Which Front Sway Bar for a DD that sees autox / track days?

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  • ChefSkinny
    Wrencher
    • Jan 2012
    • 213

    #1

    Which Front Sway Bar for a DD that sees autox / track days?

    Looking to upgrade just the front Swaybar. Read a couple things about the UUC and IE stuff being really noisy, which would def get old quickly. Also something that would be compatible with a m52 swap down the line would be great.
  • Jaxx_
    E30 Mastermind
    • Dec 2009
    • 1880

    #2
    sway selection depends on a variety of factors, including spring rates and the feel you'd like to have when driving the car.

    If you want to get the power down out of the corner, get the biggest mother fucking front sway you can. If you want the car to understeer less, get a smaller bar, or a bigger rear bar. it all depends, but the rear bar is a factor to the front, too. you can change the way the car handles by just changing one or the other, so keep that in mind.
    '84 318i M10B18 147- Safari Beige
    NA: 93whp/90ftlbs, MS2E w/ LC, 2-Step
    Turbo: 221whp/214ftlbs, MS3x flex @ 17psi

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    • ChefSkinny
      Wrencher
      • Jan 2012
      • 213

      #3
      Well the car will have H&R Races and Billy Sports, going for autox / track days. I'm just looking for a crisp predictable car that isn't bone jarring, but can still put down some decent times down the line when I catch up skill wise with the car.

      Would it be a good start to get a front bar, see how it feels and leave the rear stock and then tweak it from there?

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      • Balleristic31
        R3V Elite
        • Aug 2009
        • 4198

        #4
        Do the vert 21mm bar. I really don't think the e30 needs anything larger than that.

        I run that and the m3 rear bar and the car is very neutral at the track and pushes slightly during autox. But more front camber should correct that I think.

        -NICK

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        • jlevie
          R3V OG
          • Nov 2006
          • 13530

          #5
          Originally posted by ChefSkinny
          Well the car will have H&R Races and Billy Sports, going for autox / track days.
          A got match for those springs would be the IE 22/19mm sway kit.
          The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
          Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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          • ChefSkinny
            Wrencher
            • Jan 2012
            • 213

            #6
            Thanks for the suggestions, trying to make up my mind. I need to get a front bar soon so i can do my front alignment all at once.

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            • Zasz
              E30 Enthusiast
              • Sep 2010
              • 1030

              #7
              Loving my ST sway in the rear. Should be installing the front when I get a new front subframe.
              ///Z

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              • Jaxx_
                E30 Mastermind
                • Dec 2009
                • 1880

                #8
                for people posting only the front or rear bar choice, both are relevant. It's like listing a measurement without units.
                '84 318i M10B18 147- Safari Beige
                NA: 93whp/90ftlbs, MS2E w/ LC, 2-Step
                Turbo: 221whp/214ftlbs, MS3x flex @ 17psi

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