AST 5000 series coilover height adjustment - swaybar end links?

[str8shot]

I've got a recently aquired 08 135i with AST 5000 coilovers, Hotchkis swaybar, and Turner swaybar end links.

It's currently pretty low for the street, and I'd like to raise it about 1/2" on all corners.

The previous owner had the suspension professionally installed and properly corner weighted.

I went to spin the coils up yesterday, but I'm not sure what to do with the sway bar collars so I left it as is.

My question is - do I spin the sway bar mounts up proportionally to how much I spin the perches up? Do I leave them as is?

Do I need to do anything with the adjustable end links?

I've never seen coilovers with an adjustable sway bar mount. I just want to make sure I keep the geometry right.

Any help or advice is appreciated!

[Bmw135er]

Looks like you'll loosen the allen lock bolt and the adjust the collar up. Then just lock the allen back down. It looks to use a pinch bolt to lock the collars in place vs the typical collars that tighten against each other to lock themselves in place.

[fourtailpipes]

as long as they're not interfering with anything, and you adjusted the coilovers by the same amount on each side, there's probably no need to adjust the swaybar links at all.

[str8shot]

Would raising 1/2" require an alignment?

Tires are nearly new so I don't want to screw them up.

[Bmw135er]

Yes. Changing ride height effects camber, but more importantly toe. It's always worth the cost of the alignment to safe guard your tire purchase IMO