ok before i throw these bad boys in does anyone have any idea what settings i should go with??

according to hotchkis instructions the rears should be placed to the lightest setting which is the hole all the way at the end of the bar and doesnt say anything about the front...

from what my friend explained to me (has a turbo'd Z with hotchkis sways) i want the front a little stiffer so given the 2 holes in the front i want to go with the one closer to the actual bar

 

^ do u have a gt spec bar already?

 

yup

Ok i gave hotchkis a call to find out for sure about the recall and which settings i should have.

Very polite and great customer service over there.
Hotchkis is aware that someone said there was a recall and they said that this is FALSE! who ever posted that posted it even before the sways even came out...

THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THESE SWAY BARS

As for the settings they said to go with the middle in the rear and the stiffest in the front.

Of to the shop soon hope i can get this done with in 3 hours

 

 

we all are desperately waiting for you driving report!

 

^ + 1

 

^+1, I wanna get these but not if the make the car too stiff...

 

blahhh

due to rusty and stubborn bolts i only managed to get the front sways on i will be getting the rears on tomorrow for sure

stay tuned!

 

 

 

The suspense continues! hehe

 

Hey guys ok so i finally installed the sways finished the rears this morning

My Setup:
19x8.5 LMGT's all around
BC Coilovers
GTSpec Front Strut Bar
SPC front and rear camber kit

Here is my review/opinions on the sway bars:
Packaging = excellent
Install= easy to moderate - depends if you have the right tools some stubborn bolts made it kind of difficult at times but nothing a wrench extension and WD-40 couldnt handle

Hotchkis settings: Stiffest in the front and medium in the rear.

i did some spirited driving around base and in an empty parking lot before putting these sways in so that i could get the most before and after feeling. did alot of swerving back and forth and some hard turns to get the feeling of OEM sways.

There is an obvious difference between OEM sways the the Hotchkis sways the hotchkis sways are huge and alot heavier.

after installing the sways i immediately took the car back to the same empty parking lot and did some spirited driving across base.

when making turns i immediately noticed a significant difference it feels like the car is more sturdy and flat on the ground. before installing there were times where i was scared that i would actually flip the car or get thrown into the passenger seat because i was turning so hard. i tried to recreate the same scenario but it took more speed and a sharper turn after putting in the new sways. For me the difference was night and day.

overall the sways make the car feel more sturdy in turns and feels like it helps keep all 4 wheels on the ground when making a turn. with the new sways it also feels like i get a bit more under-steer but i believe that will go away after getting use to the new sways.

The only down side i have to say about these sways are that on a really crappy road it feels even more bumpy and rough but readjusting the dampening on the coils should fix that

Updated Pix (sorry camera ran out of batteries )

 

Thats awesome. mine are coming tomorrow and I hope to install soon. probably going with medium setting for rear and stiffest on front (i have Circuit Sports Front strut bar, RWD springs, and rear GT spec under braces).

 

Nice it's exactly what I expected to hear about them. Well mines are coming in on Wednesday and going to install them around spring time with my other stuff.

 

What stiffness level are your BCs?

Damn! mine already left the United States and are going directly to Super Snowy and -15C* Moscow))))