I have added strut bars to several cars, and I have to admit the effect was minimal (especially for street driving), but some folks I trust were raved about this one so I gave it a try. They were right, it makes a very noticeable improvement with turn in response, even just driving on the street you will immediately notice the improvement the first time you turn the wheel with any speed. I was a bit surprised at first and even disconnected it just to make sure I wasn't imagining it, but no it definitely made a very noticeable improvement. Then it dawned on me that every other car I had done this modification on was double A arm. This is my first strut performance car and when you think about it the strut is an integral part of your suspension geometry. So when you bolt the tops together with a stiff beffy steel bar, how could it not make a difference. This bar is a lot stiffer and beefier than it looks in the pics. I also have coil over,s LCA, SWB...
If you value sharper turn in response the front strut bar is absolutely worth doing.The rear bar seemed to low and the feedback was less enthusiastic on that one so I went with the fancy RL carbon fiber x race (mainly because it looked cool and did not require any cutting or drilling). However, the best thing I can say about that one (for street driving), is that it looks cool. It definitely stiffened up the rear, noticeable going over sharp bumps there is less body movement. I also have full bushings in the rear, sub frame mounts, dead set... It does help make the car more predictable/controllable when you get the car sideways going around corners at 80-90 mph.
But it also kills some of the practicality, the first time you go to put something big in the back and realize you have that big cool looking carbon fiber x brace... So the Eurocode rear bar is nice in that it doesn't restrict cargo space, but from my experience with the RL rear brace and what I hear about the Eurocode brace, for street driving I would just get the front bar and skip the rear for now. Based on your current modifications and described usage I think you will really appreciate the front bar. I also just saw that Eurcode has the front only on sale for $200 right now.
https://www.ecodetuning.com/ec0111-0302-eurocode-8v-mk7-mqb-front-chassis-brace.html?category_id=659
I am sure both work well,but for the same price I would definitely get the Euro code over the Euro sport, better bracket, pretension adjustment.
