Replaced front swaybar and front swaybar links

[BigKriss]

Today I replaced the front swaybar links which looked they had never been changed before and I also added a 27mm front adjustable swaybar.

The swaybar is made by Whiteline who are located in Sydney. They manufacture their own equipment mainly supplying Suburu wrx’s and Mitsubishi evo’s. The front bar retails for aus$260. It comes with the yellow polyurethane bushings and some paste to but between the bar and the mountings. I also bought new swaybar brackets.

The whole job from go to woe took me about 9 hours. A few breaks in between of course. I know this may seem like a very long time for some. The left hand side front swaybar links came off no worries (in about 15 - 20 mins), the driver’s side was a different story though. I could not get the bottom bolt of the swaybar link for the life of me. I finally got it off my jacking up the car two more times to give me more clearance for my breaker bar. Lots of WD40 used.

I took the car for a quick spin and the clunk over bumps is gone. The swaybar seems to do a better good job from initial impressions.

Here are some pics of the swaybar
http://www.bimmer.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=914&stc=1
http://www.bimmer.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=915&stc=1
http://www.bimmer.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=916&stc=1
http://www.bimmer.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=917&stc=1
http://www.bimmer.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=918&stc=1


cheers :)

[BigKriss]

Here are some pics of the swaybar links. They where really bad.

http://www.bimmer.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=927&stc=1
http://www.bimmer.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=928&stc=1
http://www.bimmer.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=929&stc=1
http://www.bimmer.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=930&stc=1
http://www.bimmer.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=931&stc=1

Is anyone here running these upgraded front swaybar links?

http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=626

Regards

Kristian

[632 Regal]

that bar looks a lot more heavy duty than your stock one. Those modified links are cool but I dont see the need for them in a non race application. That BS about them making the ends specially for their links and the teflon thing is just hype, you can get them at any race supplier, I even put them on my lawnmonster when the original stuff failed. I dont see why you couldnt fab up a set of them for under $50 easily. you dont need metric links either for this kind of project, go for whats more economical and available in your region. hardest part being drilling and tapping the hole for the links.

[Mobius]

Is anyone here running these upgraded front swaybar links?

http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=626They look nice, but aside from possibly being less durable, there really doesn't appear to be any functional difference between them and the stock ones. They've just replaced ball joints with heim joints. Having the joint be open to the elements down there can't be good for longevity.

Possibly the stiffer rod might be of use.

Did you snap the bolt on one of those old links?

[BigKriss]

Did you snap the bolt on one of those old links?

Yeah, the bolt just did not want to come off. I don't have a blowtorch so I couldn't heat it. Perseverance paid off. I used the new bolts that came with the swaybar links.

[BigKriss]

http://www.bimmer.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=933&stc=1
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http://www.bimmer.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=937&stc=1