Just picked this up. Beware I joined the N/A camp again.

[folgrz]

Alright looking into sway bars since I don't want to drop the car. Any suggestions?

I've heard that the hotchkis and the turner ones were good options

I believe the turner ones are just rebranded/colored H&R sways

[Sticky]

Alright looking into sway bars since I don't want to drop the car. Any suggestions?

Whatever Turner carries?

[MisterEm]

I've heard that the hotchkis and the turner ones were good options

I believe the turner ones are just rebranded/colored H&R sways

Keep the stock rear bar if you are going to go with coilovers at any point.

Any of the front bars by H&R, UUC, or Hotchkis will do the trick up front. They are all very similar with UUC and Hotchkis being hollow and a bit lighter. Set them at the middle or low setting. Spring rates will be key to tame the rear (I have settled on 500/600) for my double duty car.

A bigger bar "feels" better at first with OE springs or a soft progressive spring in the rear but the car will not perform properly at exit. Snap-oversteer will become a problem especially if you add power, or a set of 3.91's that influence traction.

I have tried the following combos of adjustable bars on several spring rates (385/430, 450/550, and 500/600) with GC coils:

-H&R front and rear (all settings, from full soft to full bore)
-UUC swaybarbarian front and rear. (all settings, from full soft to full bore)
-UUC front full stiff with no rear bar.
-UUC front (soft, mid, stiff) stock rear.

I now run the UUC front stock bar on full soft, with the OE rear bar. My spring rates are 500/600 and the car drives like a dream on the street and "squats" properly on corner exit. With the softer spring rates, I had to run the front bar on full stiff to exit properly. This killed the DD-ability of the car especially driving in the city.

The chassis responds better to an increased spring rate over increased bar - especially in the rear. For performance driving, my only change now is from full soft to the middle setting, and cranking the camber plates. I don't even have to get the car on jackstands anymore.

Cheers,
Mike

p.s. Took me 4 years and many hours of wrenching to get to this setup. My wife thinks it drives better now as well - even with the high spring rates.

[GG///M3]

[Sticky]

Looks just like my E46 M3. Same rims, same color.

Imola FTW. Beauty.