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Wanted Hotchkis Swaybars

Discussion in 'Wanted: Car Parts' started by 1nicetrd, May 20, 2012.

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    1nicetrd Well-Known Member

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    Well this worked last time lets see if second time is the charm. I am looking to buy front and rear hotchkis sway bars if any ones got some for sale i am willing to buy !!!
    1nicetrd, May 20, 2012
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    you don't want a hotchkis, they break =O.

    gl, is raptor racing still doing group buys for them?
    MovieSTAR, May 21, 2012
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    They shouldn't break with proper lubrication once a year!
    Goldy, May 21, 2012
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    1nicetrd Well-Known Member

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    Saltydog has them on his for a while now
    1nicetrd, May 21, 2012
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    I broke a set on my STi last week. fucking hollow pieces of shit.
    MovieSTAR, May 21, 2012
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    Yeah, people in the IS300 world break them as well....
    Goldy, May 21, 2012
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    1nicetrd Well-Known Member

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    But take into consideration these are pretty heavy cars compared to the corolla
    1nicetrd, May 21, 2012
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    Press22 Mangoooooooooooo

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    Have you actually weighed the car? It's not that much lighter than an IS300 lol.
    Is300's are stock about 3300
    Corolla LE's are about 2800

    My car weighs about 3550 LOL
    Press22, May 21, 2012
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    the IS and the STI weight about the same right ?
    1nicetrd, May 21, 2012
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    Well the STI is AWD, so probably a little more.
    Hummer, May 21, 2012
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    FAT!
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    hotchkiss use thinner tubular structures than other manufacturers. unfortunately, they are the only people still making them for 8th gens. Perrin makes tubular ones that don't break, because they have a thicker wall.
    MovieSTAR, May 22, 2012
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    i have a set.... but i feel liek i know you and we;ve had bad buisness before..
    ExDream, May 24, 2012
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    MacktasticSlick TRD whore with 36,000 posts, bitch

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    Sup dude missed you
    MacktasticSlick, May 24, 2012
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    [IMG]
    Goldy, May 24, 2012
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    inbox me, im down to buy them
    1nicetrd, May 24, 2012
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    i dont know. id rather sell to mackman since he is my N-word. and you are a noobie, and theres no reason to have sways until u get coils.
    ExDream, May 25, 2012
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    Correction: there is no reason to get sways if you are getting coilovers. get better endlinks, and get a single rear sway.
    MovieSTAR, May 25, 2012
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    I'm not following this part....
    Goldy, May 25, 2012
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    He's trying to say you don't need ways unless you get coilovers, that is wrong though. You don't need sways with coilovers. You need better end links. Sways are good on lowered suspension setups (strut/spring combo) but not so on coilovers since the handling is much different and you don't need to compensate for body roll.
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    I know what he was trying to say, I just didn't fully agree.

    I do have much stiffer sway bar upgrades with my stiff coilovers, but I definitely needed to upgrade the end links to shorter ones to compensate.
    Goldy, May 25, 2012
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    +1 I don't need a sway bar, need proper end links
    Press22, May 26, 2012
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    lol, why would you need proper end links if you don't have a sway bar?
    Goldy, May 26, 2012
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    I actually have a stock sway bar.
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    Oh, that's different then
    Goldy, May 26, 2012
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    stock sway + endlinks is better than sway + endlinks on stock suspension....coilovers + endlinks are better than coilovers + sways
    MovieSTAR, May 28, 2012
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    You definitely need end links when lowered, that's for sure.
    Goldy, May 28, 2012
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    Still need to replace mine, any good ones for the rolla?
    MacktasticSlick, May 28, 2012
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    My question is how do you know what size you need? I saw a set by the people who made my coils and they're adjustable.
    Press22, May 28, 2012
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    Wouldn't there only be one "size"? For the IS300, the Hotchkis sways are adjustable.... IE they have 2 holes on each end for the end links, so you can set different stiffnesses.

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    Goldy, May 28, 2012
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