The noise isn't too bad but I should have known to replace the front sway bar bushings on a car with 60K miles. I don't know if mbracer has polyurethane bushings for this application or not but I would think they would be the best. I am unimpressed with the stock bushing that attaches to the wishbone. My car still has the stock springs and shocks but I have acquired H&Rsprings and Bilstein Sport shocks to install. The ride is very acceptable now-the bars didn't degrade the ride very much at all. I hope that the springs and shocks do not make my wagon ride like the 2001 E55 I used to own. On rough roads (found in Florida despite a lack of snow, salt and ice) the ride was quite harsh. Interestingly enough I took European delivery of that car and drove it for 2K miles through Germany and Italy and never found the ride to be harsh. The roads were that much better and I am sure that driving the car faster had its benefits. I plan on installing the springs with the largest front and rear pads to not lower the car too much. Will see how she rides and handles.