Nissan 370Z Forum  

sway bars

Anybody change out there front stock sway bar for say the Hotchkis Sport 35mm? I believe that the stock is 27mm, I track the car occasionally so I'm looking for

Go Back   Nissan 370Z Forum > Other 370Z Models > Nismo 370Z


Like Tree55Likes

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 05-08-2017, 03:04 AM   #1 (permalink)
Base Member
 
wildolympic's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Port Ludlow WA
Age: 57
Posts: 40
Drives: 2016 370Z nismo tech
Rep Power: 8
wildolympic is on a distinguished road
Default sway bars

Anybody change out there front stock sway bar for say the Hotchkis Sport 35mm? I believe that the stock is 27mm, I track the car occasionally so I'm looking for a little better turn in, I do find that the stock suspension is pretty damn good, I'm curious if you have changed to bigger bars how do you like them on the street and on the track? and any advise on brands and sizes.
wildolympic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2017, 03:50 AM   #2 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Sacramento
Posts: 3,229
Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT
Rep Power: 214100
OptionZero has a reputation beyond reputeOptionZero has a reputation beyond reputeOptionZero has a reputation beyond reputeOptionZero has a reputation beyond reputeOptionZero has a reputation beyond reputeOptionZero has a reputation beyond reputeOptionZero has a reputation beyond reputeOptionZero has a reputation beyond reputeOptionZero has a reputation beyond reputeOptionZero has a reputation beyond reputeOptionZero has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Hard to imagine you'd feel a sway bar in regular street driving

But the track guys apparently love Hotchkis, as they're among, if not, the fattest bar around, and they report that fatter is better in front
Rusty and carlitos_370z like this.
__________________
OptionZero Build Thread
OptionZero is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2017, 08:13 AM   #3 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
gomer_110's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Perrysburg, OH
Posts: 17,992
Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM
Rep Power: 36941
gomer_110 has a reputation beyond reputegomer_110 has a reputation beyond reputegomer_110 has a reputation beyond reputegomer_110 has a reputation beyond reputegomer_110 has a reputation beyond reputegomer_110 has a reputation beyond reputegomer_110 has a reputation beyond reputegomer_110 has a reputation beyond reputegomer_110 has a reputation beyond reputegomer_110 has a reputation beyond reputegomer_110 has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Put the Hotchkis bar on the front and enjoy.

Also, DON'T touch the rear bar. It's already stiff enough from the factory.
__________________
'11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions | Stillen | Motordyne | Uprev | CSF | Zspeed | Z1 Motorsports | AST | Swift | SPC | SPL | Whiteline | Hotchkis | Bride | Schroth | Robispec | Cusco | Nismo | Volk | Forgestar | Hoosier | RJM
'17 Titan Bone Stock
gomer_110 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2017, 08:24 AM   #4 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
Chuck33079's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Houston
Posts: 12,265
Drives: 2011 370ztt
Rep Power: 29539
Chuck33079 has a reputation beyond reputeChuck33079 has a reputation beyond reputeChuck33079 has a reputation beyond reputeChuck33079 has a reputation beyond reputeChuck33079 has a reputation beyond reputeChuck33079 has a reputation beyond reputeChuck33079 has a reputation beyond reputeChuck33079 has a reputation beyond reputeChuck33079 has a reputation beyond reputeChuck33079 has a reputation beyond reputeChuck33079 has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by OptionZero View Post
Hard to imagine you'd feel a sway bar in regular street driving
They're pretty noticeable every time you turn the wheel. Honestly, they were the best bang for the buck mod I've done.
__________________
2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent
Chuck33079 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2017, 12:02 PM   #5 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Ga
Posts: 13,803
Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z
Rep Power: 2684392
Spooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Save that money and spend it on a diff upgrade. I just had an OS Giken installed and boy the car is an animal coming off the corner now. Before it was a one wheel wonder. I do have the Hotchkis front bar only on my car. You can get just the front alone without the rear.
Spooler is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2017, 01:33 PM   #6 (permalink)
Track Member
 
