hey guys i am getting used hotchkis sway bars (old version) . its been used for 3 years. do you think i should buy a new one or the life of these sways bars are pretty good? i dont want to have problems in a year or 2. thanks for the help.

 

I bought used Stillen sways and havent had a problem with them. The only thing I did was buy poly bushing to put on them when I installed them.

 

How much are you paying?

 

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$200 with aftermarket collars

 

You can get new Stillens for a little under $300. I am sure, if you shopped around, you could get them cheaper. Like the 25% back on ebay/MSN live/Paypal thing. Considering you will probably have to get new bushings (I guess about $30). I think you would be better off buying new. If you could get them for $100, then I would jump on them.

 

k cool. ill buy new ones then. thanks

 

can the stock brackets and bushings be used on hotchkis sways, or do need more to install.

 

You can use the stock ones but better aftermarket end links are a good idea for any sway bar setup.

 

what... no dont buy the new ones...
1. you cant see it
2. its a BAR of metal... pretty sure it will be just as functional as a new one as long as its not rusted lol
3. other ppl cant see it
4. its wayyyyy cheaper lol...

I got new cuscos when my friend got his w/ a couple scratches... he payed 200 for both F and R and i payed like 400... for the same crap...

 

There is no problem usually associated with used swaybars, but $200 is too much to pay IMO for used hotchkis bars. I paid $75+my stock bars for a set of used Hotchkis bars a while back

 

I paid $190 shipped for a set of used ones. I've never seen them sell for that cheap. You got a great deal.

Shipping for these bulky things is probably around $50-$75

 

Looking back I got an amazing deal. There was a guy at Riverside Infiniti a few years ago who ended up being fired or something like that but he sold me a set of new Stillen sways for $178 shipped. Now $250-300 is more the going price.

 

wow. i wonder why he got fired... haha

thats a good deal on the stillens

what endlinks are you using Tim? I've heard a lot of people using the SPL but I've heard about whitehead or whitetail. I cant remember the name but they said they get used a lot in other cars..