Anti Roll Bar Help??

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k130
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Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:39 pm

Ok maybe some of you can help me??

I've been doing a spot of 'spirited' driving in my 1983 323i and have noticed some rather 'fishy' :? behaviour at the back end...

Ive had the car up recently and noticed that the anti-roll bar at the back is just 18mm thick -and I can actually bent it in my puny hands!! which leads me to think I would be better off with something a bit more beefy.

So basically guys; what ARB can I swap mine for?? I know some E30's have up to 25mm bars -but which ones?
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Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:20 pm

get one off a 325 mate they are more beefier
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Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:28 pm

Check your rear carrier bushes before you get involved with changing ARBs.
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Post Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:02 am

Bushes arent too bad... but i was thinking of replacing those anyway.
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Post Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:04 am

give us shout if u want roll bars front & rear
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Post Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:43 am

You can bend a 18mm bar in your hands? are you sure?

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Post Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:54 am

I have an 1985 323i with standard ARBs that I race and it seems to be ok at the back. I do have an LSD though and slightly lower springs and Koni dampers so they might help? But if you are sure that the trailing arm, ARB, and sub frame bushes are ok and the spings and dampers are fine then a stiffer ARB is probably the next step.

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Post Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:28 am

check ure bushes as brian said including ure rear shock top mounts.!!!

then renew ure droplinks as well

after that consider arbs....like eibach or whiteline
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