going in today - i'll be there this time. The dealer suggested they were installed wrong but after reading the directions they did a good job with all but the lube that was missing from the box. And they could have tightened things down better

2003.5 DP 5AT Sedan
14.2 @ 97.18
Z-Tube
K&N Drop In & Airbox Mod
10 Wire Hyper-Ground
Crawford Plenum (V4)
UR Crank Pulley
Hotchkis Sways (M/M)
Polk EX-3500 Tweeters/Shock Sensor/H-Liner

 

DHolly,

I know what various grease fittings look like but I don't what a zerk is. Could you describe in more detail what you would recommend for the application. I will be purchasing the Stillen sways...which I know don't have anything but stock bushings.




In Theory, practice and theory are the same.
In Practice, practice and theory are not the same.

2004 G35 6MT Blk/Blk Sedan Stillen Air, Stillen Exhaust

 

Zerks are grease fittings that look like little nipples. You use the grease gun on them.

03.5 5AT-S (Black-Willow-Premium-Sport-Aero-10 Wire GroundingGear™-Silverstars-PIAA LEDs-PopCharger-Z Tube-Tint-Stillen Dual Exhaust)

 

To anyone installing the sways themselves, do yourself a favor and get an impact wrench if you don't have one.

As with any hardware open to the elements, the nuts holding the original sways on can be a bear to get off. WD40 and PBBlaster can help a little, and I mean a little, but even if you do get enough leverage on the wrench, stripping a nut is a real possibility.

http://www.floridag35.com

 

add your own zerk fitting to the front brackets

2004 | 6MTs | Diamond Graphite/Graphite
Upstate NY

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do this!

2004 | 6MTs | Diamond Graphite/Graphite
Upstate NY

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guys who are running the sways on an otherwise stock suspension - what settings are you running them on? I was thinking of running med. front and full stiff rear to try to kill some of the understeer...

I'm going to be installing these this weekend - anything else I need to know beforehand?

2003.5 BS coupe 5AT
Clear Corners, Alum. Pedals, Pro-1 Intake, Helix Test Pipes, UR Pulley, Grounding Kit, CF Engine Cover, GReddy EVO II Exhaust, Kinetix Plenum

 

If I remember correctly, Hotchkis recommends starting with the stiffest setting in the front and the softest in the rear for our car.

I would recommend all of the things already mentioned.
Impact wrench and plenty of lube, what comes packaged isn't enough.


http://www.floridag35.com

 

That's backwards [for consumer liability] if anything the front oem sway bar is too hard [what causes the understeer in the first place].

Start with rear medium and front softest.........if you end up with rear stiffest then front at medium-------always use the least amount of front bar that doesn't allow significant oversteer in wet.

Remember what is correct in warm dry conditions will be dangerous in cold wet conditions!
You really need adjustable bars with inside [in cabin] controls to compensate for conditions and fuel level changes IF you want precise control.

 

"You really need adjustable bars with inside [in cabin] controls to compensate for conditions and fuel level changes IF you want precise control."

Yeah - make it and I'll buy one - will that be thousands or hundreds of thousands to install?


2003.5 DP 5AT Sedan
14.2 @ 97.18
Z-Tube
K&N Drop In & Airbox Mod
10 Wire Hyper-Ground
Crawford Plenum (V4)
UR Crank Pulley
Hotchkis Sways (M/M)
Polk EX-3500 Tweeters/Shock Sensor/H-Liner

 

I am living proof of what Q45Tech said: My G is running with medium on the back and soft on the front. Best setup with TEIN H-TECH springs!!!

2004 G35 Coupe/OB/Graphite interior/Premium and aero package/Popcharger/Z tube/Hotchkis sways/Tein H-tech springs/Kinetix plenum/Crawford cats

 

Thanks guys - in the next month or so, I'm also going to be installing RS*R springs (the 350Z ones) so I'll have to adjust them again because of the changes the springs will have on the suspension (nothing made specifically for the G is stiff enough for what I want, without going full coil-overs) - I think the spring rates are 345 front, 417 rear - How will this affect the settings I need to run the swaybars at?

2003.5 BS coupe 5AT
Clear Corners, Alum. Pedals, Pro-1 Intake, Helix Test Pipes, UR Pulley, Grounding Kit, CF Engine Cover, GReddy EVO II Exhaust, Kinetix Plenum

 

Does the medium settings resemble the factory locations of the OEM bars? Would this be any different from stock?

 

For those of you with the hotchkis installed.....does the rear bar have the same "curves" as the stock rear bar? I'm asking because I got the Greddy Evo2 and I dont wanna get the bar then find out it runs into the can or something.....

Laser Red 6MT
piaas all around (clearance, reverse, dome, door, and fogs)
AVH-P7500DVD / Basslink
Z tube / K&N / Greddy Evo 2
Side Blinker Mod

 

here is the pic of the stock rear sway and the exhaust piping....will I have any probs with the Hotchkis...?



Laser Red 6MT
piaas all around (clearance, reverse, dome, door, and fogs)
AVH-P7500DVD / Basslink
Z tube / K&N / Greddy Evo 2
Side Blinker Mod