I was just wondering if the Jabbasport RARB is worth the extra cash over a Whiteline RARB. Is there any noticible difference or wi the cheaper whiteline one do the same job?

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Generally the Jabba bar is a stiffer and it shows up when you push it. The whiteline is a little more forgiving but not everyone likes that. Depends what you intend to do with it and your own preference.

Either bar is far better than not having one. Maybe depends on whether you can negotiate free fitting or some form of discount?

I have the Jabba bar on an Eibach lowered VRS. It's about perfect.

got a JABBA RAAAARB on my Ibiza, really don't see what the fuss is all about

got a JABBA RAAAARB on my Ibiza, really don't see what the fuss is all about

There is a big difference between the two. The Jabba is a lot stiffer and if not respected can actually cause oversteer and some people don't like that. I hade mine set up well meaning I could actually drift the tubby diesel hatch on track days and it works well but if it goes it can really go. You need to know where you are with it. It's going to be down to preference. It also works better with a certain set up (Full Eibach prokit + jabba bar = On Rails). The Whiteline is just a little softer and just reduces the understeer a bit.

There is a big difference between the two. The Jabba is a lot stiffer and if not respected can actually cause oversteer and some people don't like that. I hade mine set up well meaning I could actually drift the tubby diesel hatch on track days and it works well but if it goes it can really go. You need to know where you are with it. It's going to be down to preference. It also works better with a certain set up (Full Eibach prokit + jabba bar = On Rails). The Whiteline is just a little softer and just reduces the understeer a bit.

thing is people seem to rave on about them as if simply bolting one on transforms an otherwise standard car, which I don't see

thing is people seem to rave on about them as if simply bolting one on transforms an otherwise standard car, which I don't see

I sort of agree with you. I think you do need to add it as part of a package. On it's own it does help the car stay flatter if you drive it like a maniac but the real advantage comes when you combine it with a firmed up, lowered, suspension setup. There is no doubt that you can feel it straight away. The car just stays flatter compared to a normal car that rolls about more.

I can also confirm that the first time you drive it HARD into a corner you should be expecting the car to do things it didn't do before eg. slide the back end and spin. It's not like it's uncatchable - I just wasn't expecting a FWD car to behave like a RWD car and I spun it. Luckily it wasn't a high speed manouevre and I didn't hit anything, but it scared the living daylights out of me at the time. Once I had a bit of time to adjust I found I could slide the car, but you do have to be going very hard indeed to provoke it like that.

One other thing you may not like about having a firm RARB fitted is in my expoerience it makes the car 'rock' if you hit a pothole on one side as the standard settings allow for more give in the back of the car and one corner tends to soak up the shock better whereas with the RARB it passes the shock of the hit across to thye other side of the car as well and then it comes back. I thought the suspension was broken the first time it happened and it's definitely caused by the RARB. I hardly notice it now, but at the time, it was a bit WTF?

If I only had £100 to spend I'd buy a second hand Jabba bar rather than the Whiteline. I looked at the Whiteline and I just saw too many people saying it was harder to fit right (lots of quality issues apparently) and it was 'soft' so I bought the JabbaSport bar instead.

if i had to purchase one i would have the whiteline

thing is people seem to rave on about them as if simply bolting one on transforms an otherwise standard car, which I don't see

It will depend on what your used to.

Doubt you will do this with a Whiteline on it...

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Whiteline are a welll respected company and one of the world's biggest manufacturers of aftermarket ARBs and suspension add ons. There is nothing wrong with the quality. Fitting takes about 20 minutes.

The Whiteline ARB has three settings (soft, medium and hard). Medium is adequate for most drivers and you'll notice instantly that the car corners a lot flatter. On the 'hard' setting its not difficult to provoke oversteer. I wouldn't want to drive with a stiffer RARB.

Whiteline are a welll respected company and one of the world's biggest manufacturers of aftermarket ARBs and suspension add ons. There is nothing wrong with the quality.

There was a time when they rusted badly although their customer service is very good and apparently the newer bars have a better paint process

Bit like Fiat I suppose

Have the Jabbasport rear anti-roll bar with KN springs & the difference over standard is very noticeable.

There was a time when they rusted badly although their customer service is very good and apparently the newer bars have a better paint process

Bit like Fiat I suppose

When was this? I have been using Whiteline components for many years (on Subarus) and the finish is the same as ever it was (hard silver enamel). I had five year old ARB's done 60k miles and not a spot of rust on them.

When was this? I have been using Whiteline components for many years (on Subarus) and the finish is the same as ever it was (hard silver enamel). I had five year old ARB's done 60k miles and not a spot of rust on them.

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Quality wise the Jabba wins hands down but this is obviously reflected in the price. Whiteline were very good about that bar, sending me a replacement without me even asking as they admitted to having finishing issues. They were spot on TBH

Edited 28 January, 201016 yr by Decron

I suspect that bar must have been from a 'bad batch'. Over the years I have fitted probably 30-40 Whiteline ARB's and never had one come back with corrosion problems. The usual problem we had with them was sending out a bar with the wrong fittings - they seem good at mixing bits up.

I looked at the Jabba bar but the fixing seemed a bit 'Heath Robinson' to me, bascially being held on with a couple of giant Jubilee clips..

The Mikalor clips are good kit as long as you put them on the right way

Agreed, although they did a good job of shredding my fingers too

Whiteline are a welll respected company and one of the world's biggest manufacturers of aftermarket ARBs and suspension add ons. There is nothing wrong with the quality. Fitting takes about 20 minutes.

The Whiteline ARB has three settings (soft, medium and hard). Medium is adequate for most drivers and you'll notice instantly that the car corners a lot flatter. On the 'hard' setting its not difficult to provoke oversteer. I wouldn't want to drive with a stiffer RARB.

i had both the whiteline then the jabba arb on mine,the whiteline bar does nothing,on the hardest setting it performed no differently than standard,the jabba bar on the other hand produced quite noticable results!!!