Which Brand of Sways Bar should I Get? - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

E90PC · 12-17-2008, 04:06 PM

I’m current running just sport suspension on my 330i but planning to upgrade to KW V2 sometime down the road. Any advise which brand of sways bar I should go for and why?

Here are some specs of different kind of sways bar >>>>>

OEM Sport Sways Bar
26.5mm Front Bar: Non-Adjustable
14mm Rear Bar: Non-Adjustable

Hotchkis Sways Bar - $450
32mm Front Bar: Non-Adjustable
16mm Rear Bar: Non-Adjustable

H&R Sways Bar - $475
27mm Front Bar: Non-Adjustable
20mm Rear Bar: Non-Adjustable

UUC Sways Bar - $475
27mm Front Bar with 3 holes adjustment to adjust stiffness
19mm Rear Bar with 2 holes adjustment to adjust stiffness

SV Concepts III · 12-17-2008, 04:32 PM

My vote goes for H&R, they are well known for their aftermarket suspension upgrades.

stressdoc · 12-17-2008, 09:15 PM

I would vote for OEM M-sport if there were an option in the poll.

Fraggy · 12-20-2008, 11:25 AM

What about Eibach?

mike-y · 12-20-2008, 01:30 PM

heh, you might want to check out that thread that is about an inch above this one, called "Lets have a sway bar discussion"

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169116

HP Autowerks · 12-22-2008, 02:35 AM

Don't forget, the Hotchkis are very light when compare to other aftermarket bars since they are tubular!

Gen_E92 · 12-23-2008, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by HP Autowerks

Don't forget, the Hotchkis are very light when compare to other aftermarket bars since they are tubular!

was the F&R biasing figures that Orb posted correct?

HP Autowerks · 12-23-2008, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Gen_E92

was the F&R biasing figures that Orb posted correct?

The Hotchkis gives the car a more balanced handling on a stock or close to stock vehicle(meaning not with crazy spring rates and damper settings).

View Poll Results: Which is the best sways bar?
Hotchkis	6	31.58%
H&R	10	52.63%
UUC	3	15.79%
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12-17-2008, 04:32 PM	#2
SV Concepts III Lieutenant General Drives: BMW Duh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Santa Clara Posts: 17,029 iTrader: (13)	My vote goes for H&R, they are well known for their aftermarket suspension upgrades.

12-20-2008, 01:30 PM	#5
mike-y just another bmw douche bag Drives: 1.9L of fury Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,811 iTrader: (4)	heh, you might want to check out that thread that is about an inch above this one, called "Lets have a sway bar discussion" http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169116

12-22-2008, 02:35 AM	#6
HP Autowerks BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: 2011 135i DCT & 2011 1M Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Santa Barbara, AST, Brembo, Eibach, H&R, GIAC, Koni, Quaife, Stoptech, Vorshlag, Posts: 10,106 iTrader: (26)	Don't forget, the Hotchkis are very light when compare to other aftermarket bars since they are tubular!