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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 10:19 AM
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i have the hotchkis bars, and purchased them from titanmotorsports.com for $250 shipped!

they offer the most adjustability, they come with poly bushings, and are the cheapest...it's a no brainer!!
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 09:15 PM
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Has anyone had the opportunity to compare the 350evo and the hotchkis? I'm curious..
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Old Jul 17, 2004 | 09:42 PM
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Ok well I bought the hotchkis and maybe it's me, but the front bar didn't feel any stiffer than stock in the middle setting. I have the rear at the softest setting and feels stiffer than stock. I just change the front to full stiff and it feels better. anyone else experience this?
I might have to put the stock front bar back on next weekend for comparison sake.
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Old Jul 20, 2004 | 07:52 AM
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I haven't put on the hotchkis sways yet but I ordered them from titanmotorsports.com for 250 shipped and they are really professional over there. I ordered the sways late in the day and Eric managed to send them out that day...I got them 4 days later.
Good Stuff.
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Old Jul 20, 2004 | 05:39 PM
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Originally posted by StandAloneZ
I haven't put on the hotchkis sways yet but I ordered them from titanmotorsports.com for 250 shipped and they are really professional over there. I ordered the sways late in the day and Eric managed to send them out that day...I got them 4 days later.
Good Stuff.
Please post when you put them on to comment on my previous post. The front at full stiff feels equal to the stock bar on mine for some reason..
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Old Jul 21, 2004 | 12:38 PM
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Go with the STILLEN sway bar set. They are 5-way adjustable front and rear. Anywhere from a 7% to a 70% increase in stiffness. Perfect for a daily car that see's track days. They usually cost about $480 but Stillen is running a special on them now for $289.00!!! At that price you can't go wrong. Easy install and clears any exhaust.
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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 09:40 PM
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ok I've since adjusted to stiff/medium and the car behaves very well. I was able to do a back to back comparo this weekend with a stock setup and my hotchkis is definatly stiffer and more neutral handling. I'll be taking the car to the track this weekend so I'll post my track impressions shortly. Two thumbs up for the hotchkis.
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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 09:58 PM
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Originally posted by GPorsch
Go with the STILLEN sway bar set. They are 5-way adjustable front and rear. Anywhere from a 7% to a 70% increase in stiffness. Perfect for a daily car that see's track days. They usually cost about $480 but Stillen is running a special on them now for $289.00!!! At that price you can't go wrong. Easy install and clears any exhaust.
Duh.. !

Look Again how this bar is a five way..

Outer hole to Outer Hole

Outer Hole to Middle Hole - ( do you need one side weaker? )

Middle Hole to Middle Hole

Middle Hole to Firm hole - ( Do you need one side weaker? )

Firm Hole to Firm hole




Any bar with three holes could do this.. One born every minute..
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 08:24 AM
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Give me a break! I'm quoting what Stillen says, they say 5-way adj. Sure any bar with 3 holes per side can claim this. But the truth is no one would ever run a staggered setup on the sway bars. Realistically these are 3-way bars, technically they are 5-way. I've tried what I consider all the settings; soft, medium, hard. I dont try the staggered settings because I don't think that I would notice such a small difference. So if you want to call them 3-way adjustable, fine by me. Either way I use them and I like them!
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 06:41 PM
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Got an awsome deal on the Nismo's. Probably would have gone with Hotchkis for price. Can't compare because this is the only set of sways I've had on this car. I can tell you it handles way better than stock.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 01:00 PM
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found this thread so could you suggest me what is better for my roadster? i have already install Tein s street coilovers ..i am between cusco and hotchkis or Stillen says ..????

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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by karas..56
found this thread so could you suggest me what is better for my roadster? i have already install Tein s street coilovers ..i am between cusco and hotchkis or Stillen says ..????
????
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by karas..56
found this thread so could you suggest me what is better for my roadster? i have already install Tein s street coilovers ..i am between cusco and hotchkis or Stillen says ..????
I track my Z a lot. I run the Hotchkis sways and love them. (But I have not tried the other brands.)
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