Installed Hotchkis Sway Bars
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Le Mans Master
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From: Helotes TEXAS
Installed Hotchkis Sway Bars
Just got through installing a used set of Hotchkis Sway Bars.
MAN, WHAT A DIFFERENCE !!!
The car takes corners like it glued to the road !
I've purchased a new set of Bilsteins on fleabay and should be here next week. That should make a heck of a difference as well.
I any of you are looking to do this swap, I highly recommend it.
MAN, WHAT A DIFFERENCE !!!
The car takes corners like it glued to the road !
I've purchased a new set of Bilsteins on fleabay and should be here next week. That should make a heck of a difference as well.
I any of you are looking to do this swap, I highly recommend it.
c5-pewter
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St. Jude Donor '08
Just got through installing a used set of Hotchkis Sway Bars.
MAN, WHAT A DIFFERENCE !!!
The car takes corners like it glued to the road !
I've purchased a new set of Bilsteins on fleabay and should be here next week. That should make a heck of a difference as well.
I any of you are looking to do this swap, I highly recommend it.
MAN, WHAT A DIFFERENCE !!!
The car takes corners like it glued to the road !
I've purchased a new set of Bilsteins on fleabay and should be here next week. That should make a heck of a difference as well.
I any of you are looking to do this swap, I highly recommend it.
Did the same a few years ago, but used c6 z06 shocks. GRT
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Pro
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From: barrie ontario
Just got through installing a used set of Hotchkis Sway Bars.
MAN, WHAT A DIFFERENCE !!!
The car takes corners like it glued to the road !
I've purchased a new set of Bilsteins on fleabay and should be here next week. That should make a heck of a difference as well.
I any of you are looking to do this swap, I highly recommend it.
MAN, WHAT A DIFFERENCE !!!
The car takes corners like it glued to the road !
I've purchased a new set of Bilsteins on fleabay and should be here next week. That should make a heck of a difference as well.
I any of you are looking to do this swap, I highly recommend it.
I did this last year
Make sure you get the metal endlinks if you don't already have them
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Le Mans Master
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From: Helotes TEXAS
DAMN these are some bada$$ sway bars !! There is no body lean when taking the corvers....
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Le Mans Master
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i just added the very same setup. swaybars and shocks with sim sensors.
lets just say when you look at the new bars and sit them next to the stock ones....... well its just amazing.
the performance is well worth the money. but i find myself trying to speed through turns to see how amazing it holds the road. and i just cant stop smiling
lets just say when you look at the new bars and sit them next to the stock ones....... well its just amazing.
the performance is well worth the money. but i find myself trying to speed through turns to see how amazing it holds the road. and i just cant stop smiling
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Le Mans Master
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From: Helotes TEXAS
i just added the very same setup. swaybars and shocks with sim sensors.
lets just say when you look at the new bars and sit them next to the stock ones....... well its just amazing.
the performance is well worth the money. but i find myself trying to speed through turns to see how amazing it holds the road. and i just cant stop smiling
lets just say when you look at the new bars and sit them next to the stock ones....... well its just amazing.
the performance is well worth the money. but i find myself trying to speed through turns to see how amazing it holds the road. and i just cant stop smiling
and I can stop smiling either. 
The Hotchkis bars are HUGE compared the Z06 bars I had on the car !
And yes the car is amazing in the turns.
Racer
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I was looking into picking up a set of Hotchkis sway bars, what is the benefit to getting the metal end links as apposed to the set they sell without end links? I guess my question is, $300 extra is going to do what for me?
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Le Mans Master
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As for what EXTRA are you getting.... your car will handle "like it's on rails". If you think it take corners and turn good now, you'll see a night and day difference with the Hotchkis bars !
My car is my DD so I noticed the difference immediately.
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The only downside for the T1's is that they are a bit loud...clunks at low speeds
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Le Mans Master
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<<< See I still can't sop smiling ! I installed the metal end links that came with the Hotchkis kit. Mine are the older heim joint type end links, but I haven't heard and difference. It still rides nice and quiet.
Racer
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Hopefully you've already upgraded you plastic end links to the newer metal end links. If so, you can reuse them.
As for what EXTRA are you getting.... your car will handle "like it's on rails". If you think it take corners and turn good now, you'll see a night and day difference with the Hotchkis bars !
My car is my DD so I noticed the difference immediately.
As for what EXTRA are you getting.... your car will handle "like it's on rails". If you think it take corners and turn good now, you'll see a night and day difference with the Hotchkis bars !
My car is my DD so I noticed the difference immediately.
Thank you!
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Le Mans Master
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I picked up a set off of fleabay for less that $300 bucks, shipped !
Racer
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I got Bilstein sports, even before I started any "moddin". The difference was immediately noticeable (I have a Z51 suspension). After I got done "Frankensteining" my car, the last thing I did was put on the Hotchkiss sway bars. I thought about getting the Pfadt swaybars, but I figured that I was not going to de enough autocrossing to require frequent adjustments. Besides, the Hotchkiss cost about 1/2 price of the Pfadt sway bars.
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. Replaced them with metal Z06 non adjustable links, so far so good/quiet! I too run the Hotchkis bars, Z06 springs, Koni FSD shocks. same observations- much less body roll especially coming from the FE1 suspension.