Had to repair my Dinan strut bar and finally reinstalled it today. One of the mounting bolts with the eyelet that bolts to the strut tower had sheared. I had a buddy weld it together for me and it seems to be holding.

It may be placebo, but I'll be damned if I don't notice the front being more connected and stiffer. Feels great. I'd be willing to be that bolt has been broken since I bought the truck 701 days ago (Fuellog told me so when I filled up today).

This one:

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2005 X5 4.4i Build 04/05 Maintenance/Build Log
Nav, Pano, Sport (Purchased 06/14 w/ 109,000 miles) (Sold 8/15 w/121,000 miles)

2006 X5 4.8is Build 11/05 Maintenance/Build Log
Nav, DSP, Pano, Running Boards, OEM Tow Hitch, Cold Weather Pckg (Purchased 08/15 w/ 90,500 miles)

2010 X5 35d Build 02/10
Nav, HiFi, 6 DVD, Sports Pckg, Cold Weather Pckg, HUD, CAS, Running Boards, Leather Dash, PDC, Pano (Purchased 03/17 w/ 136,120 miles)