WTB Suspension Technique Front and Rear Anti-Sway Bar Set
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what about buying directly from them? perhaps @sfdon can clarify which one, but i thought it was the same as the e12 set (52015)
www.stsuspensions.com
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www.stsuspensions.com
what about buying directly from them? perhaps @sfdon can clarify which one, but i thought it was the same as the e12 set (52015)
Shop - Order products online | ST suspensions
They don't list 2800CS/3.0CS; only 2002s
I'm not sure since, as @teahead says, the site doesn't list any set for the E9s.
Mike Goble
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It's been awhile but I'm almost positive that I bought mine from Carl Nelson.
as i remember, Carl Nelson sold / sells the e12 set for the coupe
It looks like Amazon has the best deal on the E12 bars with free shipping, so I'll order that. Thanks for all the input.
I have thought about these on and off for my car for a while. Can someone say with certainty that the ride difference for those that are on public roads only, is substantially improved? Similar to a strut brace , I have not pulled the plug on either. I do feel like a horrible parent who has the only kid without a Schwinn orange picker.
Ha, I think all of us wanted a Stingray, but only one kid in the neighborhood had one. I had a Huffy knockoff, it had the shock on the front fork, banana seat with sissy bar, little front wheel, and raised white letter tires. It was cool, just not as cool as the real thing.
It depends on if you have a sensitive butt. For me, the reduction in roll and faster transition is substantial and meaningful. But, you do give up a small amount of ride compliance over some types of wavy/bumpy roads. I would do thicker anti-sway bars before going to lower/stiffer springs.
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It's not a relationship John, it's a sway bar!
I went from worn out floaty nebulous original Sachs all around, original springs, original worn-out rubber bushings on original anti-sway bars.
2 days later...
New Bilstein HDs front and rear, Carl Nelson front springs & computerized wheel alignment
New Carl Nelson/Suspension Techniques anti-sway bars, F-28mm, R- 22mm, greased urethane bushings.
Only place on a street car for anything urethane are the anti-sway-bars which remain rigid & decrease body roll significantly.
Rubber compresses & deforms faster increasing body roll over time.
I have actually cracked one of the front bushing brackets. The bolts & the subframe tab slot were fine so Voit at Autowerkes Maine welded & reinforced both brackets.
Everything is here in detail from May 19th 2012 to July 30th 2023, https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/andrew-wilsons-73-csi.11519/page-22
2 days later...
New Bilstein HDs front and rear, Carl Nelson front springs & computerized wheel alignment
New Carl Nelson/Suspension Techniques anti-sway bars, F-28mm, R- 22mm, greased urethane bushings.
Only place on a street car for anything urethane are the anti-sway-bars which remain rigid & decrease body roll significantly.
Rubber compresses & deforms faster increasing body roll over time.
I have actually cracked one of the front bushing brackets. The bolts & the subframe tab slot were fine so Voit at Autowerkes Maine welded & reinforced both brackets.
Everything is here in detail from May 19th 2012 to July 30th 2023, https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/andrew-wilsons-73-csi.11519/page-22
I had a Pea Picker, the green one of the Krate models - Lemon Peeler, Apple Krate, Orange Krate. Best birthday present ever, but was very self concious riding it to school lol. Had the vasectomy-in-waiting 5 speed shifter on the top rail. Was a heavy bike though with the front and rear shocks and tons of chrome - I couldn't jump it like my stripped down stingray with sissy bar and ape-hangars that it replaced. Worth big bucks now.
They were the Harley's of bikes. Overall as impractical as hell. Heavy and shifting meant one hand off the steering. The "Warnings" paperwork would weigh more than the bike in today's world.
oz73csi
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I am interested in these bars but all I get is either no international shipping or the shipping is the same price as the bars , anyone have any options?
I may have to pick up some standard 528i bars locally otherwise.
I may have to pick up some standard 528i bars locally otherwise.
My Stingray had junior bars and no sissy bar - my choice. Junior bars were substantially shorter than the ape hangers. Made the bike handle much more quickly. Also I was a small kid. After I got the Stingray (still one of my best presents EVAR) BMX came roaring onto the scene. Eventually I removed the fenders, chain guard and swapped the banana seat for a, um, non-banana seat? An avocado seat maybe? Anyway, I played like it was a BMX bike - jumping off anything and everything I could find. Eventually I got a Mongoose with Tuff Wheels. It was cool, but really nothing will ever hold a candle to walking into the living room on Christmas morning and seeing that blue Stingray glinting in the light.
Agree, still memorable today.