Hotchkis front sway bar installation sucks! (small rant)

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05-08-2005 | 06:22 PM

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KINGxOFxSKA

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i want my hotchkins sway set

05-10-2005 | 11:34 AM

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LIKE_OR_AS_GOD

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The Hotchkins are probly my next mod for my car. Would be nice if some one did a pic walk through. Allso realy how hard is it to do the front install in your own garage? I mean if I could get a dealer to install it for 50 I would actualy be tempted to allow them (think it's more like 70 and hour here). Than just do the rear myself. Even though I would profer to just do both myself.

05-10-2005 | 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jrv2000

The hotchkis front/rear sway is lightyears better than the TRD rear bar. The TRD bar gives you either 39% or 64% stiffer than the stock bar. The Hotchkis bar gives you ...

% Stiffer Than Stock
Front Bar - 40% / 68%
Rear Bar - 273% / 304% / 338%

As you can see, the Hotchkis bar is a lot stiffer. As far as why TRD didn't make a front bar, I dont know.

Because most people don't want or need an upgraded front bar. Also, as mentioned in this thread, the installation of the rear bar is much easier than the installation of the front bar. TRD chose to make a rear bar that works with the stock front bar and give improved handling and reduced understeer, rather than make a set which most people would not want to install themselves.

Also, the Hotchkis bars are not "better" than the TRD bar. They are different, and the Hotchkis set is stiffer, but not everbody wants or needs the Hotchkis set.