09-20-2018, 09:43 AM | #1 |
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Anyone upgraded their rear sway bar?
Coming from a long string of FWD (Audi/VW) ownership, the first thing I've done to improve handling is beef up the rear sway bar. Never done that to an SUV however, so if anyone has installed an uprated rear bar on their F48 X1 I'd like to hear from them on the experience. Thanks!
NM Engineering makes a hollow tube 25mm rear bar for Mini Countryman...which according to Real OEM uses the same bar in the JCW version as the M Sport X1...so this should slide right in. http://www.nm-eng.com/nm258847-nm-en...-bar-25mm.html Didn't know till I read this info that BMW uses PLASTIC rear sway bar links...yikes....never, ever seen that B4! Guess who's ordering a set of NM swaybar links! |
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It's not a matter if whether the front or the rear sway bar reduced body roll more. Increasing the size of the rear sway bar tends to reduce understeer. Most people who are concerned about how their car handles prefer less understeer. However, it's common for front and rear sway bars to be upgraded as a set. I have front and rear TMS sway bars on my M3.
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07-17-2019, 11:30 AM | #9 |
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update, the rear sway bar from NM is too short. Just had my mechanic try to install it (he only works on BMWs, Audis, VW). It may fit on an X1 that is not Xdrive equipped.
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I opted out since I've been too busy to tackle the process...Doingr rear bars on my VW/Audi's was an hour or so...this looks like a PITA and requres wheel alignment too. |
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07-22-2019, 08:58 AM | #14 |
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It was the 25mm bar. Looks like the wrong one was sent. May try to fit the correct bar for the F60 onto my F48 in the future. It was 4 hours of labor down the drain.
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