Suspension choices-Which One???
The PST and Just Suspension use Addco sway bars. They have the worst attaching hardware of all the companies. They come standard with KYB shocks, but should be upgraded to Bilsteins.
I would grab those $199/pair Just Suspension T-bars though!
I have the complete TVS system since last June.
I already had done pretty extensive suspension upgrade over the last 16 years with various used Addco sway bars and a bunch of different shocks. Basically like those PST and Just Susp kits that are a basic rebuild kit plus sway bars. But mostly done with low budget junkyard or whatever flaming deals I could score at swap meets over 16 years time.
But stepping up the Hotchkis system really took it the next level. It refined everything to get a more balanced, more predictable car. The Bilstein shocks were awesome too. I made a huge jump to much bigger torsion bars (1" to 1.14") and I was really worried about the ride. I went a whole 50% stiffer and I was allready 60% stiffer than stock. Really wasn't nearly as rough as I expected. I think the shocks helped contributed a bunch to that, but the whole system did too.
The Hotckis sway bars are hollow at save about 7 lbs up front and about 1 lbs in the rear. The front has a nice stamped cup to accept the bushing and the ends are rounded tightly so as not to clip or interfere with the lower control arm. Sometimes that is close. Also the attaching hardware is stout as hell and nice precision stuff. The Addco bushing retainer is just one stamped piece with universal bolt slots that end up sliding back no matter how you installed them.
The Hotckis rear is hollow also and it's adjustable. This allows you to fine tune your car. There is no way any kit is going to be a perfect neutral handling car for every application. Everybody's car is a little different.
Hotchkis upper control arms, strut rods, and tie rods with precision rod rods. Tie rod sleeves are lightweight thick wall aluminum. My front end doesn't "snap" like it sometimes did with the poly strut bushing.
The rear leaf springs are pretty unique. The ones you get from PST, Just Suspension, Spring and Things, Detroit Spring, XHD Mopar, are not like this. The Hotchkis leafs have two really thick under leafs that extend all the way to the front eye to prevent spring wrap up and then another thick leaf on top to prevent wheel hop under braking.
The PST and Just Suspension use Addco sway bars. They have the worst attaching hardware of all the companies. They come standard with KYB shocks, but should be upgraded to Bilsteins.
I would grab those $199/pair Just Suspension T-bars though!
I have the complete TVS system since last June.
I already had done pretty extensive suspension upgrade over the last 16 years with various used Addco sway bars and a bunch of different shocks. Basically like those PST and Just Susp kits that are a basic rebuild kit plus sway bars. But mostly done with low budget junkyard or whatever flaming deals I could score at swap meets over 16 years time.
But stepping up the Hotchkis system really took it the next level. It refined everything to get a more balanced, more predictable car. The Bilstein shocks were awesome too. I made a huge jump to much bigger torsion bars (1" to 1.14") and I was really worried about the ride. I went a whole 50% stiffer and I was allready 60% stiffer than stock. Really wasn't nearly as rough as I expected. I think the shocks helped contributed a bunch to that, but the whole system did too.
The Hotckis sway bars are hollow at save about 7 lbs up front and about 1 lbs in the rear. The front has a nice stamped cup to accept the bushing and the ends are rounded tightly so as not to clip or interfere with the lower control arm. Sometimes that is close. Also the attaching hardware is stout as hell and nice precision stuff. The Addco bushing retainer is just one stamped piece with universal bolt slots that end up sliding back no matter how you installed them.
The Hotckis rear is hollow also and it's adjustable. This allows you to fine tune your car. There is no way any kit is going to be a perfect neutral handling car for every application. Everybody's car is a little different.
Hotchkis upper control arms, strut rods, and tie rods with precision rod rods. Tie rod sleeves are lightweight thick wall aluminum. My front end doesn't "snap" like it sometimes did with the poly strut bushing.
The rear leaf springs are pretty unique. The ones you get from PST, Just Suspension, Spring and Things, Detroit Spring, XHD Mopar, are not like this. The Hotchkis leafs have two really thick under leafs that extend all the way to the front eye to prevent spring wrap up and then another thick leaf on top to prevent wheel hop under braking.