I have an '03 Touring, and am looking to install a set of Hotchkis sways. I am wondering if I will have an issue with the VDC. Nismo is stating you have to install their whole suspension in order for the VDC to work properly!
I was wondering if those of you who have installed the Hotchkis with VDC have had any problems, and where the best place to purchase them.

 

they work great to me
nothing need to worry about

 

Sway bars correct for body roll. VDC corrects for loss of traction.

 

NISMO wants as much $$$ as they can from you , thats all.

 

Nissan is protecting itself from lawsuits.

 

Hotchkis TVS owner... No Problems.

 

Exactly! Nissan also used to have a disclaimer on the NISMO wheels that they wouldn't work on a car with VDC. Of course the wheels work, they are just covering their a$$ on potential lawsuits in case somebody did have problem with a Z that was VDC related. Basically, they claim that any modification to the suspension, wheels or tires can affect VDC.

 

And they are correct any changes will modify VDC, the question is how much is significant.

Actually just replacing a single tire with a different tread depth, might be measurable with sensitive enough test equipment.

 

True - there have been more than a few posts here from people having trouble after replacing front or rear tires only then get VDC kicking in.