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here the prove that our E60 chassis flex way too much.
ricky in our HK e60 club has installed the M5 bars, if BMW design these bars then the chassis is not that stiff.
http://forums.5serie...84#entry1337484
ricky in our HK e60 club has installed the M5 bars, if BMW design these bars then the chassis is not that stiff.
http://forums.5serie...84#entry1337484
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Very true, I did see this and I'm quite surprised non-Ms weren't outfitted with this. The only thing I can think of is engine torque. The one thing to notice is that the OEM units use frame-mount to body-mount. If I recall correctly the Ultra Racing Bars go frame-mount to frame-mount which is essentially pointless as the reinforcement bars are't actually reinforcing the body. Tony, can you confirm this?
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Very true, I did see this and I'm quite surprised non-Ms weren't outfitted with this. The only thing I can think of is engine torque. The one thing to notice is that the OEM units use frame-mount to body-mount. If I recall correctly the Ultra Racing Bars go frame-mount to frame-mount which is essentially pointless as the reinforcement bars are't actually reinforcing the body. Tony, can you confirm this?
if it is split in the middle then the force will be less than our UR bars which is direct install across.
I would not say pointless maybe 50% less in the force than the UR bars
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