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
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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.
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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
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Put the Hotchkis bar on the front and enjoy.
Also, DON'T touch the rear bar. It's already stiff enough from the factory.
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They're pretty noticeable every time you turn the wheel. Honestly, they were the best bang for the buck mod I've done.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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. |
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[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? |
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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.
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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
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[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? |
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Yup, as Rusty would...SPL catalog installed!
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