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2010 2011 BMW 5 Series Forum F10 Passing a good deal / experiance (H&R Sway bars) |
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05-01-2017, 09:43 AM | #67 | |
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I received my H&R bars from TunerShop this week. UPS screwed up a little and temporarily lost it, but the TunerShop experience was fine.
For Canadian's reference, I owed UPS about $100 in HST, duty, additional fees (only about $10). I was surprised there was duty, but in the end the delivery/clearing charges on the "Worldwide Express Saver" service used by TunerShop is "fair" when I reviewed the break down. The product sure seems genuine - full H&R box with pictures of all of their products on the outside, labelled at the H&R factory and apparently still sealed complete with strapping. I don't think I'll hesitate to order from tunershop again. Now I just need to get time to install. I have the M5/650i pairing now. Hopefully the H&R setup isn't going too far. |
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05-22-2017, 03:51 PM | #74 |
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I installed mine on Friday.
First I installed the rear only and went for a little drive. It took lots of understeer out nicely. I was debating leaving it that way (M5 front bar, H&R rear) for a while, but then I was thinking that I might not get another opportunity for weeks to get the front bar on, so I went ahead and installed it too. With the matching H&R set on I noticed a more level feeling while turning and I don't think there's an understeer problem. (Keeping in mind that I didn't have an issue with "flatness" when I started with the M5/650i combo). I do notice something which is probably due to the reduction of left/right isolation with larger bars - the main tradeoff of stiffer bars. When there's uneven road the car kind of seems to 'dive' into them. I guess my past cars have shown some of this behaviour with their sway setups because I'm relatively accustomed to the feel. No trouble installing the bars. I'll update another thread I have on DIYing bar installs to add a hint I suspected would work last time. If you're using ramps, use a jack to unload the suspension a little when doing the rear and you'll have a much easier time threading the rear bar in and out of position around everything else in there. |
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06-27-2017, 12:21 PM | #75 |
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Hi folks, i had the m5 competition front sway bar and 650i rear sway on my f10 535i. I recently turned in the lease and got a 650i GC. I moved the front swaybar over to my 650i, but I still have 16mm stock rear.
My question: do you know if the H&R rear sway bar would fit my 650? I only see it list the F10 and not 6 series, so I want to make sure I'm not missing something. Really appreciate any feedback/guidance |
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06-28-2017, 10:17 AM | #76 | |
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07-07-2017, 09:21 AM | #78 |
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Ordered my set yesterday, should be here by Wendesday. This is the 3rd car I'm adding beefier sway bars too and the first two cars handled significantly better with them, and those were "lighter" cars. Can't wait to get these on the 5er!
EDIT - Delivery is now Monday, how is that even possible?! Last edited by STiLLsLow; 07-07-2017 at 10:26 AM.. |
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Sways come in today, probably will install this weekend
Quick question, what are the torquing specs for the front and rear? Sorry if this is stated on the instructions (which may be in German?), just making sure I've got all the info I needed before install. TIA! |
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07-11-2017, 07:54 AM | #82 | |
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There may still be a reason unknown to me/us - maybe some load would be too high if we tried to track the car or something like that. You need to mod/trim two of the plastic shields at the front bar, but that's not unique to X-drive. |
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Don't trim the liner under the bar is in position with the wheels at full droop. Very little material needs to be removed so trim as needed after its all back together.
It was a 1/2" wide crescent about the diameter of a silver dollar on my car. |
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07-11-2017, 02:32 PM | #85 |
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Got it, thanks man! Any recommendation on torque specs? or just tight AF will do?
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07-11-2017, 03:03 PM | #86 |
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I could look it up, but I'd venture to guess somewhere between 75 and 90 ft. lbs. on the big front bolts. They are locking bolts that are rough to turn anyway.
Rears are much smaller, bolts M8 I think so maybe 30. When you work on these cars so much you get a good feel for what is right. |
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Andddd I gotta make sure I have all the tools I need to make it as smooth of a process as possible! Thanks for the ballpark numbers though, let ya know how it goes! |
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