BBR just supply Eibach bars don’t they? So there’s nothing ‘special’ about getting them from that particular outlet. Aside from Eibach, other ARB manufacturers are also available.
But yes they absolutely can be used on the standard suspension setup and you would notice a reduction in body roll.
Ask BBR, but I reckon they’ll recommend springs before ARBs. I’ve got their suspension and don’t feel the need for stiffer anti-roll bars. Would be different if I was mainly using it on track.
Words like “seem” are subjective to your interpretation of how your suspension works and do not really say anything. Rollbars work in conjunction with your suspension, and there is a reason the suspension on a road car is a bit “soft.” Now, you need to ask yourself whether the dampers on your car are still working because the roll bars - even with somewhat perished bushes - unless they have a broken link, would still work as intended.
My suggestion make a coffee and read this thread. it will answer some of your questions but it will probably create more questions. when you are reading this please think about what you need your car to do, and where you use it.
Unless you have gone to a specialist that’s fine (who knows what they are doing and have done the same thing over and over again) but if you are doing this yourself if you change two (or more things at once) chances are you won’t understand whether something helped and something has not. If you need/want to change a number of things, change only one thing at a time, test and assess the difference whether its positive or negative then do the next change.
Ah many thanks for all the replies…
I want to drive on road and use it to tour mostly 2 up and frankly at 7/10ths at most. However I found uprated roll bars excellent on a golf R in the past, and nitrons on an Elise transformative
I can live with the roll but it’s almost like it was engineered in to make the car drive “old fashioned” and it’s anything but
I’m really enjoying it as it is but it’s hard to resist the temptation to modify to my tastes
Thank you very much for your helpful responses
I would read the thread i linked earlier doing anything. Your car is relatively new and has the sport package so I would guess the dampers do work. For a road car ride comfort is of primary importance so you need a “soft” car so that the suspension can work and the wheel continues to be in contact with the road.
A more track focused car is setup harder because you assume the road surface has fewer bumps and it is more important to keep to the set suspension/steering geometry as the suspension moves over the bumps.
One of the benefits of lowering the car is lowering the cg and as such you have less weight transfer (so less rolling) but one of the consequences is that you have reduced ride height so the suspension must be stiffer because it operates at the reduced ride height.
I will reiterate again, suspension and roll bars work together, figure out what you need from the car, educate yourself a bit with some knowledge of how the suspension works and what it needs to do, and armed with that my suggestion contact
either Paul Roddisons Recovery and Roddisons Motorsport
Shepcote Lane, Sheffield, S9 1US. Telephone: 0114 244 5300 paul@roddisons.co.uk
or
Performance Link Ltd Gloucester, Tewkesbury Telephone: +44 7479 245204
info@performancelink.direct
tell them your requirements and ask them to set up your car.
Instead of buying something that may or may not work for you if you purchase their services, it be cheaper for you.
IMHO of course.
I was interested in the article in the November STHT about the 247bhp Mark 3 supercharged car from BBR.
They used Tein shockers, standard brakes and 235/45/R17 tyres to cope with the extra power.