Rear sway bar fitment

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Minnesota
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Post Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:23 pm

I have a 1984 318i that has no rear anti-sway bar. There is a car at a local scrap yard that may have a sway bar I could buy, but it is an E36 car.

So my question is; will an E36 sway bar work on an E30 car?
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Post Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:25 pm

Nope :D
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Post Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:04 pm

Anyone else?
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Post Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:15 pm

Nope :D
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Post Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:12 pm

is that the anti-roll bar your making reference to?
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Post Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:39 pm

Nope :D
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Post Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:26 am

aimlessrock wrote:is that the anti-roll bar your making reference to?
Yes
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Post Fri Apr 06, 2018 9:59 am

Minnesota wrote:I have a 1984 318i that has no rear anti-sway bar. There is a car at a local scrap yard that may have a sway bar I could buy, but it is an E36 car.

So my question is; will an E36 sway bar work on an E30 car?
I have been attempting to fit a Z3 1.9 bar but issue with fouling diff hanger. Have posted the question and hoping there’s a non-aftermarket/cost effective solution.