Dinan Sways

[E90076]

Anyone running Dinan swaybars on an otherwise stock suspension? Thoughts?

[Spinny02]

Originally Posted by E90076

Anyone running Dinan swaybars on an otherwise stock suspension? Thoughts?

@stealth.pilot

[stealth.pilot]

Originally Posted by E90076

Anyone running Dinan swaybars on an otherwise stock suspension? Thoughts?

Yes me. Handling is superb.

[M5LA]

I just bought Dinan sway bars and ordered KW V3 coilover. Have not installed them yet. Maybe in 1-2 weeks. Hope they are worth the money.

[Grayblack]

How much thicker are the Dinan's than the comp pack? Are they front and rear?

[E90076]

Originally Posted by stealth.pilot

Yes me. Handling is superb.

Can you explain a little further the differences you experienced?

[M5LA]

Originally Posted by Grayblack

How much thicker are the Dinan's than the comp pack? Are they front and rear?

If you do a search for sway bar comparison, you will see the PDF file that compares the different sway bars. Yes, they are front and rear.

[mcvaughan]

Originally Posted by M5LA

I just bought Dinan sway bars and ordered KW V3 coilover. Have not installed them yet. Maybe in 1-2 weeks. Hope they are worth the money.

Running this setup. It's worth every penny.

[ciscostud]

I ran Dinan sways front and rear on a stock suspension for a while. They made a huge difference in body roll. Best bang for the buck! The only minor downside is they added a little more weight to the feel of the steering wheel. I run the steering wheel in comfort mode as I believe the other modes to be way too heavy.

Recently I decided to spend the money and add the Dinan springs/coilovers to the sway setup. Steering feel surprisingly reverted back to the original feel (which I prefer). The ride is the same or better yet I do feel the car handles better in all aspects from body roll (even less), to squat and dive, to less suspension float, etc.

Either mod is well worth it, but combined they are night and day versus stock.

[RizOne]

I just got my Dinan stuff. Need to schedule install. How much did you lower it F/R?

[E90076]

Originally Posted by ciscostud

I ran Dinan sways front and rear on a stock suspension for a while. They made a huge difference in body roll. Best bang for the buck! The only minor downside is they added a little more weight to the feel of the steering wheel. I run the steering wheel in comfort mode as I believe the other modes to be way too heavy.

Recently I decided to spend the money and add the Dinan springs/coilovers to the sway setup. Steering feel surprisingly reverted back to the original feel (which I prefer). The ride is the same or better yet I do feel the car handles better in all aspects from body roll (even less), to squat and dive, to less suspension float, etc.

Either mod is well worth it, but combined they are night and day versus stock.

Any issues bottoming out after the coilover install?

[Spinny02]

None

[ciscostud]

I lowered it to factory competition package height. I think that was 10mm front and rear. No issue bottoming out. I do think you need to be a little more careful, but it is worth it.

[E90076]

Originally Posted by ciscostud

I lowered it to factory competition package height. I think that was 10mm front and rear. No issue bottoming out. I do think you need to be a little more careful, but it is worth it.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking of doing myself.

[RizOne]

Dinan recommends .75 inches, which is around 19mm. This is more than the comp pack from what I'm reading. I am thinking of going for the .75 inches and hope it is not too low for daily driving. I also noticed that stock their is a bigger gap in the front wheel arches than in the back. I want the gaps to be even after lowering.

[E90076]

Think I'm going to start with 0.5 inches and take it from there.

[mcvaughan]

Can someone measure their CP setup from ground to fender? Going to raise up my KW V3 setup.

Thx

[isugoo]

Originally Posted by mcvaughan

Can someone measure their CP setup from ground to fender? Going to raise up my KW V3 setup.

Thx

From the ground to fender:
27.75 front
27.25 back

[mcvaughan]

Thx!

[diononiz]

Originally Posted by RizOne

Dinan recommends .75 inches, which is around 19mm. This is more than the comp pack from what I'm reading. I am thinking of going for the .75 inches and hope it is not too low for daily driving. I also noticed that stock their is a bigger gap in the front wheel arches than in the back. I want the gaps to be even after lowering.

I have mine lowered about .75 (what dinan recommended for the M6 GC) and to me it is perfect. Not so low that it scrapes every curb but low enough that it makes the stance aggressive. There is a picture of my car on the dinan website under M6 grand coupe with the coilovers and sway bars

[mcvaughan]

Originally Posted by isugoo

From the ground to fender:
27.75 front
27.25 back

Is that to the top of the fender or lower part?

[Used2be]

Originally Posted by isugoo

From the ground to fender:
27.75 front
27.25 back

I had never seen this measurement posted, for either an M5 with CP or without, so I measured mine. I have a stock 2013 M5 with 275/35-20 front and 305/30-20 rear Michelin PSS tires. I have 28 1/16" from the bottom of the fender well directly over the center of the wheel, to the ground for both front and rear. I think I will like a drop of about 3/4" from what I have now when I do lower the car, both front and rear.