The difference. My goodness... I can now turn like a hungry predator chasing its prey. On all seasons too, mind you! There is a corner I've dubbed Dead Man's Curve because there are frequently news stories about deaths there, and you always see car parts scattered throughout. Normally I take it at a pretty reserved speed, being public roads and all. Fortunately I was coming home late recently and the roads were empty, so long story short I was able to take the turn much faster without the traditional scary-*** floating feeling accompanied with body roll. That same planted feeling translates to every corner for all the beans I've given the car thus far.

Admittedly, I should have gone for the lesser of the two stiffness settings up front. The bumps are a bit too pronounced now for my daily commute. The thought was I would get more oversteer because sideways racecar. Some day I'll set it looser but it's still cold af here. The install was a bear because of this, space heater or no. I think setting the rear on the middle setting was the correct choice however.

This whole install justified me buying a grease gun because of those wonderful zerk fittings, an air ratchet for the front skid plate's bajillion bolts, and a creeper to roll around on, so it's a win even before installation. All the stuff!

I did have some install problems on the front sway. The left nut got chewed up and I essentially destroyed the nut and sway bracket trying to get it off. Dremels are ****ing boss though. Fortunately I found an OEM replacement sway bracket for $20 shipped and bought a series of washers and big ol' anodized nuts from the auto parts store so everything is now situated just fine. Of course I threw on some loctite for extra insurance.

The rear install was a bit difficult too. Since I have the X, I actually had to drop my exhaust at the mufflers, remove the center brace, and brace it at the center-ish point with my floor jack several inches lower to be able to navigate the old sway out. I snapped off one of the two middle exhaust hanger studs, so I'll probably bring that to a shop to get drilled and replaced. Fortunately I haven't noticed any drone and it passed my jiggle test so I'm calling it good for now.

Overall the install was fun and completely revitalized the way my car handles. I know there are others on this site, but I'll upload a pic of my old rear sway bar vs the new one. It looks like a toothpick comparatively.


EDIT: Uploaded pic of old vs new rear sway

 

Your Hotchkis front sway has more than one setting? Mine doesn't, though I do have RWD. Eibach bars have two settings in the front.

 

I have the x as well..my front Hotchkiss bar has two settings...maybe its just for the AWD

 

Hmm, curiouser and curiouser.

The softer setting up front will make the rear livelier.

 

I have a "X" coupe as well and my Hotchkis front has two settings as well.

 

This sounds fun.

 

Yep, 2 settings. Hotchkis part 22443

 

This is the first I've read of the adjustable fronts. Granted, I don't pay that much attention to AWD stuff but it's good this is getting publicity.

 

​​​​​ can you tell me what you mean by livelier, I just bought a 2012 Infiniti g37xs, I had no idea it even had Hotchkiss sway bars on it, I'm an old guy, interstate driving, and this car is very twitchy, I'm trying to figure out the best sway bar setting to make this thing just want to go straight with no issues, car has brand new alignment, and brand new Bridgestone potenza 980 AS Plus tires, any help would be greatly appreciated

 

You will want to set the front and rear sway bars to the outer most holes for both left and right sides (the holes furthest away from the center of the car).

This will soften it up and make the car feel less "twitchy"