07-24-2014, 10:12 AM | #1 |
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Sway Bar Comparison
I did some research and made a chart which I think may be helpful on the available options of sway bars for the F10 M5. The comp package #'s were based on people's posted measurements which may not be 100% accurate.
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07-24-2014, 10:59 AM | #3 |
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Thanks for spending time making the chart to help us!
Dinan seems like solid upgrade even from Comp pack.
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07-27-2014, 04:25 PM | #6 |
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This could be an excellent informative thread on the sways options. Especially if the OP updates any results. Possible sticky.
Can anyone getting sways installed please weigh their outgoing and incoming sways and post results. I will contact the manufacturers and try to get info on how they rate stiffness. |
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Good luck getting relevant info from manufacturers. Dinan gives a % increase, but wouldn't tell me how they rate either the stock bar, or theirs. Just as with a spring, I'd like to have a pounds per inch of deflection number to base a decision on. Can't be that hard to do. And remember, stiffer isn't necessarily better. Too stiff and you lift a tire off the pavement. The Dinan bars must be lighter, but even at 10 pounds front and 5 pounds rear, of sprung weight on a 4,400 pound car, not a big deal. I have been very pleased with the change to the CP sway bars. Much more planted on turn in, and through the corner. |
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07-27-2014, 09:43 PM | #9 |
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Great! You can update the chart with Dinan and cp sway weights.
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I installed them myself. I remember reading some posts from owners who had a changed steering feel after the sway bar install and wondered why that would be. The steering effort of mine is still the same, although I always drive in Sport mode, whether street or track, just so I have the response I'm used to. The four large bolts which attach the front sway bar brackets are also important to the steering. They hold the steering gear to the front axle carrier, and are torqued to 100Nm (74 ft pounds) with a large 105 degree rotation after the torque value is reached. It's not a difficult install, but I suppose it could be goofed up by somebody. Unfortunately there's a lot of unwrapping to do to check those bolts.
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I guess the difference might be less going from a M5 FSWB to a M5 CP FSWb, but those that have upgraded to a CP FSWB seems to report similar experiences. |
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07-29-2014, 08:51 AM | #14 |
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Now would go CP sway bars or one of the aftermarket companies?
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