Anti Roll Bars

[th3_f15t]

So a quick question for you all. I'm adding some VW Racing springs to my GTI soon, and wondering about the anti roll bars. Is it worth doing both or just the rear? Also, should I replace the drop links with Whiteline adjustable versions too?

I'm not looking for ultimate handling (otherwise I'd go coilovers) but just want to stiffen the car up a bit in the bends and under hard acceleration and braking. Advice needed/appreciated.

[Beddie]

Just the rear will give a noticeable improvement but depending on bar and setting can make the rear a little lively depending on how hard the car is sprung,
I had the H&R 28/24 set on my ed30 briefly but found it a little too much in terms of ride comfort and the tendency for the car to skip around on a typical wet bumpy B road if driving fast..
Swapped to the H&R 26/22 with the front set on soft and the rear on hard (I prefer the car to have a playful rear end) and imo it's perfect for a fast road setup without sacrificing too much ride comfort etc, I should add I had them paired with OE dampers and -20mm VWR springs so the stiffer bars with a relatively softly sprung car made wet weather progress a lot less twitchy compared to the 28/24 bars 

Front and rear bars are a great value mod imo, probably the best handling upgrade I did and one which I'm transferring onto the mk6 when I get some spare time 

[Ed30DSG]

Just the rear will make the most difference. If you do the front, I think the subframe needs to come off so it may affect the geometry too!

[Beddie]

Just the rear will make the most difference. If you do the front, I think the subframe needs to come off so it may affect the geometry too!

Don't underestimate the different a front bar gives, makes a huge difference to roll resistance and when paired with a matching rear bar reduces understeer and improves turn in

Subframe can be dropped to give access and is a relatively simple job, I'd also view a GOOD alignment as an upgrade, all the mk5/6s came out of the factory with varying degrees of poor setup hence the tyre wear issues seen especially on the rear, a good fast road alignment such as worked out by AKS tuning and other will improve the drive enormously!