Front Sway Bar Options with E34 Pan, E30 M3

synergy141 · 11-13-2016, 01:14 PM

I'm looking to run a front sway bar again with my S54 swap. I found the stock E30 M3 front sway would not fit with the e34 M50 oil pan. What are people running sway bar wise with these swaps?

superleggeram3 · 11-15-2016, 09:21 AM

I ran a aftermarket e30 m3 sway but flipped it so it ran around the front rather than the back. Requires some fabrication though.

FredK · 11-15-2016, 10:09 AM

Can you take a picture of where the interference is with your oil pan?

I'm using the stock swaybar location with a 1/2" spacer to space it down 1/2" and on of the headers clearanced so that the bar clears. It's not ideal, as I believe there's some binding at certain points in suspension travel, but so far it's been ok. I think the headers need to be clearanced more.

synergy141 · 12-29-2017, 02:53 PM

A year later... I haven't been driving the car much at all but would like to stiffen it up since I'm still running no front sway bar and would like to get one back in there.

Has anyone found a solution for this?

BMW_TUNER · 12-31-2017, 11:00 AM

Solution is Arc Asylum custom sub frame and oil pan.

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1990m3 · 12-31-2017, 03:18 PM

I had no problem with a swaybar and the e34 oil pan. My swaybar contacted the downpipe from my headers but that was easily clearanced with my dead blow hammer and some trial and error. I ovalized one of the down pipes and it was over. No side effects. Swaybar Mount spacers from garagistic are a great idea if they are that close.

FredK · 01-02-2018, 08:20 AM

Yeah, my swaybar hit one of the headers as well, so I dented it inwards and spaced my bar down a 1/2" using some aluminum plate, similar in style to the Garagistic mount spacers. I'm running a 22mm front bar with M3 swaybar links.

*freshm3 · 02-01-2018, 07:27 AM

I run the early Racing Dynamics 22/16 RD sways....S54 and M50 baffled oil pan. No issues.

11-13-2016, 01:14 PM	#1
synergy141 Advanced Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington/BC Posts: 111	Front Sway Bar Options with E34 Pan, E30 M3 I'm looking to run a front sway bar again with my S54 swap. I found the stock E30 M3 front sway would not fit with the e34 M50 oil pan. What are people running sway bar wise with these swaps?

12-31-2017, 11:00 AM	#5
BMW_TUNER E30 Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: THE Little City Posts: 1,298	Solution is Arc Asylum custom sub frame and oil pan. [IMG]https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/picture.php?albumid=2632&pictureid=17335[IMG] __________________ 1989 330IS -S-Fiddy-Some weight removed. 5 lug E36 M3 Brakes Coilovers and LTW's and No ABS. Like the LTW FLAG PM for Details.

02-01-2018, 07:27 AM	#8
*freshm3 Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Upper West Side pov-NYC- Posts: 172	I run the early Racing Dynamics 22/16 RD sways....S54 and M50 baffled oil pan. No issues. __________________ If looks could kill:::

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11-15-2016, 09:21 AM	#2
superleggeram3 Advanced Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: UK Posts: 116	I ran a aftermarket e30 m3 sway but flipped it so it ran around the front rather than the back. Requires some fabrication though.

12-29-2017, 02:53 PM	#4
synergy141 Advanced Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington/BC Posts: 111	A year later... I haven't been driving the car much at all but would like to stiffen it up since I'm still running no front sway bar and would like to get one back in there. Has anyone found a solution for this?

12-31-2017, 03:18 PM	#6
1990m3 E30 Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,143	I had no problem with a swaybar and the e34 oil pan. My swaybar contacted the downpipe from my headers but that was easily clearanced with my dead blow hammer and some trial and error. I ovalized one of the down pipes and it was over. No side effects. Swaybar Mount spacers from garagistic are a great idea if they are that close.