|
6th April 2008, 20:09
|
#1 (permalink)
|
|
Member, Sport: On DSC: Off
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Southbridge, Va
Posts: 234
Thanks: 3
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Rear Sway Bar Replacement Options
Started getting a clunking sound on slow turns. After inspection...it's broken. Should I go OEM or is there an upgrade option for this that you guys would recommend??
Thanks!
__________________
2001 BMW ///M5 - TiSi
Black Extended Nappa Leather
Active Autowerke Cold Air Intakes/Brake cooling ducts
Kelleners Exhaust
SSR GT3's 19's
H&R Springs
UUC SSK & DSSR
UUC E-brake handle
///M sport alum pedals
Carbon Kidney Grilles
Custom painted black rear diffuser area (Carbon Soon)
Carbon M Badge & BMW Caps
Carbon Front Lip Spoiler
IPod Integration DICE
Motorwerks Interior Xenon
|
|
|
|
6th April 2008, 20:11
|
#2 (permalink)
|
|
M5 Guru (>2000 posts)
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 2,175
Thanks: 72
Thanked 163 Times in 112 Posts
|
Are you sure that the sway bar is broken and not one of the brackets?
__________________
/// 00 Anthracite/Black
"Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!" - M5 Passenger
|
|
|
|
|
6th April 2008, 21:03
|
#3 (permalink)
|
|
Member, Sport: On DSC: On (>100 posts)
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Virginia
Posts: 107
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
Thoughts.
If its the sway bar, I have one with new stock bushings that can be had relatively cheap.
If its the brackets, upgrade them. I went with the TC Kline from Beastpower.
If you want to upgrade your swaybar, I think Dinan is good way to go.
|
|
|
|
|
7th April 2008, 00:23
|
#4 (permalink)
|
|
Member, Sport: On DSC: Off
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Southbridge, Va
Posts: 234
Thanks: 3
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Quote:
|
Are you sure that the sway bar is broken and not one of the brackets?
|
Sorry....misunderstood my indy. The sway bar is fine.. I just looked under the car. One of the links snapped... Wow. I just replaced the brackets since one had a visible crack. Now one of the links broke. I have the original sway bar on my car. With 62k on the clock it's probably just a matter of time before it goes, too. Wondering if I should go ahead and upgrade everything. Anyone, feel any noticeable difference with Dinan or other aftermarket replacements?
__________________
2001 BMW ///M5 - TiSi
Black Extended Nappa Leather
Active Autowerke Cold Air Intakes/Brake cooling ducts
Kelleners Exhaust
SSR GT3's 19's
H&R Springs
UUC SSK & DSSR
UUC E-brake handle
///M sport alum pedals
Carbon Kidney Grilles
Custom painted black rear diffuser area (Carbon Soon)
Carbon M Badge & BMW Caps
Carbon Front Lip Spoiler
IPod Integration DICE
Motorwerks Interior Xenon
|
|
|
|
|
7th April 2008, 00:48
|
#5 (permalink)
|
|
M5 Guru (>2000 posts)
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 2,175
Thanks: 72
Thanked 163 Times in 112 Posts
|
I have the dinan sway bar but I got it along with the front strut brace. I realy like the way the car corners now, especially wide turns at 50mph+. Very fun.
I also have the sway bar brackets from beast power. M5 deamon installed them on my car and it took him slightly less than 2 hours. The sway bar was more of a pain in the *** and it wouldve been great if we had a lift.
__________________
/// 00 Anthracite/Black
"Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!" - M5 Passenger
Last edited by Diny; 7th April 2008 at 04:31.
|
|
|
|
|
7th April 2008, 04:22
|
#6 (permalink)
|
|
Member, Sport: On DSC: Off
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Southbridge, Va
Posts: 234
Thanks: 3
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Yeah... I may go the Dinan sway bar route along with the brackets. Might as well do it all at once. Thanks.
