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Originally Posted by g96818 Nice DIY. I suggest you guys wait on Hotchkis to develop better sways or buy another brand who doesn't have that stopper welded on the bar.

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Old 06-01-2009, 06:34 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Nice DIY. I suggest you guys wait on Hotchkis to develop better sways or buy another brand who doesn't have that stopper welded on the bar. That weld joint creates a high stress concentration and possibly small cracks which could fail due to creep, which was exactly what happened to my last pair of Hotchkis.
Interesting point. I noticed the stock bar has a crimped on stopper.
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it's crimped? well that might be a little better, but we'll see. i can't believe they are still making sways with that stopper. let us know if anything happens, hopefully they relieved the stresses.

sry if it seems like i'm bashing hotchkis, but great DIY write up

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Interesting point. I noticed the stock bar has a crimped on stopper.

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The stock bar has the stopper crimped. The Hotchkis has the stopper welded but it is only spot welded in 2 places, shouldn't create a large stress point ... hopefully. Time will tell I suppose.
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