress. Now I'm starting to wonder about putting in springs and struts. First off, my new sway bars are 26mm in front and 16mm in rear. Do they make after market bushings for the M-tech sway bars? I have not seen any yet. Second, if I just decide to put in the sway bars and new rims and tires, am I gonna see any difference, and will my camber be a problem as well? I really want to drive the car without the new springs and struts, and see how I like it. Thanks Eric __________________ 1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood | | | 02-24-2005, 06:35 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Port St. Johns, Florida Posts: 2,242 | IIRC M3 sways connect to the M3 struts. unless kit-bashed 3ser don't have this feature. | | | 02-24-2005, 02:06 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 | If you replace the rear sway bar you MUST reinforce the mounts. __________________ ...steven BMW CCA #146825 1996 BMW 328ti 2003 MINI Cooper S 2016 M235i www.bmwcca.org | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |