anyone changed their swaybars? what did you get? any pointers for me if i'm doing it myself? thanks.

 

i bought hodkhis or however u spell it

 

i want to get the hotchkis sways, but the word Cusco just sounds better! i've heard a lot of good things about the hotchkis sways. good bang for the buck.


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Rears looked to be straight forward...the fronts though are a little more tricky. Need to remove all of the plastic covers in the area and will need to weave the bars through the suspension pieces. Can do by yourself,...but a lift would be MOST helpful.

Damn mdnt.....spell checker...LOL...J/K =) Its actually Hotchkis.

One thing that I learned though, is that it makes the two rear wheels soooo stiff that on certain inclines, I actually have one wheel off the ground at times. Not exactly the way that you want to go in my opinion. Use the neutral setting though...you will get the best results by that setting versus the stiffest one.

 

yeah i don't know how to spell ... but who cares ... that is why i have u guys to correct my spelling .... =P ... so far i never had that problem of one wheel not on the ground ... but i do have the settings at medium

 

im getting the cusco ones since it's easier to spell. haha. nah, i know they make good shiet so...

it sounds like i will need to jack up the car for this project. i have a phobia about jacking up cars now. it's a long story.

i might just bring it into a shop to install it...unless someone would be willing to help me and i pay you?

 

I wouldnt use jacks. Not the most secure setup and anyway it will be hard since you will not have any leverage under there at that angle.

Cuscos are what I am running now. They are also back ordered pretty badly. Think it took like 3 months for Drews one to come in.

Talk to Farid at SpeedGear. Let him know that you are a part of this group and he will do what he can in regards to the pricing on the install.

 

hey, cool. i'll talk to farid. i know him through business.

what setting are you running the front bar? is the furthest hole the tightest or softest?

gruppes has them in stock. i checked yesterday. shipping to hawaii is $30. not bad.

 

If you want understeer then put them on the stiffest setting....I think that it would be the holes furthest towards the bends. If you use the holes closer to the ends then you will allow the sway bar to flex a little more,...probably a more neutral position. A stiffer suspension is not neccessarily a better design. Not only will you feel more bumps on the roads,...but it will not allow the rest of the suspension to do their job and thus it will create a tendency for the tires to slide due to lack of proper compression under load.