Sway Bar Options for 328xi Touring

K9Leader · 02-12-2018, 02:21 PM

I just picked up a 2010 328xi Touring and am looking into sway bar options - I usually upgrade sways as the first thing on all my cars. It looks as though most sway bars for these cars are not for the X-Drive models so selection is more limited.

I found some info on UUC sway bars for X models. Price looks pretty good, but I would like to hear from others who use them. Also, what else is available? On a wagon, I suspect that the front may be the same as sedans/coupes but the rear may be different (and there may not be any options for the rear other than stock).

On my C5 Corvette after looking at all the aftermarket options, I went with the most bang for the buck by going with Z06 swaybars front and rear and have been very happy with them. But it looks as though there is no M version that can fit the X-drive?

Thanks!

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rothwem · 02-13-2018, 09:50 AM

UUC makes f+r swaybars for the xDrive cars. The rear suspension of the xDrive cars is identical to the RWD cars, so the M rear sways will also fit.

With that said, I would drive the car a bit more before putting swaybars on. The balance of these cars is pretty good and there's really not a lot of body roll on this chassis when you're on regular all-season tires. If you're experiencing some understeer and want a larger rear sway to fix it, look at adding a bit of front camber first, either with a fixed dinan-style camber plate, or even by lowering the front a bit.

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K9Leader Captain 1179 Rep 823 Posts Drives: 2010 328ix E91, 2011 128i E82 Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Delaware iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 128i [10.00] 2010 BMW 328i [10.00]	Sway Bar Options for 328xi Touring I just picked up a 2010 328xi Touring and am looking into sway bar options - I usually upgrade sways as the first thing on all my cars. It looks as though most sway bars for these cars are not for the X-Drive models so selection is more limited. I found some info on UUC sway bars for X models. Price looks pretty good, but I would like to hear from others who use them. Also, what else is available? On a wagon, I suspect that the front may be the same as sedans/coupes but the rear may be different (and there may not be any options for the rear other than stock). On my C5 Corvette after looking at all the aftermarket options, I went with the most bang for the buck by going with Z06 swaybars front and rear and have been very happy with them. But it looks as though there is no M version that can fit the X-drive? Thanks! K9Leader Attached Images
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rothwem Major 504 Rep 1,209 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 328i Wagon Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Asheville, NC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 328i [10.00]	UUC makes f+r swaybars for the xDrive cars. The rear suspension of the xDrive cars is identical to the RWD cars, so the M rear sways will also fit. With that said, I would drive the car a bit more before putting swaybars on. The balance of these cars is pretty good and there's really not a lot of body roll on this chassis when you're on regular all-season tires. If you're experiencing some understeer and want a larger rear sway to fix it, look at adding a bit of front camber first, either with a fixed dinan-style camber plate, or even by lowering the front a bit.
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