littlejuanito's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Sherman Oaks, CA
Posts: 812
Drives: 2014 Touring Sport
Rep Power: 419
littlejuanito has a reputation beyond reputelittlejuanito has a reputation beyond reputelittlejuanito has a reputation beyond reputelittlejuanito has a reputation beyond reputelittlejuanito has a reputation beyond reputelittlejuanito has a reputation beyond reputelittlejuanito has a reputation beyond reputelittlejuanito has a reputation beyond reputelittlejuanito has a reputation beyond reputelittlejuanito has a reputation beyond reputelittlejuanito has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Spooler View Post
Save that money and spend it on a diff upgrade. I just had an OS Giken installed and boy the car is an animal coming off the corner now. Before it was a one wheel wonder. I do have the Hotchkis front bar only on my car. You can get just the front alone without the rear.
Would you care to give us a detail review on the OS Giken diff?

Last edited by littlejuanito; 05-08-2017 at 01:37 PM.
littlejuanito is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2017, 02:21 PM   #7 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
Hotrodz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: NW, AZ
Posts: 9,330
Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo
Rep Power: 2684385
Hotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Hotchkis front sway bar and a rear diff upgrade and you will be set for street and track. As stated above it will transform the way the car handles and behaves during cornering!

Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk
carlitos_370z likes this.
__________________
Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel|3GsCustoms|Z1|Wavetrac|Hotchkis|Whiteline |Blitz|Fortune Auto 500|Fujimura|SPL|H&R|TK|TWM|RPM Rollbar|Sparco|Next Level Performance|TrackSpec|AeroFlow Dynamics|Pioneer|
Hotrodz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2017, 03:28 PM   #8 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Ga
Posts: 13,803
Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z
Rep Power: 2684392
Spooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by littlejuanito View Post
Would you care to give us a detail review on the OS Giken diff?
It is a clutch type LSD but it is very quite. No clunking etc. I was going to do a Wavetrac but could not get one so I went with the OS Giken. I am very please but lighter in the wallet than a Wavetrac.
Spooler is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2017, 07:23 PM   #9 (permalink)
Base Member
 
wildolympic's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Port Ludlow WA
Age: 57
Posts: 40
Drives: 2016 370Z nismo tech
Rep Power: 8
wildolympic is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck33079 View Post
They're pretty noticeable every time you turn the wheel. Honestly, they were the best bang for the buck mod I've done.

Chuck what brand and size bar did you use I'm thinking around 32 to a 34 in front and leaving the back alone, I did something similar to my C6 vette but I replaced the front and back with Z06 sways and springs and it made a world of difference.
wildolympic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2017, 07:30 PM   #10 (permalink)
Base Member
 
wildolympic's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Port Ludlow WA
Age: 57
Posts: 40
Drives: 2016 370Z nismo tech
Rep Power: 8
wildolympic is on a distinguished road
Default

[QUOTE=Hotrodz;3650467]Hotchkis front sway bar and a rear diff upgrade and you will be set for street and track. As stated above it will transform the way the car handles and behaves during cornering!

How hard is a diff swap I'm pretty handy but I'm limited on any special tools I might need, I am also curious on the size of the bar?
wildolympic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2017, 07:40 PM   #11 (permalink)
Base Member
 
wildolympic's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Port Ludlow WA
Age: 57
Posts: 40
Drives: 2016 370Z nismo tech
Rep Power: 8
wildolympic is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Spooler View Post
Save that money and spend it on a diff upgrade. I just had an OS Giken installed and boy the car is an animal coming off the corner now. Before it was a one wheel wonder. I do have the Hotchkis front bar only on my car. You can get just the front alone without the rear.
Spooler what did the diff cost, I looked on there web site and you have to call for pricing.
wildolympic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2017, 07:47 PM   #12 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Ga
Posts: 13,803
Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z
Rep Power: 2684392
Spooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond reputeSpooler has a reputation beyond repute
Default

