any body have problems w/ hotchkis??

[TURBOELKY]

just went outside to go to work, the rear sway bar was hanging down on one side. I looks like its broken maybe the rear end swung around too much for the sway bars liking? it is a hotchkis 1" rear bar I believe. I only have about 3k miles on it, but i've had it since 2003. I dont think it will be covered in warranty any more, but I will try. I broke right on the furthest back mounting screw on the passenger side. Now I know where the RATTLE WAS COMING FROM!!!!!!

 

[T-CHRGD]

Exact same thing happened to me, except mine was a Suspension Techniques bar. They replaced mine with no problem when I returned the broken one, and I would certainly Hope Hotchkis would do the same, no matter how long you have had it. I must tell you, however, when I put the stock bar back on, while waiting for the replacement, I found the car handled NOTICABLY better. MUCH More balanced. It transitioned through corners SMOOTH ! I have the Stock bar on to this day! John

 

[LAXFireman]

I have Hotchkis bars and springs and just noticed a 3/4" sag to the left rear. When I get a chance to remove and measure it they will send me another set.

 

[Gary Wells]

I had replica ATR 1 3/8" rear sway bar on my car last year and both the front & rear passanger side leaned about 3/4"-1". I attributed the lean to everything on the car other than the rear sway bar, but when the suspension shop removed the bar, the car sat upright again, and when I installed a Global West 1" bar as it's replacement, the car maintained it's normal stance. Turned out the replica ATR bar had a slight twist in it, enough to pressure the passanger side of the car to lean about 1". Always check all 4 corners of the car for height prior to making any suspension modifications. That was the one time that I did not have time to measure the height on all 4 corners prior to the suspension shop installing the bar. HTH

 

[TURBOELKY]

my car never sagged, does'nt now, it has eibach springs, the hotchkis bars, and edelbrock shocks. But this sucks because the bar is 3 or 4 years old, but only has a few miles on it. Maybe due to the recent transmission upgrade that shifts so hard it hurts my neck, gave that rear end a little more jerk. i'll call hotchkis directly tomorrow and see if they will warranty it. Only problem then is that I dont want it anymore and everybody here knows they suck now i'll just roll without it for a while.