Hotchkis sway bar question.

Spooler · 07-06-2015, 08:21 PM

What do you guys do with the rear bar? Make a lamp out of it? Is it worth it to buy the Eibach sways instead.

DEpointfive0 · 07-06-2015, 08:27 PM

You buy both, leave the rear in your garage in the corner, lol

Lamp is a good idea though

And no, buy Hotchkis

onzedge · 07-06-2015, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spooler

What do you guys do with the rear bar? Make a lamp out of it? Is it worth it to buy the Eibach sways instead.

The rear makes all the difference. People who tell you otherwise are misinformed or have not actually run Hotchkis and are parroting (repeating) something they have heard.

Run the rears in the middle position.

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gomer_110 · 07-06-2015, 09:20 PM

My Hotchkis rear is sitting on my floor at the moment only cause I haven't had a chance to through it in the attic. The rear is absolutely worthless. Personaly, I found even the Eibach rear bar to be too stiff. I'm running autox though, so my setup might not be exactly what you're looking for. fwiw I'm not even running a rear bar anymore.

DEpointfive0 · 07-06-2015, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onzedge

The rear makes all the difference. People who tell you otherwise are misinformed or have not actually run Hotchkis and are parroting (repeating) something they have heard.

Run the rears in the middle position.

onzedge™ has written

I ran it on full soft, made the rear wayyyyyy too tail happy

onzedge · 07-06-2015, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

I ran it on full soft, made the rear wayyyyyy too tail happy

Loveyoulongtime.

I do not find this to be true. I also run Swift Spec R and Koni Sport with SPL links.

onzedge · 07-06-2015, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

I ran it on full soft, made the rear wayyyyyy too tail happy

Don't argue with me.

Red__Zed · 07-06-2015, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onzedge

The rear makes all the difference. People who tell you otherwise are misinformed or have not actually run Hotchkis and are parroting (repeating) something they have heard.

Run the rears in the middle position.

onzedge™ has written

track or autoX that you are recommending this for?

axmea? · 07-06-2015, 10:20 PM

You cannot rely entirely on what you hear from us or the internets. Ultimately, it is how you drive your car, your tires, set-up. etc. You will have to decide. If you decide not to use the rears - make a barbell....for big guns.....to help you make high speed corrections.

onzedge · 07-06-2015, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

track or autoX that you are recommending this for?

I drive my z cars on the streets and highways of our great nation.

Hotrodz · 07-06-2015, 10:25 PM

I have an Eibach front bar set to full stiff and the oem Nismo rear bar. I removed the Eibach rear bar and went back to the Nismo bar as I was getting a lot of push with the rear bar set to the middle setting. I still have under steer but it is manageable and I will keep it there until I change out my front tires as they are SO-4s and my rears are RE-11s. I think the stiffer sidewalls on the RE-11's will make difference and I'm thinking of running in 275s as well.

Rusty · 07-06-2015, 10:42 PM

I got the Hotchkis bars. I have the rear set on the softest setting. On the street, it's fine. On the track, it's can get tail happy if I'm not careful with my driving. At the Tail of the Dragon. I got some push on some of the down hill hair-pins. Need bigger tires on the front.

Rusty · 07-06-2015, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onzedge

The rear makes all the difference. People who tell you otherwise are misinformed or have not actually run Hotchkis and are parroting (repeating) something they have heard.

Run the rears in the middle position.

onzedge™ has written

You're full of chit!

There is only 2 holes on each side on mine.

Trips · 07-06-2015, 10:49 PM

I think for the novice drivers the low or med setting should be fine.

For the guys who push the HELL out of it? Doing without and staying oem like in my case will allow you to push the limits.

I don't condone the driving like a maniac on public roads without the rear Hotchkis bar

Rusty · 07-06-2015, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onzedge

The rear makes all the difference. People who tell you otherwise are misinformed or have not actually run Hotchkis and are parroting (repeating) something they have heard.

Run the rears in the middle position.

onzedge™ has written

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

You're full of chit!

There is only 2 holes on each side on mine.

I'm going to eat some crow now.

Looked at my journal. And I have pictures that show 3 holes per side.

Anyone got some salt and pepper?

07-06-2015, 08:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 13,800 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684392	Hotchkis sway bar question. What do you guys do with the rear bar? Make a lamp out of it? Is it worth it to buy the Eibach sways instead.

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DEpointfive0 Premium Member Bitches Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17151	You buy both, leave the rear in your garage in the corner, lol Lamp is a good idea though And no, buy Hotchkis Trips and Eagle like this. __________________ Do YOU want to know what/where I got my username from? ( Click to show/hide ) NSFW due to language:

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gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36941	My Hotchkis rear is sitting on my floor at the moment only cause I haven't had a chance to through it in the attic. The rear is absolutely worthless. Personaly, I found even the Eibach rear bar to be too stiff. I'm running autox though, so my setup might not be exactly what you're looking for. fwiw I'm not even running a rear bar anymore. __________________ '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

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Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684385	I have an Eibach front bar set to full stiff and the oem Nismo rear bar. I removed the Eibach rear bar and went back to the Nismo bar as I was getting a lot of push with the rear bar set to the middle setting. I still have under steer but it is manageable and I will keep it there until I change out my front tires as they are SO-4s and my rears are RE-11s. I think the stiffer sidewalls on the RE-11's will make difference and I'm thinking of running in 275s as well. __________________ *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\|

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Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,184 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684437	I got the Hotchkis bars. I have the rear set on the softest setting. On the street, it's fine. On the track, it's can get tail happy if I'm not careful with my driving. At the Tail of the Dragon. I got some push on some of the down hill hair-pins. Need bigger tires on the front. Hotrodz and Spooler like this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,730 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	I think for the novice drivers the low or med setting should be fine. For the guys who push the HELL out of it? Doing without and staying oem like in my case will allow you to push the limits. I don't condone the driving like a maniac on public roads without the rear Hotchkis bar Hotrodz likes this. __________________ Last edited by Trips; 07-06-2015 at 11:11 PM.

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