Sway Bar Settings - Trying to Choose
#77
I dont think you can buy just the rear bushings, but Hotchkiss sells a refresh kit with new from and rear bushings, should be available from most vendors That sell the bars and the price is quite reasonable
Edit: the kit is called "SPORT SWAY BAR REBUILD SERVICE KIT FOR HOTCHKIS PRODUCT KIT 22443" you can order the whole thing g from Hotchkiss directly from Hotchkiss for $25.00....before you order new bushings you may consider greasing them if you haven't already as they may just need that
Edit: the kit is called "SPORT SWAY BAR REBUILD SERVICE KIT FOR HOTCHKIS PRODUCT KIT 22443" you can order the whole thing g from Hotchkiss directly from Hotchkiss for $25.00....before you order new bushings you may consider greasing them if you haven't already as they may just need that
@v1mirage You don't accelerate into a corner. You should be entering with either the front end loaded (off the throttle), or neutral (small amount of maintenance throttle). Once you're past the apex, then you accelerate out of the turn.
Tightest settings at both ends will lead to oversteer (back end coming out). If I recall, there was a thread or link around here someplace that described how various settings at either end affected handling.
Tightest settings at both ends will lead to oversteer (back end coming out). If I recall, there was a thread or link around here someplace that described how various settings at either end affected handling.
I'm thinking to maybe soften up the rear end then and leave the front sways to the tight setting. I'll start out with that.
#78
Yeah you should never accelerate into a corner.
I have an X as well and i have my rear set to the stiffest and the front set lighter. It does oversteer a little, but only if you really give it a lot of throttle.
My understanding is that if you soften the rear and have the front tigher it'll lead to the front understeering. I messed around with the settings and found the rear tighter and front looser works well.
I have an X as well and i have my rear set to the stiffest and the front set lighter. It does oversteer a little, but only if you really give it a lot of throttle.
My understanding is that if you soften the rear and have the front tigher it'll lead to the front understeering. I messed around with the settings and found the rear tighter and front looser works well.
#79
Yeah you should never accelerate into a corner.
I have an X as well and i have my rear set to the stiffest and the front set lighter. It does oversteer a little, but only if you really give it a lot of throttle.
My understanding is that if you soften the rear and have the front tigher it'll lead to the front understeering. I messed around with the settings and found the rear tighter and front looser works well.
I have an X as well and i have my rear set to the stiffest and the front set lighter. It does oversteer a little, but only if you really give it a lot of throttle.
My understanding is that if you soften the rear and have the front tigher it'll lead to the front understeering. I messed around with the settings and found the rear tighter and front looser works well.
#80
Ya, I'd never accelerate into a corner. That's asking for a world of wrecklessness and stupid haha. I just meant that I was taking an on-ramp onto a freeway once, and it was such a mild bend (not a corner by any means), and half way onto the ramp, I started to give it light throttle while holding 3rd gear (prolly 4-5k RPM) and then the car went bonkers LOL. You should always know the limits of any vehicle you drive. That was a learning moment of the limitations of my car for sure. I'm glad I didn't hurt anyone else or myself or my beloved vehicle lol.
Was this a AWD X model or a RWD? What settings did you have on your sway bar....I absolutely LOVE cornering with the Hotchkiss bars but want to know what to avoid as I am tending to push the limits here and there....it is a heck of a lot more fun to drive...grown up go-kart for sure.
#81
Was this a AWD X model or a RWD? What settings did you have on your sway bar....I absolutely LOVE cornering with the Hotchkiss bars but want to know what to avoid as I am tending to push the limits here and there....it is a heck of a lot more fun to drive...grown up go-kart for sure.
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#82
Hotchkiss sway bar settings 2012 Infiniti g37xs
The looser you set the rear, the less it will oversteer. The stiffer you set the rear, the more it will oversteer. I have had it set in all 3 settings. For my taste, the center setting is best. Each driver will have their own opinion of how they want it to feel, but I think a majority of the people I've seen comment chose the middle setting.
#83
Help needed on Hotchkiss sway bar tuning
The looser you set the rear, the less it will oversteer. The stiffer you set the rear, the more it will oversteer. I have had it set in all 3 settings. For my taste, the center setting is best. Each driver will have their own opinion of how they want it to feel, but I think a majority of the people I've seen comment chose the middle setting.
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