Installing 3 Ultra Racing Strut bars
05-26-2010, 01:38 AM
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01. Jack up the car and put triangle under the car to support it if you doing it at home, make shore that the wheels are not on touching the ground or the tension strut will move.
02.take off the Underbonnet screen no.5 on the bottum
03. For the front Ultra Racing Strut bar there is 2 Hex Bolt no.13 which need to be unscrew.
Then place the bar in and put back on the Hex bolts.
(on some older cars the axle may have twisted abit, if so make the hole on the Ultra Racing Strut bar bigger to fit the bolt in, my was OK)
06. For the rear middle Ultra Racing Strut bar there are 2 Hex Bolt no.8 which need to be unscrew and then just slide the bar in on photo 8 no.2 (on some older cars the axle may have twisted abit, if so make the hole on the Ultra Racing Strut bar bigger to fit the bolt in, my was OK) and screw on the 2 Hex bolts back on.
07. If the exhausts has very little room then you can alway get 3 smalller hard racing rubber exhausts holder photo 8 no.1 to hold the exhausts stiffer and stop it from moving too much and hitting the bar.
09. For the rear end Ultra Racing Strut bar there are 2 Hex Bolt no.8 which need to be unscrew.
10. If you have change the exhausts like me then you will have to mod the exhausts to fit the end bar. ( for my car I got a welder to shape a U out of it so that the bar will not hit it.)
02.take off the Underbonnet screen no.5 on the bottum
03. For the front Ultra Racing Strut bar there is 2 Hex Bolt no.13 which need to be unscrew.
Then place the bar in and put back on the Hex bolts.
(on some older cars the axle may have twisted abit, if so make the hole on the Ultra Racing Strut bar bigger to fit the bolt in, my was OK)
06. For the rear middle Ultra Racing Strut bar there are 2 Hex Bolt no.8 which need to be unscrew and then just slide the bar in on photo 8 no.2 (on some older cars the axle may have twisted abit, if so make the hole on the Ultra Racing Strut bar bigger to fit the bolt in, my was OK) and screw on the 2 Hex bolts back on.
07. If the exhausts has very little room then you can alway get 3 smalller hard racing rubber exhausts holder photo 8 no.1 to hold the exhausts stiffer and stop it from moving too much and hitting the bar.
09. For the rear end Ultra Racing Strut bar there are 2 Hex Bolt no.8 which need to be unscrew.
10. If you have change the exhausts like me then you will have to mod the exhausts to fit the end bar. ( for my car I got a welder to shape a U out of it so that the bar will not hit it.)
05-27-2010, 07:07 AM
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Very nice chassis stiffening bars 
How does the car feel after these? Significant improvements?
Does it squeak or make clunking noise after a while?
How does the car feel after these? Significant improvements?
Does it squeak or make clunking noise after a while?
05-27-2010, 07:19 AM
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here is some feed back from my other friend.
there will be more coming 7 guy has got these bars
https://5series.net/forums/topic/972...&#entry1154667
06-09-2010, 01:17 PM
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The bars do give the a car a more rigid feel. But here in South East Virginia everywhere is pretty flat and wide open with no curvy roads to play on. The only fun I get is on and off the highway ramps. You do feel a difference though, I can go around 60-65 mph on the ramps before the tires start to cry. I bet anyone who has aftermarket suspension would have major fun with these bars....
06-25-2010, 01:21 AM
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here is a other member install the 3 bars salu.hk
I knowest that all our right hand drive car will need to mod the last end bar because it will hit the exhausts.
for you guys with left hand drive the Exhausts is diffrent to our 1s.
I knowest that all our right hand drive car will need to mod the last end bar because it will hit the exhausts.
for you guys with left hand drive the Exhausts is diffrent to our 1s.
07-18-2010, 04:05 PM
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anyone know the torque specs for each of the bolts?
looks like an easy install but I want to make sure everything is torqued to spec.
looks like an easy install but I want to make sure everything is torqued to spec.
07-18-2010, 05:49 PM
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07-21-2010, 01:06 PM
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Any idea if they will fit the E60 M5?
07-21-2010, 03:20 PM
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My Ride: SOLD...Jet Black 2008 550i M Sport with SAT, black interior. RPI exhaust and air scoop, 35% huper optik tint all around, CF roundels, flat black kidneys, Springfield Armory XD-40 jet black in glove box, charcoal filter removed.
What affect does pounding that huge "U" shape into your exhaust pipe have on performance of the exhaust? Geez, that scares me more than any of this.
I thought these aftermarket exhausts were heavily R&D'd to perform at gains over OEM - I would think that the affect on the flow of air through a pipe that has been half way smashed closed would affect all that R&D somehow, right?
I thought these aftermarket exhausts were heavily R&D'd to perform at gains over OEM - I would think that the affect on the flow of air through a pipe that has been half way smashed closed would affect all that R&D somehow, right?