awesome write up

 

I have driven with both on diff settings on each, hotchkis is my choice.

 

What setting did you leave it on?

 

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I've taken away a lot from this thread, and I appreciate all the effort that goes into providing this feedback.

I've come across multiple other threads that claim the NISMO sways (aka "NISMO Stabilizer Kit" part#: E4600-1EA00) for the 370Z are compatible with the G37 due to same frame & suspension.

I have never seen a pic posted to corroborate the claims or any comparisons of them to the main options of Hotchkis/Stillen/Eibach, all obv aftermarket.

Can anyone chime in on whether the NISMO sways are in fact compatible with the G37?

If anyone has them installed, how do they compare to the feedback shared in this thread regarding Hotchkis/Stillen/Eibach?

For those that have them installed, is there anything that led you to go with the NISMO sways over Hotchkis, Stillen, or Eibach?

 

You'll have to search to find the thread but I seem to recall someone claimed the NISMO rear bar and the IPL rear bar were the same part number. I don't know about the front bar.

For those who are going with coil-overs, you might want to wait for sway bars until you've installed the coil-overs. Many Z guys dispense with the rear bar after upgrading to coil-overs. More info on my350z.com and the370Z.com forums.

 

Yep, the IPL and Nismo bars are the same (in diameter anyway). I agree with slartibartfast. Pick your spring/damping rates and adjust with the bars. For the street, don't go with the stiffest bars so you can keep your car's compliance over bumps and the independent suspension acting more well, independent. Use good dampers and they'll work properly on less than perfect pavement in the real world. I'd rather go with stiffer springs and matched damping than stiffer bars.

 

Many years ago, Car Craft magazine gave D I C K Guldstrand and Herb Adams matching late-80's Firebirds and told them to make them good track cars. Guldstrand's background was road racing Corvettes while Herb Adams was the primary suspension design guy for Pontiac when the Firebird first came out in the mid-60s.

Guldstrand expectedly went the road racing route and upped spring rates and damping while using just enough stabilizer bar to get the car balanced to his liking. The ride was tough. Adams, on the other hand, went with stock springs paired with decent aftermarket shocks (Koni?) and big stabilizer bars. Cushy!

Each drove their cars around a Left Coast track (Sears Point?). The cars came within 1 second of each other.

Moral of the story? Good dampers, soft springs and big bars on a daily driver will get you most of the way there. Further enhancements will require stiffening and lowering the suspension such that the car is better left for weekend fun. For the stance guys who want lower yet soft, you have to go with the big bars to manage roll control. The more serious guys who understand that lower should be stiffer will want to think twice about stabilizer bar choice.

 

I would like to know the front and rear settings too.

 

And if your and X driver Hotchkis is almost your ONLY choice. Who has the best deal on them?

 

I just ordered from TireRack a couple days ago. They've been sold out for a while, and the big retailers are usually the earlier ones to get them in.

 

Yeah that is the lowest I can find at $352 shipped to me.

 

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Thanks for the thread, i just find more ...