Lowering my 15' Nismo on Springs - Sway Bar set?
 

I'm lowering my 15' Nismo on swift springs for a nice drop with camber arms. The Z shop in my area quoted me with also the hotchkis sway bars.

Is it recommended to swap out the OEM Nismo swaybars for the hotchkis set? I like the way the Nismo drives already :driving:

Only plan on tracking the car twice a year max

From the experienced track folks, Hotchkis front bar is recommended. Stock or no bar in rear.

I do not believe you need an alignment for a sway bar; however, if you're getting everything installed you might as well do it on one trip

Do NOT put the rear Hotchkis bar on the car. It's way too stiff. IMHO just get the front Hotchkis bar installed and leave the rear stock. If you plan on tracking the car at all you'll be happy you went with the stiff front bar.

As Option said you don't need an alignment for just swaybars but since you're lowering you'll need to get an alignment since the drop will effect the alignment numbers.

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So my only concern after reading what you want to do vs your goals is that you want to track the car. From experience with other cars the lowering spring route (yea yea I hear all the swift praise) isn’t the you’ll want to go. It never really works out ideally and you end up just wasting your money in the end. My opinion would be to save the money and pick up powertrix (frequently on sale) or fortune coilovers and do it right, otherwise you get the swift lowering springs do some track days fine the shocks suck and now back to where you started and having to buy expensive bilstien or Komi shocks.

As for sways as others have noted the hotchkiss rear is really stiff but so is their front. Most the track rats like the hotchkiss front but I’d caution and say to pay attention to the complete package. Meaning match all your components, don’t go R compound tires with softer springs and sways and vice versa don’t go ultra stiff sways with street ultra summer tires. I’ve gone both ways in the past and now on a happy center point (with a medium setup throughout), I know I won’t be the fastest on the track but I’ll have fun and hold my own and can still enjoy in a day to day basis. Example really stiff sway will reduce roll but also reduce mechanical grip so it may requires a stickier tire, if your not willing to invest in that for a day to day driver then that may not be the way you wish to go.