Front sway bar recommendations?

OptionZero · 08-30-2019, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by physics

My Z shop recommended the Hotchkiss bars front and rear for my 2019 370Z sport coupe, so that's what I'll be getting next week. I'll report on the results after I've driven the car with the new sways. The shop owner says that he's installed Hotchkiss bars on quite a few Zs and they do make a good improvement in handling. Part of the reason for my getting the stiffer bars is to correct for excessive positive camber changes during hard cornering and the consequent tire shoulder wear.

What shop is this

physics · 08-31-2019, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by OptionZero

What shop is this

That's the "Z Car Garage" in San Jose, CA. The shop owner, Rob, and the other guys are a great bunch. They specialize in Nissan, Datsun and Infinity cars for routine maintenance, repairs and high-performance mods. It's about an hour drive from where I live in Berkeley but I think it's worth it.

HapaZ · 09-04-2019, 12:47 PM

I started with the Hotchkis front bar and noticed an improvement with less roll. I added the rear after about 6 months and ran it with the softest setting (farthest hole to the edge). I didn't notice much difference with the rear bar and totally see why people skip it all together.

physics · 09-06-2019, 08:08 PM

Well, I got the Hotchkiss sway bars installed front and rear with the rear bar on the middle setting so that we could go up or down on the stiffness. I haven't had time to do extensive testing yet but just on normal city and highway driving they feel good and are a definite improvement over the stock bars. The ride is a little firmer in general but without feeling harsh. The wheels' transient responses over the regularly-spaced concrete slab seams on some of our highways are better controlled now, with the tires seeming to maintain better contact with the road. The rear end is a little livelier now but is not overly unstable. I'll be able to evaluate this behaviour a little better when I find the time and the roads for doing some more testing. Overall, I think it was a good buy and one I wouldn't hesitate to do again Next on the program might be some firmer suspension, engine, transmission and differential bushings.

09-06-2019, 08:08 PM	#19 (permalink)
physics Base Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 40 Drives: 19 Nissan 370Z SC 6M Rep Power: 14	Well, I got the Hotchkiss sway bars installed front and rear with the rear bar on the middle setting so that we could go up or down on the stiffness. I haven't had time to do extensive testing yet but just on normal city and highway driving they feel good and are a definite improvement over the stock bars. The ride is a little firmer in general but without feeling harsh. The wheels' transient responses over the regularly-spaced concrete slab seams on some of our highways are better controlled now, with the tires seeming to maintain better contact with the road. The rear end is a little livelier now but is not overly unstable. I'll be able to evaluate this behaviour a little better when I find the time and the roads for doing some more testing. Overall, I think it was a good buy and one I wouldn't hesitate to do again Next on the program might be some firmer suspension, engine, transmission and differential bushings. sx moneypit likes this.

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09-04-2019, 12:47 PM	#18 (permalink)
HapaZ Base Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: NorCal Posts: 245 Drives: 2012 370z Base Coupe Rep Power: 11	I started with the Hotchkis front bar and noticed an improvement with less roll. I added the rear after about 6 months and ran it with the softest setting (farthest hole to the edge). I didn't notice much difference with the rear bar and totally see why people skip it all together.