View Poll Results: Would you buy interested in a group buy purchase on these sways
I will purchase these without a doubt
21
39.62%
Maybe I'll think about it according to price
29
54.72%
Dont want anything to do with these
3
5.66%
Voters: 53. You may not vote on this poll
AWD Hotchkis Sway Bars now available!!!!!!!
#211
02-11-2011, 03:12 PM
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
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
#213
02-11-2011, 04:02 PM
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
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
#218
02-11-2011, 07:39 PM
#222
02-13-2011, 03:57 PM
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
)
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
)
Last edited by ChinkyChoy; 02-13-2011 at 07:14 PM.
#223
02-13-2011, 04:08 PM
#224
02-13-2011, 04:15 PM
#225
02-13-2011, 04:15 PM
