Axl Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Hi guys I was wondering if these are any good? Does anyone on here have this set up on their car and could comment on what this anti roll bar is like? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I have just ordered the Titan ones... They seem the best.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Are they adjustable, how much stiffer than stock are they ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Whatever you buy make sure it's made of CDS (cold drawn seamless) steel if it's tubular. Bars of the sort of diameter a MKIV needs ceratinly SHOULD be tubular as a solid one will be dreadfully heavy. Do not make the beginners mistake in thinking a solid bar will be a lot stiffer than a tubular one, it won't be. I know that sounds odd, but Google material science and tube and torsional resistance. If a bar is made of seamed steel it will more than likely break at some point. Don't go mad on rear stiffness or the bar will cause the car to be twitchy and it will compromise how it puts its power down on bumpy roads or in the wet. Of the few bars I have seen for the MKIV the TRD ones seemed OK. I am not a fan of Whiteline stuff, especially their ARB's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldy Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 i've got titan sway bars on mine, i think they are really good and on full hard much stiffer than the trd ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) I had the TRD front and rear on my car and they were a tad too stiff in the wet for me but other than that they were great, (non adjustable) That was in conjunction with Eibach lowering springs and low profile 19's which obviously didn't help in the wet, drove great in the dry though and only scared me once at Silverstone when trying too hard in the damp They were quite heavy though as far as i can remember and pretty sure they were solid rather than tube. Edited March 8, 2014 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 The TRD ones I have fitted were tubular, I am sure. I can't see many cars needing something much stiffer than the TRD bars unless it had much stiffer than stock spring rates and dampers valved to suit them. It would make for a pretty appalling road car set up, definitely a track biased setup! The trouble with very stiff ARB's on a road car is they do a very good job of making an independent suspension none independent, in that single wheel bumps are transferred through the bar to the other wheel. You end up with a setup like an HGV with live axles both ends HGV's are not noted for good handling. You can run huge bar rates on race tracks as they are (usually...) devoid of pot holes and uneven surfaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 How sure ? Just kidding with you Chris, it was a very long time ago when i fitted mine so i guess you could be right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I've done a bit of a search and found TRD list both hollow and solid bars but can't find a listing for the Supra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axl Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 I have CW bilstien shocks and when I fitted them I noticed that the ARB was looking slightly rough around the edges the handling has been transformed by just putting the shocks on (the original set up was knackered KYBs on the back and stock on the front with really low springs on) it was not good so I was wondering weather these would be worth a go or replace with stock I don't race or do track days I'm just a weekend cruiser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 ARB's of the stock variety can look horrendous and still be fine. Unless you do track days I wouldn't say stiffer ARB's are particularly good value for money. High end tyres will probably be a much better spend. That and new lower front wishbones as originals will probably have soft, tired inner bushes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axl Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 ARB's of the stock variety can look horrendous and still be fine. Unless you do track days I wouldn't say stiffer ARB's are particularly good value for money. High end tyres will probably be a much better spend. That and new lower front wishbones as originals will probably have soft, tired inner bushes. Sound advise thanks Chris my plans for next winter is to remove the subframes and have them powder coated and generally have a good tidy up so I'll take the ARBs off and either refurb or replace oem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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