I bought a used Hotchkis sway bar...
09-23-2009, 01:16 AM
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I bought a used Hotchkis sway bar... ...how do I make sure it's legit?
Does the bar actually have hotchkis in white letters painted on the bar like I see on their website?
If I don't see the lettering when I recieve it, I plan on measuring the OD and weighing it also. I bought it off a guy over on norcal-lsx and he said it is, even included a link to the bar in his post. What has me skeptical is that he said the bar weighed 27 lbs at UPS which to me seems too heavy for a hollow bar. He also has a link in his sig that shows his car has/had a ST 35mm front sway and I'm afraid he might be passing it off as a hotchkis.
Here's the link http://www.norcal-lsx.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67971
Does the bar actually have hotchkis in white letters painted on the bar like I see on their website?
If I don't see the lettering when I recieve it, I plan on measuring the OD and weighing it also. I bought it off a guy over on norcal-lsx and he said it is, even included a link to the bar in his post. What has me skeptical is that he said the bar weighed 27 lbs at UPS which to me seems too heavy for a hollow bar. He also has a link in his sig that shows his car has/had a ST 35mm front sway and I'm afraid he might be passing it off as a hotchkis.
Here's the link http://www.norcal-lsx.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67971
09-23-2009, 02:28 AM
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I could just be paranoid but for $70 I could'nt pass it up. Hopefully when I receive it my fears will be layed to rest.
Anyone with a hotchkis sway bar care to chime in?
Anyone with a hotchkis sway bar care to chime in?
09-23-2009, 09:04 AM
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The bar itself it 27? Because that's pretty much exactly what a solid 35mm bar weighs. One of my hollow 35's is 22 pounds, boxed (in a huge box), with all the hardware (in another box). The bar itself is under 20 pounds. 1mm more size doesn't add much weight, at all.
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09-23-2009, 10:42 PM
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By the way I heard the stock sway brackets break when upgrading to a bigger bar. Do you sell reinforced ones?
09-23-2009, 11:15 PM
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I've got Hotchkis swaybars on my car, but without an actual photo of the front bar he's sending you I really can't say.
But I do know for a fact that the bar doesn't weigh 27lbs, probably really close to what Sam's front bar weighs.
And it a 1-7/16" bar(Hotchkis), not a 1-3/8" bar(ST)
But I do know for a fact that the bar doesn't weigh 27lbs, probably really close to what Sam's front bar weighs.
And it a 1-7/16" bar(Hotchkis), not a 1-3/8" bar(ST)
09-24-2009, 09:11 AM
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Upgraded brackets are one of the very few things I can't help you with. But Blaine Fabrication in CA has them, and he's a stand up guy. Sorry, don't have the contact information off hand, but shouldn't be hard to find.
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He pops up first on a google search.