No sway bar on broadway static coilovers 16k/18k

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  • dailyrider
    Noobie
    • Apr 2015
    • 31

    #1

    No sway bar on broadway static coilovers 16k/18k

    I recently picked up an S50 swapped E30 with the following:
    Broadway static coilovers (16k/18k)
    E36 M3 steering rack
    E36 M3 tie rods
    Treehouse offset control arm bushings

    Ive owned 3 E30 but none on coilovers so this thing feels like its on rails compared to a stocker of course.

    How advantageous would it be to add the front sway bar and does anyone have any recommendations on which route to go?

    Thanks!
    -Noob
    Current Rides:
    91 318is S50swap
    94.5 F250 7.3 Dana 60 Swap/SD spring swap
    99 VFR800 Street Fighter
    2002 DRZ400e...Titled
    2007 DR650 Supermoto (WIP)
    1981 XS650 Choppaaaa (WIP)
  • Jb325is
    R3VLimited
    • Oct 2003
    • 2136

    #2
    Those rates are pretty high, it really depends on what you're planning on doing with the car. If you want to do track stuff there's a lot to talk about relating to big spring/small bar vs small spring/big bar... For a street car, you're not going to get anything from the bar with that much spring.
    - '88 m54 coupe

    <3

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    • dailyrider
      Noobie
      • Apr 2015
      • 31

      #3
      It's purely street for now. Thanks for the info!
      Current Rides:
      91 318is S50swap
      94.5 F250 7.3 Dana 60 Swap/SD spring swap
      99 VFR800 Street Fighter
      2002 DRZ400e...Titled
      2007 DR650 Supermoto (WIP)
      1981 XS650 Choppaaaa (WIP)

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      • ELVA164
        R3V Elite
        • Dec 2011
        • 4861

        #4
        Originally posted by dailyrider
        (16k/18k)
        Is this pounds?

        :shock:

        That ride must be absolutely brutal.

        Edit: Just looked up my E30 M3 spring rates. 140 front, 250 rear. lololol
        Last edited by ELVA164; 04-28-2017, 10:20 PM.
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        • ak-
          R3V OG
          • May 2009
          • 12422

          #5
          Originally posted by ELVA164
          Is this pounds?

          :shock:

          That ride must be absolutely brutal.
          kg/mm, which is still a lot. 850lbs/in+

          1991 325iS turbo

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          • ELVA164
            R3V Elite
            • Dec 2011
            • 4861

            #6
            Originally posted by ak-
            kg/mm, which is still a lot. 850lbs/in+
            Wow. As a point of reference, the 3500 Dodge Cummins dually we used to have had front springs around 400lb/in. This guy must do a lot of towing.
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            • Jb325is
              R3VLimited
              • Oct 2003
              • 2136

              #7
              Yeah those rates are roughly 900/1000 in lb-in

              Not unheard of for a race car, but that's really an entirely different class of damper. I think this setup was probably built for a stancy car that needed not a lot of travel for wheel clearance. No bar probably helps in this situation on a street car because you're getting the short travel and roll resistance without linking the wheels together with the bar, which would make the car more "comfortable" over bumps that only affect one corner.
              - '88 m54 coupe

              <3

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              • dailyrider
                Noobie
                • Apr 2015
                • 31

                #8
                Its one of the packages broadway static offers for E30's. Definitely geared for stance vs ride quality. That said its actually not a bad ride at all. Handles great in the twisty back roads of rural Wisconsin.
                Current Rides:
                91 318is S50swap
                94.5 F250 7.3 Dana 60 Swap/SD spring swap
                99 VFR800 Street Fighter
                2002 DRZ400e...Titled
                2007 DR650 Supermoto (WIP)
                1981 XS650 Choppaaaa (WIP)

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