Hotchkis sway bars v.s. Stillen sway bars
I cannot speak for stillen sways but i have used hotchkis for my celicas and 350Zs...they were always great quality products and customer support was always helpful. my only gripe was regreasing the bushings and that my endlinks were done after a few months...but that was my fault more than anything...lol.
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Extra stiffness up front adds understeer.
Since our car tends to lean naturally toward oversteer in hard cornering under acceleration, I personally found a slight increase in understeer desirable to bring the car to a more neutral handling feel, at least for my driving style. I have experimented with the 3 stiffness setting on the rear Hotchkis bar and currently have it to the least stiffest of the 3 settings. I prefer it this way for everyday spirited driving.
So I looked at this Hotchkis promo video on a G37 non-S:
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/I...-Vs_204490.htm
The problem here is that the driver is driving significantly slower around the cones with the hotchkis and made a wider first turn in! so it feels as if they're hiding something...
Stillen parts are sketchy and lack attention to detail imo...it's like turning your Infiniti into a Camaro.
wished Nismo would save us from this aftermarket madness...
( and those fake front side vents...
)
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/I...-Vs_204490.htm
The problem here is that the driver is driving significantly slower around the cones with the hotchkis and made a wider first turn in! so it feels as if they're hiding something...
Stillen parts are sketchy and lack attention to detail imo...it's like turning your Infiniti into a Camaro.
wished Nismo would save us from this aftermarket madness...
( and those fake front side vents...
)
Since our car tends to lean naturally toward oversteer in hard cornering under acceleration, I personally found a slight increase in understeer desirable to bring the car to a more neutral handling feel, at least for my driving style. I have experimented with the 3 stiffness setting on the rear Hotchkis bar and currently have it to the least stiffest of the 3 settings. I prefer it this way for everyday spirited driving.
Do the Gs naturally understeer or oversteer?
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a friend of mine is turning in his G lease, for one reason or another. So I have the opportunity to buy his Stillen sways. He offered them to me for $175 with new, never used bushings for the front one. I think its a great deal, anyone?
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