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Best Anti Roll Bar kit?

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danishmkvgti:
I chose the Autotech rear sway bar after looking what was out there. I narrowed my choices down to HR (as they don't need lubrication from time to time), BSH ( Biggest hardon on the market, but have had trouble with clearance of the lower control arms) and Autotech (IMO the best hollow design out there) Autotech it became based on stiffness and lightness and i chose only to change the rear as mentioned before that is the weak point on this specific car.

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jabbalad:
i would go for the new Eibach hollow arbs, there light and still adjustable too!

Its worth mentioning its not just a case of smaller bar on the front, and bigger bar on the rear will give you more oversteer or vise versa, its all down to the roll characteristics of the car!

For example a front engined front wheel drive car will need more roll stiffness on the front than the rear due to the weight over the front axel....
its all about getting a balance that works for the car and you, you will find the ones that are matched front and rear will be really snatchy and not very positive to drive fast as they wont give much feel to how there putting the car into slides  :smiley:

To be honest you will feel a differnce in whatever brand you go for, so its just down to your budget and what ones you can get hold of easy enough  :smiley:

KleinAberFein:
I am also wondering of the, I think it is called "camber curve" of this car? Is it losing much negative camber under compression in a turn? We cannot adjust the front camber on our cars, no? Other than putting on the TT arms, etc.?

If this car is losing camber in a turn, a bigger front ARB will keep the car flatter (less rolling) giving more grip in the front because of the less camber loss. But it will feel as if it does not want to rotate. I think then you can use the bigger rear bar for the "tuning" of this rotation, no?

What do you fellows think?

Janner_Sy:
A bigger front bar will give the car more understeer, bigger rear will reduce understeer.  simple as that.
id reccommend both bars.  front set to soft, rear to stiff

GLIDN:
I cannot offer advice on your choices sorry, but I might throw a spanner in the works.
All these brands are hard to get in little old New Zealand.

I ended up with a 26mm APR rear anti roll bar. I found a vast improvement in the handling around corners.
I currently have it set to the softest setting (being adjustable). I'm not too sure I'll end up doing the front.

It feels like it does not want to understeer at all anymore, pretty much where I point my cars nose the rear just follows.
More like an evenish feel. Not just yet tail happy.

Sorry to comment a different brand to your choice. But thought I would at least let you know.
The rear does feel stiffer driving normally, the rear is a tax more bouncy too with no people in the back.
But yes still have to keep lubing the bush every couple of months.

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