Based on the description it sounds like Hochkis.

I had Hotchkis on last time, but pretty much every other sway bar on the market looks to be the same design. Whiteline is the only one I have seen with a different design and an adjustable front. Why nobody else is doing it is beyond me, but thank god someone is.

Now if only they could hurry up and putout adjustable front endlinks... :icon17:

I have the Stillen sways and my installer recommended I do stiffest in the front and softest on the back to help bring the back around. They feel great on the car and I don't really have understeer issues at all. Back comes around real easy and it makes sense from a physics perspective...am I missing something?

Mmm, that logic is a bit backwards. If you are looking to increase rotation you would go soft front and stiffer rear. The stiffer you go with sway bars the less lateral grip, so that's why it is about finding the balance between body roll, responsiveness and traction. Whiteline actually appears to have put some thought and testing into it, Hotchkis not so much.

I have Stillen sway bars too. 5 different settings in the front and 3 in the back. I found them to be an awesome improvement over stock.

Mike - Glad to see you survived SEMA, I always enjoy reading your blog.

General Question:

I also have the Stillen sways ...
1. Please tell me which hole is softer/harder
2. I suppose you can stagger the setup on either bar (ie. use front hole on one side and back hole on other side of the same bar to have a setting inbetween the two, etc)
3. Any clearance issues with the Whitelines and aftermarket exhaust (ie. fast intentions)

As always, thanks for educating me as I am just entering this awesome (but expensive) addictive hobby

The farther out toward the end of the adjustment blade you go, the softer the setting. So for example, on the front bar, the farther back toward the rear of the car the softer.

I don't forsee any fitment problems with the Whitelines and aftermarket exhaust, but I am still running the stock exhaust so I'm probably not a good one to ask. I am sure there is someone out there with the Whiteline/FI combo that can comment.

Mike,
I just purchased the Whitelines s/b with the rear endlinks (thru Kamispeed). I should be able to comment on the install issues with th FI cbe soon (read: when no more snow in Montreal...).
Did you had the opportunity to test with and without the endlinks? I am curious about the difference...
Phil

I don't have the end links yet. They probably won't make a massive difference, they will just allow you to optimize the effectiveness of the bar and take tension off of the end links so they don't break.

Interesting...I know with these settings my car feels great. Steering is much more responsive and I don't sense too much under steer, especially with some throttle input around corners. On the canyon sometimes I think it's at its limit but I turn the steering wheel more and the car responds without hesitation.

king- if it feels good to you just leave it. on my G im using a slightly stiffer setting on the front vs rear too (stillen bars).

:tup:

The stiffest setting on the Stillen isn't as stiff as on the Hotchkis (only 1 setting - super stiff) so it is probably within reasonable margins. Stillen actually tested what they created, where as Hotchkis just drove down the street, swerved back and forth a couple of times and called it a day.

So I take it you're not very happy with the Hotchkis sways?