SpeedDemon20

what do i have to get for this as of sway bars, what hole do i have to adjust my front and rear hotchkis sway bars

TheFarmer

iTrader: (19)

What kind of track racing do you do? The settings of your sway bar depends on your current suspension setup and what you're trying to accomplish with the car.

DavesZ#3

iTrader: (26)

Moved to proper forum

Search the current forum for "hotchkis" and see what others are using. You'll see that it varies greatly as it depends on the rest of your suspension setup. There is no simple "set the front to .. and set the rear to..." answer.

mhoward1

As stated, there is no "ONE" setup. it depends not only on what is already on the car, but the driving style of the driver.

On that note though, there are many threads where you can read about peoples personal opinions and experiences with different setups.

scotts300

iTrader: (46)

From the looks of your post, I don't think you need anything but a mechanically-sound vehicle.

Zazz93

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I thinks it depends more so on the driver's style and abilities. In stock form the suspension will outperform most drivers and will give an understeering safety net. The sway bar can aid in removing some of this understeer (rear bar harder setting) by allowing the car to be less compliant and literally break traction slightly earlier in the rear. But this is where the less experienced driver can get into trouble. With that said, the changes are fairly small and affect the handling similar increments just be aware of what the changes do to the overall attitude of the car.

This is by no means the only product of this type of adjustment just the most pronounced.

SpeedDemon20

I have stock suspension but i just bought hotchis sway bars and i wanna know whats the best for going around the track getting the best time, i dont need to explain more damn come on

mhoward1

True, you don't need to explain more.

But many of us can tell that everything we were trying to help out with will fall on deaf ears.

Have fun.

terrasmak

iTrader: (8)

What tires, what tire sizes, what springs, camber settings and driving experiance will help us give you a better starting point.

Zazz93

iTrader: (2)

Here you go,

Front antisway bar stiffer = More understeer
Front antisway bar softer = Less understeer
Rear antisway bar stiffer = More oversteer
Rear antisway bar softer = Less oversteer

SpeedDemon20

thx man thats all i needed to know , people are so hard to deal with sometimes

Z1 Performance

iTrader: (564)

your swaybars came with instructions - your best bet is starting with the settings they recommend in there, and then fine tuning them as you see fit, based on how the car behaves once they are installed

Ruff Z

iTrader: (8)

Yeah, some people are hard to deal with

goodluck getting those oh so fast lap times

TheFarmer

iTrader: (19)

Are you serious? You never answered my question of what type of track you'll be running on. There's sooo many bleeding variables. Are you an aggressive driver? Do you like oversteer? Can you handle oversteer? What are your current alignment settings? How fast are the average corner speeds on your track? What kind of tires are you running?

If you want the best time, you should be out there testing the setup. No one knows how well you can drive and how you like to drive. That's for you to decide. Install the damn sways and go for a test drive, adjust from there to suit you and your track. The end.

M1r4cL3

iTrader: (8)

To answer the OPs question in very simple terms.
Front = Med
Rear = Soft (adjust to Med if too much understeer or prefer more active rear)

IMO you shouldn't go higher than Med on a OEM suspension. I've tried it and it feels like ur fighting the car to much thru turns on track.

Experimentation is ur best teacher.

betamotorsports

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I think SpeedDemon20 and this driving instructor will get along well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwa9TMG63fM

mhoward1

ok, that has to be the worst instructor I have ever heard. I really, REALLY hope the student reported all that to the organizers.

Zazz93

iTrader: (2)

I didn't get why the instructor was so bothered. Was there a little background problem to this one we may have missed?

Zazz93

iTrader: (2)

I hope that wasn't your experience Beta (I noticed you are both Johns).

mhoward1

if you noticed, he was bothered before they even got belted in the car. The "Slow Down @ZZ#$%#" comment and the "not use to a full face helmet" were red flags to me. I think more details will come out soon.