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<blockquote data-quote="ALBundy" data-source="post: 433402" data-attributes="member: 15"><p>Morpheus, </p><p> </p><p>Check this out. Taken from ultimate e34 site.</p><p> </p><p><strong><a href="http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Upgrade/Swaybars.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black"><em>Sway bars</em></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black"><em> (anti-roll bar)</em></span></span></span></strong></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black"><em>Sway bars tie the lower suspension components together accross the front and the back, they affect the car oversteer and understeer. Bigger sway bars improve stability while cornering, the best setting is fully soft for the front and hard for the back.</em></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">Stock: Front: 23mm - Rear: 15mm.</span></span></em></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">Sport suspension: Front: 24mm - Rear: 18mm.</span></span></em></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">M-Technic suspension/US E34 M5 3.6: Front: 31 35 2 226 333 - 25mm Rear: 33 55 2 226 507 - 18mm</span></span></em></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">Eibach: Front 26mm - Rear: 13mm. (yes, I called them to confirm)</span></span></em></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">Racing Dynamics: Front 27mm - Rear: 19mm.</span></span></em></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black"><em>The later model Euro 3.8L M5 had a different front bar, that from all reports was stiffer than that provided in the 3.6L models (although it was the same thickness). These were standard on M5 Tourings. Front: 31 35 2 227 276 - 25mm bar from 3.8L M5 & M5 Touring.</em></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black"><em>The later Euro 3.8L M5's (after 6/94) came with a larger rear bar. These were standard on M5 Tourings. Rear: 33 55 2 227 005 - 19mm. </em></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black"><em>Also there were Nuerburgring (BMW's spelling) rear swaybars for the M5 Touring. These were the biggest rear bars ever offered. These may be the perfect complement to the 27mm bar offered by RD as their front rear ratios are highly biased to understeer and these may improve the situation somewhat. Rear 33 55 2 227 416 - 20mm</em></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ALBundy, post: 433402, member: 15"] Morpheus, Check this out. Taken from ultimate e34 site. [B][URL="http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Upgrade/Swaybars.htm"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black][I]Sway bars[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black][I] (anti-roll bar)[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [LEFT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black][I]Sway bars tie the lower suspension components together accross the front and the back, they affect the car oversteer and understeer. Bigger sway bars improve stability while cornering, the best setting is fully soft for the front and hard for the back.[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][I][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]Stock: Front: 23mm - Rear: 15mm. Sport suspension: Front: 24mm - Rear: 18mm. M-Technic suspension/US E34 M5 3.6: Front: 31 35 2 226 333 - 25mm Rear: 33 55 2 226 507 - 18mm Eibach: Front 26mm - Rear: 13mm. (yes, I called them to confirm) Racing Dynamics: Front 27mm - Rear: 19mm.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/I][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black][I]The later model Euro 3.8L M5 had a different front bar, that from all reports was stiffer than that provided in the 3.6L models (although it was the same thickness). These were standard on M5 Tourings. Front: 31 35 2 227 276 - 25mm bar from 3.8L M5 & M5 Touring. The later Euro 3.8L M5's (after 6/94) came with a larger rear bar. These were standard on M5 Tourings. Rear: 33 55 2 227 005 - 19mm. [/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black][I]Also there were Nuerburgring (BMW's spelling) rear swaybars for the M5 Touring. These were the biggest rear bars ever offered. These may be the perfect complement to the 27mm bar offered by RD as their front rear ratios are highly biased to understeer and these may improve the situation somewhat. Rear 33 55 2 227 416 - 20mm[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [I][SIZE=2][COLOR=black][/COLOR][/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE=2][COLOR=black][/COLOR][/SIZE][/I] [/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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