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14th February 2007, 00:51
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Front and rear sways
I just sold my e46 M3 with coilovers, urethane bushings and sways, I don't want that kind of ride on the M5 but I want to get rid of the body roll.
What are everyones favs?
I will just do sways and the beefed up rear sway link.
Please don't post Dinan, I will NOT spend that kind of money for their average product.....Or Schnitzer
Thanks guys
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14th February 2007, 02:08
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Please don't post Dinan, I will NOT spend that kind of money for their average product.....Or Schnitzer
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I guess you've answered your own question. Only other sway bar i know of is eibach.
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14th February 2007, 02:20
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Hmm. $200 for Dinan... but I guess you've decided to equip your top of the line Genrman engineered Sport Sedan with cheap parts... okay your call. You can always have your local Honda shop just tig weld a piece of steel between your shock towers.
Good luck!
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14th February 2007, 02:40
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Hmm. $200 for Dinan... but I guess you've decided to equip your top of the line Genrman engineered Sport Sedan with cheap parts... okay your call. You can always have your local Honda shop just tig weld a piece of steel between your shock towers.
Good luck!
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I am willing to spend more than $200 on sway bars, I am just not super impressed with what Dinan had to offer for the M3
There are no others who make sways?
Ground control for example.......
Like this one
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14th February 2007, 03:54
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If I could get a Dinan front sway bar for 200 I would, my dinan dealer is asking 499CDN. Anyways, this is indentical in design and shape (except for the CF inserts) and the metal is the same....ie the same bloody part as dinan!
http://www.cosmoracing.com/search.asp?searchstring=e39+bar
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14th February 2007, 04:13
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Wrong on both accounts...these are strut braces and not sway bars, big difference. And they are not the same...
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14th February 2007, 04:52
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Really?
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Wrong on both accounts...these are strut braces and not sway bars, big difference. And they are not the same...
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Ok, so enlighten me...explain the differences between the two designs and the stress/strain profiles of one vs. the other.
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14th February 2007, 05:12
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Ok, so enlighten me...explain the differences between the two designs and the stress/strain profiles of one vs. the other.
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Both parts are totally different. Sway bars are not the same as strut bars. If you compare your link to the one Emmasis posted, you will notice how both products are different. Sway bars are below the vehicle, and strut bars are in the engine and trunk compartments. Both aide in suspension, however, sway bars play a bigger role in eliminating body roll when compared independently. Now, with both setups combined of course it would be better than both individually, but sway bars are more useful than strut bars are. For more details feel free to search as the topic of sway bars and strut bars have been discussed previously many times.
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14th February 2007, 05:53
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uh oh
[quote=M55555]Both parts are totally different. Sway bars are not the same as strut bars. If you compare your link to the one Emmasis posted, you will notice how both quote]
WHOOOOOOOPS....in my defense I am at work now until midnight and I have a tendency to ignore links sometimes. My apologies heykman. I've had the my eyes on the STRUT bars for a while now so my brain was stuck on that. 
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14th February 2007, 05:58
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wow that is the most generic looking strut brace i've ever seen! In The pic of the rear shock tower brace, it doesn't even look like it bolts to the strut towers... Yeah, that looks identical to dinan's..... 
Sway bars are torsional springs, to reduce or controll body roll.
Strut braces tie the strut/shock towers together, stiffening the body. Mostly eye candy, unless you're running R compound tires and or tracking the car.
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00 M5 Ti Silver; Imola/black sportiv
Engine:
Supersprint Headers, Dinan CAI kit and MAFS, Throttle Bodies, Cams, Ported heads, Exhaust, Custom dinan software, Evosport Pullies, Dinan clutch and lightened flywheel; Ignition solutions plasma coils
Suspension:
Dinan Stage 3 with front and rear Strut Tower Braces, Beastpower Sway bar brackets, Dinan Wheels with 275/285 PilotSport, X5 Thrust arm bushings, Stoptech 355mm 4 piston front, 355mm 2 piston rear brake kit, Dinan 3.45 diff
Interior/Misc:
Eurodash, updated steering wheel, Bluetooth retrofit, Sirius Retrofit, hardwired V1, Widescreen Mk4 nav, M audio retrofit, Ice Link, BSW Stage 1 speaker upgrade, bmw towbar
91 M5 Alpine White II, Silver Gray 3/90 production
17x8/17x9 Turbines with PS2, 20mm touring roll bar; Fahey Suspension with SLS elimination; EAT Chip, CD43; work in progress
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14th February 2007, 06:02
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Yah anyways, the design is the same if you can't see that, not my fault.
BUT Sparco makes what you are looking for, you have to call them to get the details; it's not posted on their website. 1-800-224-RACE
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