Whiteline front anti-roll bar stiffness vs stock

[kaanage]

Does anyone know how much stiffer the Whiteline front anti-roll bar is (in the softer setting) than the stock FARB?

I know I would also need a rear ARB to maintain the balance of the car so it's good that it has 3 settings for this.

[insanekiwi]

I don't have the figure - but it makes the car feel more neutral than RSB only. I put rears on, then enjoyed it but sometimes found it less predictable on track. Having the fronts upgraded, the car feels very neutral (like stock) and easy to control throttle on corners with exact precision as to what's going to happen if you open or close the throttle during cornering.

[noone]

With the wireline one set to stiff, the ride can be pretty rough. The traction on smooth roads was massive.

I've only used it with coilivers, so a differing setup may be more comfortable.

The soft setting is still pretty stiff

[kaanage]

So do you guys find that you use the rear bar on the soft or medium setting when the front anti-roll bar is one the softer setting?

[insanekiwi]

When on track, I used soft front / medium rear. On road, have opted for soft front / soft back.

[noone]

I play... Think it's on medium with lower tyre pressures.

Given your attitude toward comfort, i'd stay away.

[VWindahouse]

Best set for me so far is medium both front and rear for both street and track. But as Ben said the ride quality has suffered since I went from soft to medium on the front. And the steel v's aluminum strut brace has added to the harsher ride however it's the best it's ever handled in any situation so I wont be changing

[kaanage]

Switching the bars' stiffness is pretty basic so if I could go stiff on the track and it was beneficial, it wouldn't worry me to alter the roll stiffness when prepping the car for a track day.

My concern is more to do with possible excessive weight transfer to the outside front wheel losing traction out of turns given that the car has an open diff (with an LSD, bring it on). I'm worried that this would negate the better camber control (which I hope to improve with adjustable strut tops in any case).

[noone]

I have found the car was much flatter with the stiffer front bar, generally more traction but this is more for street speeds than long track bends.

[Whiteline]

Hi ,

We were alerted to this post and thought we maybe able to help.

We have a comparison chart for you just click on this link http://www.whiteline.com.au/docs/bulletins/BL-281.pdf

[kaanage]

Hi ,

We were alerted to this post and thought we maybe able to help.

We have a comparison chart for you just click on this link http://www.whiteline.com.au/docs/bulletins/BL-281.pdf

Now that's fabulous customer service!!!! Thankyou.

Now to measure my front anti-roll bar...

With this additional info, I guess I could always make a bolt on extension to return the roll stiffness to stock if needed!!

[seangti]

With this additional info, I guess I could always make a bolt on extension to return the roll stiffness to stock if needed!!

Would need to ensure it's a sufficiently strong alloy to withstand the forces given the change in leverage. Do some calcs to know the change in force to enure you get the right alloy. Or perhaps that's just what I'd do, I'd enjoy doing the calcs, than picking the metal/alloy for the job, lol.