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Ready to buy: Whiteline or Hotchkis Sway Bars?

After having my KW V3's installed, the car def handles better but still has some dreaded body roll. So I'm looking for a sway bar set that will help get

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Old 05-10-2010, 07:10 PM   #1 (permalink)
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After having my KW V3's installed, the car def handles better but still has some dreaded body roll. So I'm looking for a sway bar set that will help get rid of that. I was waiting for the whitelines to come out for a while & now I see that they have, but I have no idea wheather to go with the whitelines or the hotchkis which are alil cheaper. I don't plan on really taking my car to the track, but I want improved cornering on the street. I really am undecided on which one will be a better fit, as some people like/dislike the hotchkis set & since the whitelines are brand new. Any feedback would be most appreciated, thanks guys
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Old 06-28-2010, 08:59 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Hey Zeto, I'm going to prob buy the hotchkis kit, but am taking a short break from modding. During the last month or 2, the mod bug bit hard, lol
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Yea I can see that lol! I'm debating between the Hotchkis and Stillen right now, decisions decisions...
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Stillen spends a lot of time on R&D imo..
Idk about hotchkis.
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You have another option as well, the 3 piece Tanabe set. That said ive had Tanabe sway bars before and they worked great. I might add tho it depends on what you are using them for. The Hotchkis bars i believe are adjustable in the rear which is a nice added +
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i believe the Hotchkis are hollow bars and the Whiteline is solid...i prefer Whiteline...Tanabes will most likely be hollow as well and not a one piece design (the ends welded on)...Whiteline>Hotchkis>Tanabe..
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Whiteline used to be the Bee's Knees for 240SX's back in the day if I remember correctly. Control arms, bushings, everything. I'd definitely go for a 1-piece solid unit myself, but I'd like to be able to find a way to improve the rear more drastically than the front. Most kits will massively increase the front stiffness while only marginally increasing the rear.
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I have had great results with Whiteline in the past (300ZXTT, Impreza STi, Ford Typhoon F6).
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I have no prior experience with aftermarket Sways, I have the Hotchkis, and i'm pretty happy with the results. I did a Canyon run up Mulholland Canyon rd, and it handled great, my rear setting was set at the medium setting, The handling was greatly improved.
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If you want an actual performance upgrade, I'd stay away from the Stillen sways. So like I said before whiteline & hotchkis are the only real options to go with. I don't know anyone with the whitelines on the forum to give their impressions, but so far alot of people with the hotchkis kit seem to really like it. And since my suspension is already upgraded, I should see even more of an upgrade.
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I've got the whitelines

Whiteline sway bars installed

They're great on the street on the medium settings, no problems with tripod-ing in driveways and it's taken a chunk off body roll in corners. Another big plus is they replace the endlinks in the rear with some stronger adjustable ones - although tbh I havent played with it yet.

Went to the track a coupla weeks ago (still medium setting) and it still had a bit too much body roll for my liking in the tighter corners, I've got a track day again in 2 weeks time, so I'll see how it goes this time in the stiffest settings.
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I vote Hotchkis, I really like mine.
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