SoCal09G37

I recently realized that the performance of my G37 was not quite where it should be, and I knew something had to be done. I thought of the obvious, sway bars are a simple straight-forward bolt on that totally changes the dynamic of the car. Hotchkis is a name mostly known for their domestic parts but they have started branching out into foreign cars. I contacted my friend Michael Heintz who works for Hotchkis at their headquarters here in Southern California about getting some installed on my car. I got my parts installed by some other friends of mine (Darin and Chris) at West End Alignment in Gardena, CA. They did a great job on the install! Everything went together perfectly of course; Hotchkis included all of the necessary hardware to make the install a breeze. I am a person who appreciates the details in things, a swaybar sounds like a pretty basic item and it really is, but the Hotchkis G37 swaybars have got more thought into them than the competition. The welds and the paint on the swaybars are both at a level that you don’t see with other companies. After getting the swaybars installed I had to do the one obvious thing and took a spirited drive back in the hills of Malibu, CA. These are tight curvy back roads that push man and machine to the limit. With the Hotchkis swaybars, WOW is the only response that came to mind. The car is totally different beast! It went from good to great for only a couple hundred dollars. For those that are considering upgrading the swaybars on their G37 I highly recommend Hotchkis. Here are a few pics! Enjoy!

Arrival:

Installed: super easy process

During the alignment the customer gets to sit in the car to get a 100% accurate job. Typically body weight can throw off your alignment 1/8 to 1/4 of a degree depending on how big you are.
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blnewt

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Yep, heard nothing but great things about Hotchkis, it's definitely on my shopping list. Glad you're enjoying your new ride
Do the new swaybars require a re-alignment?

Dj1ofDet

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I didn't have to do a realignment, but I'm sure it couldn't hurt. BTW OP, congrats on the sways. I do have to agree that their impact on the G's ride is pretty nice for only a few hundred bucks.

apexi957

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Did you also have to get aftermarket endlinks?

SoCal09G37

I didn't need the alignment, I bought my car used and just thought it was a good idea. They checked everything to make sure it was 110% perfect.

No, they are not. Btw, the front only has one setting, my rear is set in the middle setting. (aggressiveness)

MUCH more suspension mods to come.

taek

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i wish i was in CA

Dj1ofDet

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That's strange. Mine have two settings on the front. I'm running the light setting in front, and medium in the rear.

SoCal09G37

http://tunerzstore.com/black-images/...-g37%20awd.jpg

this one only has one as well. Maybe because it's the awd. Not sure.

SoCal09G37

http://www.jscspeed.com/images/catal...thumb_full.jpg

but this one has two. Maybe, mine does have two. I honestly can't remember now. But nonetheless, its beast!

Dj1ofDet

iTrader: (5)

That must be a stock photo, as my AWD bars have two settings in the front. One thing I have seen is that around every 4-5 k miles, my alignment is back out of spec.

XSivG

if I'm not mistaken the awd front bar has two settings, the rwd front bar only has one !!!

SoCal09G37

Just installed my Cusco strut tower bar today. Even more performance! Two sub frame braces to go on next, but it will require a re-alignment. $100 out the window. SMH