j4nash Posted May 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 ya i had to wate for mine to they are on order for abour a week and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTsBadSS Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 the ride is the same as stock just better handling What if the truck is droped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenKey Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 the ride is the same as stock just better handling What if the truck is droped. Same thing. You're ride will not change, just better handling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I CORNER Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 the ride is the same as stock just better handling I have Hotchkiss bars on my 1996 Impala SS, but the front is a hollow bar (1 & 7/16"). I did not know they were using solid bars. I have a 1.25" Addco solid bar on my 94Z28M6. Stiffer swaybars will compromise some aspects of the ride, but I feel that it is worth it. The effect is to reduce the independence of your front suspension. The ride will be rougher in situations in which 1 wheel hits a bump or hole. Rick R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTsBadSS Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 the ride is the same as stock just better handling What if the truck is droped. Same thing. You're ride will not change, just better handling. Cool I have to get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_w Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 The stock front sway on my '04 is 1.25". Maybe the Hotchkis is 1.5? I added poly end links and sway bar bushings to my truck. It 'did' firm up the side to side ride of the truck. The roads I travel are really REALLY poor quality. They are almost all small town country roads here in the snow belt... so the extra tightness would be much more noticeable during normal driving than it would for people living in southern states. I ended up going back to the stock rubber units only because I felt 'too tight' of a front end, with no sway out back, was transmitting too much side to side motion to the frame/chassis/body when I was on uneven roads. I'd be willing to bet even with the tigher (side to side) running Hotchkis sways, that they would even out the ride a lot better than upgrading front sway components alone. (the rear sway would keep things in check) The upgraded stock front sway components DID get the truck handling better when I'd drive hard. Not a dramatic difference, but noticeable. I'm planning on Hotchkis sways once I get some motor work out of my system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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