I am an owner of a non-sport 2003.5 sedan.
After hesitating for so long, I want so opinions on sway bars again.
I know the Hotchkis sway bars has the best adjustability but I am afraid it might be noisy as many people said after installation and also the lack of a collar.

After some time of thinking, I think I might want to stick with my stock suspension if I can't find a set of 04 Z suspension since I don't want a rough ride. Should I buy the Hotckis or dump out a little more to get the 350evo for lack of noise while still getting some adjustability?? Or would someone recommend me doing soemthing else?

 

i was one of the ones who complained about a knocking noise. after checking the install i resolved the problem and now i just love it. my ride is a bit stiff but i set it on medium/stiff.

there is no "noise" while driving. at least on my coupe. i highly recommend the hotchkis bars.

 

I bought the Stillen sway bars, but haven't installed them yet. I was deciding between those and the 350EVO set. I stayed away from the Hotchkis set because of all the complaints people on this forum posted.

Do a search, say bars have been discussed to death.

 

I actually was involved in the other discussions as well but most of them is about people that have modded their suspension as well. I am wondering if stock suspension would be different.

G35noob, what did you fix to cure the nosie???

 

anyone wanna help me out?

 

I say go for the 350evo sways... the Hotchkis sways may or may not become a problem for you. In this scenario go with something that can never go wrong imho. I bought the stillen sways from a promotional sale and never had a problem.

Are you planning to lower the car? If you are, try some aftermarket springs such as the Espelir with the z shocks.

 

I am thinking about it, I actually wanna keep the ride stock but I am still considering my options. If I can get a 04 Z suspension, that would be great.

 

I want a cheap solution to reduce body roll and understeer while remaining an almost stock ride feel
Options:
1. new sway bars
2. 04 Z suspension (maybe with sway bars)
3. Tokicos D-spec but dunno which spring to use it with.
Anyone experts wanna give me some help??

 

so no one can help???

 

common guys, give me soem feedback

 

Your choice of adjustable sway bars, Tokico D-spec shocks set at 5 turn's off full stiff(actually set's them towards their softer settings) and oem 350Z springs. I don't like to get into recommending sway bar settings because the bars should be used to fine tune the car, to shape how it behaves so it becomes how YOU like it at the handling limits. Start with soft front and rear, test throughly, then ponder upping the rear bar to med, retest and see if the change moved you closer or further away from what feels right to you. Ultimate end all litmus test is to buy a tire Pyrometer and see what your tire temps are during aggressive testing. This will also tell you if your alignment settings are right or wrong for performance, http://www.longacreracing.com/articles/text/temp_p.html
http://www.trackhaus.com/product-exec/product_id/310

 

Renesis- I recommend you try the stillen swaybars (front and rear) for $280-ish
and see where that puts you. Im using soft front/med rear setup and it is an
eye popping difference vs stock swaybars.

Since you want to maintain stock-like ride, leave your shocks and struts alone for now.

 

I know many peopel got the stillen and it has the built in collars but I forgot the specs of the Stillen, Hotchkis, Cusco and 350Evo. The last time I considering this issue, I was set on the Hotchkis based on its specs and price but now my budget can be slightly higher.