__________________
2001 BMW ///M5 - TiSi
Black Extended Nappa Leather
Active Autowerke Cold Air Intakes/Brake cooling ducts
Kelleners Exhaust
SSR GT3's 19's
H&R Springs
UUC SSK & DSSR
UUC E-brake handle
///M sport alum pedals
Carbon Kidney Grilles
Custom painted black rear diffuser area (Carbon Soon)
Carbon M Badge & BMW Caps
Carbon Front Lip Spoiler
IPod Integration DICE
Motorwerks Interior Xenon
|
|
|
|
|
7th April 2008, 09:30
|
#7 (permalink)
|
|
M5 Expert (>4000)
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Silicon Valley
Posts: 4,776
Thanks: 49
Thanked 57 Times in 43 Posts
|
The links can break, too, but the brackets are the usual culprit. Sway bars themselves rarely break.
However, you will notice additional roll stiffness and less understeer with a Dinan rear bar, which has 3 sets of holes allowing you to mount links more towards ends (softer, but still more firm than stock bar) or more towards the middle (stiffer). Lscman argued convincingly that you could even adjust them in "half-steps" by using an outer hole on one side and one more in the middle on the other. (I don't recall the exact reasoning but it had to do with how the bar is just a torsion spring, where the length between the links matters but there is no "left side/right sided-ness" to it.)
__________________
Need4Spd
'01 M5/UUC SSK + Rogue WSR/RE Tranny Mounts+Royal Purple Synchromax/Centric Posi-Quiet Pads/StopTech SS Lines/TC Design from BeastPower Anti-roll Bar Brackets/Dinan LtWtFlywheel and Stage 3 suspension/Goodyear F1 GSD3s/Vines thrust arms/IATS relocation/10w-60 oil/hardwired Escort 9500i/Euro Armrest/TEC Cupholder/IceLink/PowerChip 91 Gold/TUBIs!/Strong Strut/BSW Stage 1/BT/Angel iBrights 3.0
'05 M3 Imola Cabrio 6MT, Nav, HK
"Is it the sounds that make a BMW a BMW? A BMW is designed to be heard, felt, experienced. So our engines sing. Our steering talks back. And we insist on offering manual transmissions in nearly all our models for drivers who crave them. The result is an almost telepathic oneness with the car. Just as surely as you can hear a BMW, a BMW hears you."
|
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Need4Spd For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
8th April 2008, 05:05
|
#8 (permalink)
|
|
Member, Sport: On DSC: Off
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Southbridge, Va
Posts: 234
Thanks: 3
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Thanks, man.. I'm going to look into the Dinan upgrade.
__________________
2001 BMW ///M5 - TiSi
Black Extended Nappa Leather
Active Autowerke Cold Air Intakes/Brake cooling ducts
Kelleners Exhaust
SSR GT3's 19's
H&R Springs
UUC SSK & DSSR
UUC E-brake handle
///M sport alum pedals
Carbon Kidney Grilles
Custom painted black rear diffuser area (Carbon Soon)
Carbon M Badge & BMW Caps
Carbon Front Lip Spoiler
IPod Integration DICE
Motorwerks Interior Xenon
|
|
|
|
|
8th April 2008, 05:24
|
#9 (permalink)
|
|
Member, P500 Sport, MDM on (>800)
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: USA
Posts: 856
Thanks: 52
Thanked 38 Times in 27 Posts
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Need4Spd
Lscman argued convincingly that you could even adjust them in "half-steps" by using an outer hole on one side and one more in the middle on the other. (I don't recall the exact reasoning but it had to do with how the bar is just a torsion spring, where the length between the links matters but there is no "left side/right sided-ness" to it.)
|
See thread Dinan Swaybar adjustment strategies
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
8th April 2008, 06:18
|
#10 (permalink)
|
|
Addicted Member (>300 posts)
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: San Jose, California
Posts: 365
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
__________________
Dave
2001 TitaniumSiver
-Air intake system
-Supersprint cat-back exhaust
-Pure white LED Angel eyes by Umnitza...that failed.
- Dice iPod integration
-Stage one Rainbow speaker upgrade
-10" Kicker SolarBaric sub driven by an Elemental Designs NINe.2 amp
|
|
|
|
|
17th April 2008, 19:06
|
#11 (permalink)
|
|
Member, P500, DSC On (>600)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 658
Thanks: 4
Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts
|
considering the huge cost differential between upgraded and OEM, I'd stick with OEM. They are easy enough to change out.
If you upgrade the bar however, you should also upgrade the brackets.
|
|
|
| | |
