Front sway bar recommendations?

Wabbyy · 08-17-2018, 03:27 PM

I know alot of people upgrade their front sway bars and highly recommend doing so. Alot of people say hotchkis is the way to go but some say eibach and whiteline. What is everyone's recommendations and how big of a difference is it compared to the oem front sway. Thanks

JARblue · 08-17-2018, 04:45 PM

Depends on what you use the car for. All out performance? Definitely Hotchkis.

sirnixalot · 08-17-2018, 07:25 PM

+1 for hotchkis.

gomer_110 · 08-17-2018, 09:09 PM

Just get the Hotchkis and be done.

Rusty · 08-17-2018, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Depends on what you use the car for. All out performance? Definitely Hotchkis.

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Originally Posted by sirnixalot

+1 for hotchkis.

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Originally Posted by gomer_110

Just get the Hotchkis and be done.

If there was a stiffer bar. I would run it.

Quicksilvers · 08-17-2018, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by gomer_110

Just get the Hotchkis and be done.

The Hotchkis front sway bar is the stiffest front sway bar I have seen and best quality as well.

Wabbyy · 08-17-2018, 11:02 PM

Hotchkis it is boys. Thanks for the input!

axmea? · 08-17-2018, 11:48 PM

Did anyone say Hotchicks!!!

redondoaveb · 08-18-2018, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by axmea?

Did anyone say Hotchicks!!!

I'd run that!

Tractionless · 08-22-2018, 12:21 PM

Google 370z front sway bars. A chart comes up for self comparison.

physics · 08-29-2019, 10:51 AM

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.

Chuck33079 · 08-29-2019, 10:56 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.

Have him set the rear bar on the softest setting at first. Some people don't like the rear Hotchkis since it makes the car a bit more tail happy. A lot of people go with the Hotchkis front and OEM rear, or no rear bar at all.

redondoaveb · 08-29-2019, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Have him set the rear bar on the softest setting at first. Some people don't like the rear Hotchkis since it makes the car a bit more tail happy. A lot of people go with the Hotchkis front and OEM rear, or no rear bar at all.

Rusty · 08-29-2019, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Have him set the rear bar on the softest setting at first. Some people don't like the rear Hotchkis since it makes the car a bit more tail happy. A lot of people go with the Hotchkis front and OEM rear, or no rear bar at all.

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Originally Posted by redondoaveb

If you are going to install the rear bar. Put it on the softest setting. You might find out that the rear Hotchkiss is too stiff for any tire smaller than a 325.

physics · 08-30-2019, 01:54 AM

Thanks for the input on the behavior of the car with the rear Hotchkiss sways. I'll be sure to discuss this with the shop owner when I see him next week.

08-17-2018, 03:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wabbyy Base Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: New Jersey Posts: 58 Drives: 2009 370z Rep Power: 9	Front sway bar recommendations? I know alot of people upgrade their front sway bars and highly recommend doing so. Alot of people say hotchkis is the way to go but some say eibach and whiteline. What is everyone's recommendations and how big of a difference is it compared to the oem front sway. Thanks __________________ Double Layer Tints (5% on top of 15%), Muffler/Resonator Delete, Z1 Long Tube Intakes, Z1 Aluminum Undershroud, H&R Lowering Springs

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JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Depends on what you use the car for. All out performance? Definitely Hotchkis. physics, Rusty, GuiLLoZ and 1 others like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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08-17-2018, 11:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
Wabbyy Base Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: New Jersey Posts: 58 Drives: 2009 370z Rep Power: 9	Hotchkis it is boys. Thanks for the input! physics and Quicksilvers like this. __________________ Double Layer Tints (5% on top of 15%), Muffler/Resonator Delete, Z1 Long Tube Intakes, Z1 Aluminum Undershroud, H&R Lowering Springs

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08-29-2019, 10:51 AM	#11 (permalink)
physics Base Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 40 Drives: 19 Nissan 370Z SC 6M Rep Power: 14	Getting Hotchkiss Swaybars 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.

08-30-2019, 01:54 AM	#15 (permalink)
physics Base Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 40 Drives: 19 Nissan 370Z SC 6M Rep Power: 14	Hotchkiss Sways Thanks for the input on the behavior of the car with the rear Hotchkiss sways. I'll be sure to discuss this with the shop owner when I see him next week.

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