Has anybody tried these sway bars?
02-10-09, 02:16 PM
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Has anybody tried these sway bars?
02-10-09, 03:20 PM
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i paid $88.00 less from a sponsored vendor on this forum. i went with these be cause of the adjustable rear. it was night and day for me...
i paid $88.00 less from a sponsored vendor on this forum. i went with these be cause of the adjustable rear. it was night and day for me...
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02-19-09, 01:00 AM
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Hotchkis is quality A-1; I've used them for decades on various GM cars I've owned. I have them installed in my 2008 BMW 328I Coupe, but removed the front bar due to excessive oversteer that couldn't be aligned out (the bar was too stiff). I replaced it with an Eibach front; left the Hotchkis rear on; spot on now.
Hotchkis is typically is on the higher end of torsional stiffness chart as compared to F-Sport, Eibach, H&R etc... so they may produce a bit more oversteer, some of which can be adjusted via a good alignment. My wife's car is the IS250 RWD, I have F-Sport sway bars installed with Tokico HP dampers and love the combination, not to stiff but body roll is well controlled now. Good luck.
Hotchkis is typically is on the higher end of torsional stiffness chart as compared to F-Sport, Eibach, H&R etc... so they may produce a bit more oversteer, some of which can be adjusted via a good alignment. My wife's car is the IS250 RWD, I have F-Sport sway bars installed with Tokico HP dampers and love the combination, not to stiff but body roll is well controlled now. Good luck.
02-19-09, 04:34 AM
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Hotchkis is quality A-1; I've used them for decades on various GM cars I've owned. I have them installed in my 2008 BMW 328I Coupe, but removed the front bar due to excessive oversteer that couldn't be aligned out (the bar was too stiff). I replaced it with an Eibach front; left the Hotchkis rear on; spot on now.
Hotchkis is typically is on the higher end of torsional stiffness chart as compared to F-Sport, Eibach, H&R etc... so they may produce a bit more oversteer, some of which can be adjusted via a good alignment. My wife's car is the IS250 RWD, I have F-Sport sway bars installed with Tokico HP dampers and love the combination, not to stiff but body roll is well controlled now. Good luck.
Hotchkis is typically is on the higher end of torsional stiffness chart as compared to F-Sport, Eibach, H&R etc... so they may produce a bit more oversteer, some of which can be adjusted via a good alignment. My wife's car is the IS250 RWD, I have F-Sport sway bars installed with Tokico HP dampers and love the combination, not to stiff but body roll is well controlled now. Good luck.
Except in this case Hotchkis is offering a rear bar that is -less- stiff than the F-sport (or a LOT less stiff if you use the first setting) and a front bar that is larger than the F-sport.
Thus the F-sport combo, which reduces understeer but doesn't cause oversteer, is stiffer, and the Hotckis combo will not only not produce oversteer, it won't even reduce understeer as well.
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