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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 06:00 AM
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Hey fellas, those of you that has sway bars on your car. What brands do you have and how you guys liked them? I am interested in getting eibach sway bars. I recently changed out my struts to bilstein hds on stock sport springs. After a few hundred miles now I feel the handling is not what I expected. It feels loose and unconnected to the road. I know, I shoulda went with coilovers but I need the funds to replace the steering angle sensor. So for those that has sways please chime in on how it changed the handling on your e60. Cheers and thanks!!
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 08:34 AM
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Don't have sways, but I hear H&R sway bars are stiffer and stronger. Also RDSport sway bars are lighter.
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 01:29 PM
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I put an H&R rear sway bar on my 528i, non-sport. Fine piece of kit, tightened up back end very nicely. Eibach is good, too, have one of those on my X5. Or could be the other way around, but I do have both.

Suggest you consider a front strut tower bar - I installed a Cusco on each of my e60s, again a noticeable improvement.
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 05:03 PM
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h&r m5 sway bar.. love it.. sway bars are a good time..
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 08:11 PM
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Thanks for all the info guys. I did a search here on the sway bars. Now that I've read some of the threads that E60s with the sport package, it comes with active steering and ARS. So sway bars can not be installed?
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 08:48 PM
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Ha ha...550 non-sport seems pretty rare. What you have is way better than any sway bar.
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 09:45 PM
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Maybe its just me, i might be expecting too much from the new struts. Umm.. I should go to a dealership and test drive a non sport e60 and compare.
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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 06:34 AM
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Sport package ARS is more effective than upgraded sways on non-sport. Think about the strut tower bar even if you have ARS, though.
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 07:48 AM
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i have RDsport front and rear sway bars on my car. i would recommend them to anyone who wants to have a little fun on the roads.
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Originally Posted by JWMich
Sport package ARS is more effective than upgraded sways on non-sport. Think about the strut tower bar even if you have ARS, though.
Hey how much noticeable would adding a strut tower bar be? I've been thinking about putting one on but still debating.
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