I had Eibach sways on my 03 sedan set at mid setting in rear and full soft in front. I now have new Hotchkis sways for 05 coupe with four settings in rear and three in front. I enjoyed the performance of my sedan with 350Z H-techs, D-Specs and Eibachs for the street. Just wondering where you guys have your Hotchkis bars set for good street performance. Still have 350Z H-techs and D-Specs. Thanks for the advice as I don't have a lift and only want to get a good idea of where to start.

 

I believe the hotchkis sways have 4 points on teh front, and 3 on the rear. I would start with second hardest on the front, and med on the rear

 

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I am very much opposed to starting out with settings that set the rear bar higher then the front. Set to med/med and make any changes from that starting point.

 

Yes, you are correct, my bad. 4 front adjustments and 3 rear.

So a good starting point would be #2 postion in front and rear and then adjust from there if needed? I had Eibachs on my 03 sedan @ #1 position in the front and #2 in the rear and that worked well. Nice balance of ride and handling.

Does anybody know the increased stiffness rates per adjustment position for the Eibach? Hotchkis provides this info, but I never could get an answer from people @ Eibach.

Thanks guys.

 

I set my hotchkis at full stiffness. I like at that setting but the Tein springs suck, so i'm switching to H&R springs. A buddy had them on his G and I fell in love.

 

Tein(linear) springs suck but H&R's(progessive) are good? Based off of what, performance or comfort? I'm guessing performance since you are running your swaybars at full stiff, so you should look into the specs again before swapping.