I got mine from Z1 Motorsports. They have a package. I drove up for the install. You can have the diff built and sent straight to you. I have about $3300 in it with them installing it. It is not cheap but well worth it. It is about half of what I have in my suspension. Not a cheap hobby.
wildolympic likes this.
Spooler is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2017, 07:48 PM   #13 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
Hotrodz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: NW, AZ
Posts: 9,330
Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo
Rep Power: 2684385
Hotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond repute
Default

[QUOTE=wildolympic;3650588]
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotrodz View Post
Hotchkis front sway bar and a rear diff upgrade and you will be set for street and track. As stated above it will transform the way the car handles and behaves during cornering!

How hard is a diff swap I'm pretty handy but I'm limited on any special tools I might need, I am also curious on the size of the bar?
I had mine done by a local shop. I believe there is diy on it and there are plenty of folks on here that can hepl you with questions. The big question is if want clutch typ diff or helical like Quaife or Wavetrac.

As for the sway bar get Hotchkis and be done. I had an Eibach that was nice but the Hotchkis is better. Our cars design to under steer so the big the bar the better. I run a square set up on the track and its perfect and if I run on oem 19s I still get understeer when tracking.

Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk
carlitos_370z and wildolympic like this.
__________________
Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel|3GsCustoms|Z1|Wavetrac|Hotchkis|Whiteline |Blitz|Fortune Auto 500|Fujimura|SPL|H&R|TK|TWM|RPM Rollbar|Sparco|Next Level Performance|TrackSpec|AeroFlow Dynamics|Pioneer|

Last edited by Hotrodz; 05-08-2017 at 07:53 PM.
Hotrodz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2017, 08:05 PM   #14 (permalink)
Base Member
 
wildolympic's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Port Ludlow WA
Age: 57
Posts: 40
Drives: 2016 370Z nismo tech
Rep Power: 8
wildolympic is on a distinguished road
Default

[QUOTE=Hotrodz;3650605][QUOTE=wildolympic;3650588]
I had mine done by a local shop. I believe there is diy on it and there are plenty of folks on here that can hepl you with questions. The big question is if want clutch typ diff or helical like Quaife or Wavetrac.

As for the sway bar get Hotchkis and be done. I had an Eibach that was nice but the Hotchkis is better. Our cars design to under steer so the big the bar the better. I run a square set up on the track and its perfect and if I run on oem 19s I still get understeer when trackin


Thanks for the great info, did you or anyone else change out there end links at the same time?
wildolympic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2017, 08:14 PM   #15 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
Hotrodz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: NW, AZ
Posts: 9,330
Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo
Rep Power: 2684385
Hotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond reputeHotrodz has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Yup, as Rusty would...SPL catalog installed!

Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk
Rusty, carlitos_370z and Spooler like this.
__________________
Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel|3GsCustoms|Z1|Wavetrac|Hotchkis|Whiteline |Blitz|Fortune Auto 500|Fujimura|SPL|H&R|TK|TWM|RPM Rollbar|Sparco|Next Level Performance|TrackSpec|AeroFlow Dynamics|Pioneer|
Hotrodz is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
[WTB] OEM Sway Bars AUtigers370z Parts for sale (Private Classifieds) 8 04-15-2014 03:20 AM
[WTB] F + R sway bars biggestsack Parts for sale (Private Classifieds) 0 02-28-2014 10:22 AM
[WTB] Wtb sway bars! zackstratford Parts for sale (Private Classifieds) 3 06-08-2012 12:35 PM
what do sway bars do black09Z Brakes & Suspension 7 07-10-2009 09:01 PM
What! No sway bars!! ZYUL8R Other Vehicles 6 05-27-2009 10:31 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:29 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2