Broken Hotchkis Front Sway Bar *Move to TC*
#1
Broken Hotchkis Front Sway Bar *Move to TC*
So My hotchkis front sway bar snapped into 2 pieces this weekend, Here are some pics of it.
I did remove the broken piece but the majority of the bar is still on the car, my main concern is how far can I drive with me not having a front sway bar, I know of snap oversteer and I will be mindful of it, this is my daily and I drove it home after removing the smaller portion of the bar and it drove fine, I did detect a little instability but that is to be expected. Now to contact hotchkis to see what they can do.
I did remove the broken piece but the majority of the bar is still on the car, my main concern is how far can I drive with me not having a front sway bar, I know of snap oversteer and I will be mindful of it, this is my daily and I drove it home after removing the smaller portion of the bar and it drove fine, I did detect a little instability but that is to be expected. Now to contact hotchkis to see what they can do.
#8
ah screw it ill say it, i was autocrossing with the BMW club lmaooo i wasnt driving any more aggressive then i normally would but in general im pretty sure this shouldnt happen. gonna contact hotchkis and say wats up.
#13
i'm not sure about damages to other susp. components but i wouldn't risk it! swap back to oem front sway while you get a replacement. I swapped back to OEM front sway when it got bent in an accident and since i have not had a time to order a new one i put back the OEM and kept the rear hotchkis so far no problem.
#14
i def don't have the means to do the front sway I heard you have to remove a subframe and ish and dont got time to do that so ill get it done by a shop. its kinda expensive but its warrantied so well see i guess.