Shocks and anti roll bars

Thinking's always a good thing! I've not changed the bars on mine, but here's the theory:

With a stiffer anti-roll bar you'll get less body roll in the corners. But there are a couple of tradeoffs to the "soft spring/big bar" combo.

If you stiffen the ARB rather than the springs then the car should be better over bumps, as you still have soft spring. Which is nice. EXCEPT when only one side of the car hits a bump. The ARB links the left and right wheels, so if you hit a bump with just the left wheels and not the right then the ARB will resist that motion, so the car will still be stiffer in that case. Also the stiffer it is the more a bump on one wheel will upset the other. Not so much an issue on smooth roads or tracks but on your average B-road....

The other (probably lesser) issue is damping, coilovers should have the damping matched(ish) to the spring rate. If you stiffen the car a LOT in roll by changing the ARB then it will be a bit more underdamped (bouncy) in roll, and single-wheel bump, since the dampers haven't changed.

Obviously it depends how much stiffer you go on the ARB. I've not tried it on road cars, you might not notice the damping effect but I think the left/right coupling and stiffness over single wheel bumps would be noticeable. Would the ride be worse in general that just changing to stiffer springs? Dunno. Maybe, maybe not. Probably?

Nothing wrong with a bit of body roll. I have standard ARBs with BC shocks and the combo is good on our roads and fine for track. I think it's a good compromise. IMO you should only run fatter ARBs on a more track-focused car. No need on a road car.

Ive just fitted meisters to mine, and everything else is standard, and its made a huge difference. I think ive only clicked it up to about 8 on the front and 7 on the back, and it handles like its on rails and no harsh road issues as the dampening is great