[Pobsey]

Looking into replacing the front and rear anti roll bars on my S,
Looking into eibach set and also the Whiteline version, anyone usedthe Whiteline ARB's? what are they like, quality of build, thickness etc...




Cheers


Rob

[MINIMANIAUK]

20mm powder coated come with poly bushes, they are 3 way adjustable , the front ARB is less worthwhile to replace ,however the rears ...........excellent!!!!
II is a very common upgrade in the US ,and works very well, a handling difference you can feel and enjoy , for some reason over here most owners fit the front strut brace as an handling upgrade which is not really effective -(looks good though!)
Either the UK owners are missinformed or the US owners more concerned with the cars handling than bling
as handling performance value for money cant be beaten -MINI one owners need not apply

[robbo mcs]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pobsey (original)

Looking into replacing the front and rear anti roll bars on my S,
Looking into eibach set and also the Whiteline version, anyone usedthe Whiteline ARB's? what are they like, quality of build, thickness etc...




Cheers


Rob

Hi,

Out of interest, whiteline used a car of someone on mini2 (Boo) as a test mule for suspension development. They fitted many different components, and did serious testing on the racetrack with street and track tyres, measuring lap times, tyre pressures, tyre temperatures, G-forces as well as data logging to fine tune the car. The whiteline products have been very thoroughly tested It is not a question of someone thinking they know what will work with the car. They have tried many different variations and tested them on the track with serious data logging.

I don't have any whiteline product on my car, as I have gone through a similar testing regime with my own mechanics. We have come to different conclusions, and my car is set up very differently. However, having driven Boo's car back to back with mine, I can vouch for the fact that the whiteline setup is awesome (even if different to mine)

Cheers

Robbo

[MINIMANIAUK]

As Robbo said they indeed did a great deal of testing in OZ ,and their products show this when fitted,
Just fitting a rear ARB today, the pic shows the adjustment settings (3 off) there are fitting instructions on our site ,for those who wish to DIY ,takes around 2 hrs start to finish depending on facilities, well worth doing as a handling upgrade

[Damo]

To be fair I've got the eibach front and rear anti roll bars, and think the front is a great upgrade

Having said that, the rear alone made a great difference on turn in and is defo a worthwhile upgrade by itself. (I had the rear fitted for about 4 weeks before front was fitted which is a ball ache but still worth it IMO).

it would be intresting to compare the thickness's of the eibach and the whiteline ones.

i know the eibach one was only marginaly thicker at the front, but felt stiffer and was lighter.

[minigolf]

My Whiteline front strut brace arrived yesterday and in the next month or so I'm planning on getting a Whiteline adjustable rear sway bar to go with.