Hotchkis sway bars

I just looked... When the car is sitting flat on the ground, the very bottom of the steering knuckle arm (where the tie rod end connects) is hitting the very top of the sway bar. When the car was all the way up in the air, the boot of the tie rod end was hitting the sway bar. It only seems to do it if you're practically making a u-turn.

If its going to be difficult to deal with Hotchkis on this I might just take a couple millimeters off the top of the sway bar ends. It appears theres plenty of metal there as is.

what year are you guys talking about this hitting the knuckle arm?

98-02... It might do the same on the 93-97s

if it's hitting the knuckle and it impedes turning (even if it's just in certain situations), I would contact Hotchkis about it. The piece wasn't well engineered if you installed it correctly and it's hitting parts on the car. It doesn't make sense to pay $300 or whatever for a piece that doesn't fit right.

Let us know if the problem is solved once you get them put on. So far, this is the only thing keeping me from getting these...

Hey I noticed you keep bragging about going to the canyons or whatever. I've been going to a certain pass for about 3 years and I've never seen any other same model Corolla there and most people that go regularly know my car. What pass do you run?

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I have the same problem when I make a left u-turn. I called Halfwits and they said to email pictures of where it's hitting and they'll contact me about a new, redeveloped front bar.

Still waiting.....................Patiently
Approx ship date " Early next week" is what I heard.

When they get that fixed, Ill get that.

So you guys say that these will fit a 93-97 also? I checked my car out and it has the rear sway bar. But the front doesn't even have one, or a mount for one.

i see one under my 96

i want the hotcakes when they're done with the fitment issue

Yea.... its just weird that I see one under my back, but not my front. Maybe they're only on certain models. After all mine is a crappy 1.6 automatic

my order is being held up too for the redesign.. so i just asked them to ship me out the rear bar now, and ship the front when they get the redesign done.. they are saying its going to be until next week before they get them back.. what a crock of shit

I feel your pain, and I'm going up to the twisties (sierra foothills) right now so If I dont make it back it's because I didnt have the swaybars on

Well I made it back and I still dont have the swaybars,
Is wednesday considered early next week If it was said last week?

You'll mind a set of these when you pan out your hard dough and have to listen to how fuckin noisy they are!! They always creak. I miss the days when my car used to ride smooth and quiet. This is the shittiest mod I have done yet!!!

all sway bars are noisey

can't you lubricate the bushings?

shittiest mod?just becuase its a little noisy? Does it make cornering flatter? if it does its doing its job. And it will only creak if the bushings aren't greased properly. take some tephlon tape and wrap everything. if you don't like turning then invest in going in a straight line.

my exhaust is noisy, it's almost my shittiest mod, i just paid 250 for a muffler..and it's the shittiest shit i ever heard..fucking trd..=P

hotcakes' customer service is pretty bad so dont hold your breath.

yeah they suck so bad I almost wish I didn't buy from them

sucks man.. still waiting..lol@how they always use the excuse " waiting to get them back from the powdercoater"

where the hell is their powdercoater? jupiter?

they use the same excuse when i asked them for the ETA for the first set of bars 2 months back.. man i hate that company, too bad we have no other choice.

ah the wonders of custom parts that r produced w/out the car or produced w/ the car and not tested in driving conditions...Rolla people don't get your hopes down, this kit will be problem free one day hopefully soon, i've learned when a part comes out for the Rolla, to let other people be the first to play with it so they can get everything worked out for all of us, i'd be the rat, but just don't have the time, so i just be patient and wait for it to be ready to go for sure...hope they resolve the problem soon, cuz i wouldnt mind a set of these

As you can see I re-greased the bushings several times and the noise keeps coming back. Hotchkis claims they have a new front bar in development. We'll see....

It's great to pay a lot of $$ to be a lab rat

anyone tried installing a rear strut tower bar on their 03?