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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, 03:06 PM   #1
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Which Brand of Sways Bar should I Get?

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
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My vote goes for H&R, they are well known for their aftermarket suspension upgrades.
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      12-17-2008, 08:15 PM   #3
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I would vote for OEM M-sport if there were an option in the poll.
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      12-20-2008, 10:25 AM   #4
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What about Eibach?
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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

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