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Which Sway bars are the best? for e46 330ci???

8.6K views 38 replies 22 participants last post by  Delirium  
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above Q
 
#4 ·
i love the Dinan ones I have now - rubber bushing make all the difference, none of that sound I could hear from the polymer bushings i had on the RDs before.. I can't tell you what they are like separate from the other Stage II parts though ( and the ones sold separately do connect differantly then then the ones you get with the shocks/springs)
 
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Steve said:
I'm happy with my UUC's. I am curious about what they are doing for extremely lowered cars though? Rob?
Mine is pretty slammed (without rear perches) and I have UUC sway barbarians...no problem so far...I think my UUC sways have adjustable endlinks.

My mechanic also told me that my UUC sways are better than the RD ones (he is the same guy who put RD sways in als' car)...but I'm not really sure the reason...

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#21 ·
///ACS-3 said:


Mine is pretty slammed (without rear perches) and I have UUC sway barbarians...no problem so far...I think my UUC sways have adjustable endlinks.

My mechanic also told me that my UUC sways are better than the RD ones (he is the same guy who put RD sways in als' car)...but I'm not really sure the reason...

<img src="http://forum.e46fanatics.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=67033">

very cool picture! :thumbup:
 
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my UUC sways are better than the RD ones
my UUC sways have adjustable endlinks
Then they aren't better than the RD ones. The newer RD ones don't have adjustable endlinks, which is the piece you may associate with the clunking noise experienced with a lot of sways.

I found Loctite Blue to be a necessity when bolting down the fronts on an E46. Otherwise, you'll eventually get a rattle.

The rears are a bitch. I have mine dialup up full stiff front, soft rear. I also have the RD fsb (hopefully ACS very soon) and I think it's very nice compliment for a cabrio. Don't know if it will do as much on a fixed roof car though.
 
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OPTIMO said:

Then they aren't better than the RD ones. The newer RD ones don't have adjustable endlinks, which is the piece you may associate with the clunking noise experienced with a lot of sways.
That's a matter of opinion I guess... I haven't heard of any other manufacturer having rifled bushings like the UUC sways do to hold grease to eliminate squeaking which is common with polyurethane bushings. I also remember awhile back when several RD swaybar owners had their bushings pop out of place. As far as the clunking with extremely lowered vehicles, I think this problem has been happening with all bars, but UUC is apparently hard at work on a solution. The only other concern I have is with the end of the bar hitting the emergency brake cable when adjusted to the stiffer settings. Again, this is probably a problem with all the adjustable bars though. Rob, any solution for this?