DOWNSIDES
Yes, there are downsides to fitting a bull bar, regardless of what type of vehicle you drive.
Weight. That’ s right, the weight of any bullbar is going to affect your steering, braking and suspension.
The weight of your chosen bar will be somewhere in the vicinity of 30 to 60kg, plus any other extras you may add, like side rails, a winch and driving lights. So, if you’ re going down the bullbar route, you’ ll have to consider a suspension upgrade as a minimum – suspension that will not only maintain your original ride height, or higher, with higher-rated springs. Plus, your shock absorbers will need upgrading to control the added weight being thrown around, for compression and rebound. Best bet is to go for a complete suspension upgrade kit, which covers not only your bullbar, but the van or trailer you’ ll no doubt be hauling around our great country.
Potentially, you’ ll increase the wear and tear of the front end of your vehicle, but, in my opinion, it’ s worth adding that bar.
My newly acquired HiLux with the Rockarmor GT bullbar.
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