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NickFRS 03-06-2013 12:40 AM

Any have the Hotchkis Front Strut Brace installed?
 
Rev works link.

anyone have pics of it installed? notice a difference??

http://www.revworksinc.com/Hotchkis-...R-S_p_645.html
:popcorn:

CSG David 03-06-2013 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickFRS (Post 775110)
Rev works link.

anyone have pics of it installed? notice a difference??

http://www.revworksinc.com/Hotchkis-...R-S_p_645.html
:popcorn:

I've seen it installed on the Hotchkis car. :D

cobrabyte 03-06-2013 01:53 PM

I have it installed. Helps with turn-in. I have a Tanabe rear strut brace coming in today and will get some pics of both when I get it installed.

NickFRS 03-06-2013 04:10 PM

sweet deal sounds good. For the price of all the strut bars out there it looks like it's the best for my buck!

wu_dot_com 03-06-2013 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by NickFRS (Post 776281)
sweet deal sounds good. For the price of all the strut bars out there it looks like it's the best for my buck!

or you can waite a few more month for AEM's offering. its a similar triangler strut bar with MC brace all in one.

price unknown.

7thgear 03-06-2013 05:16 PM

this will kick you out of stock class, FYI.

NickFRS 03-06-2013 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7thgear (Post 776425)
this will kick you out of stock class, FYI.

I think my intake exhaust and suspension already did that. :happy0180:

NickFRS 03-08-2013 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cobrabyte (Post 775998)
I have it installed. Helps with turn-in. I have a Tanabe rear strut brace coming in today and will get some pics of both when I get it installed.

I bought one yesterday. Put it on next weekend. :thumbup:

Quote:

Originally Posted by wu_dot_com (Post 776388)
or you can waite a few more month for AEM's offering. its a similar triangler strut bar with MC brace all in one.

price unknown.

Is there any info on this???

*edit*
Found this sema footage. Looks like it will be expensive ahaha.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTEs8Cts-hY"]New Products: AEM & the 2013 Scion FRS - YouTube[/ame]

Esoteric 03-08-2013 08:06 PM

I got a Hotchkis for our car.
Everything from them is very affordable for our cars, and the quality of this bar was above average. Lots of small gussets and little details that make it a real winner.

I'll say it this way, we had started a tri-bar in CAD/solid works; I'm so happy with the Hotchkis, especially for the price, we refocused our resources.
I think anyone would be VERY happy with the Hotchkis bar: I'll get some pics up.

Performance was noticeable from the start, especially since we run over 2* negative camber.
A very nice side effect was that it has reduced flex to the point the our Whiteline Strut Mounts stopped making noise when turning at low speeds!

NickFRS 03-08-2013 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Esoteric (Post 781424)
I got a Hotchkis for our car.
Everything from them is very affordable for our cars and the quality of this car was above average. Lots of small gussets and little details that make it a real winner.

I'll say it this way, we had started a tri-bar in CAD/solid works; I'm so happy with the Hotchkis, especially for the price, we refocused our resources.
I think anyone would be VERY happy with the Hotchkis bar: I'll get some pics up.

Performance was noticeable from the start, especially since we run over 2* negative camber.
A very nice side effect was that it has reduced flex to the point the our Whiteline Strut Mounts stopped making noise when turning at low speeds!

Nice!!! Atm I have -2 deg in the front and -3 in the rear. But i'm selling my BC BR coilovers and dropping my car on H&R Super Sport Springs on stock struts. Have all the camber correction stuff for front and rear so i'll prob still be rocking -2 in the front but around -2.5 in the rear now. only the alignment will tell next week! I'll prob be purchasing a front strut tower when I get paid on the 22nd which is why i'm asking this. Looks like the best design from what I can see on the market for the price range it's in! :thumbup:

Esoteric 03-10-2013 03:49 PM

Hey Nick,
We have tested the Hotchkis springs too. I'm impressed with them, more than the Eibach.
With a lot of background in the euro car world, H&R has always been a nice spring though I haven't tested those at all, they might be the only ones we haven't. Also, don't pass up looking at Ground Control either.

Try shooting for around 2* in the front, and 1.8* in the rear; I think you will be super impressed with the balance of the chassis on street springs an OE dampers with that setup!

Bones36 03-23-2013 03:39 PM

Heres a pic from another thread, I like the appearance of this one the most

http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...36401647_o.jpg

DriftEm 05-02-2013 02:30 AM

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8280/8...a197f2b6_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8130/8...8892a922_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8403/8...bc6bb376_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8269/8...2ff2e1cd_b.jpg

OICU812 05-02-2013 04:17 AM

That bar does look good as does the AEM one, but ZERO indication to arrival or price for AEMs... :mad0260:


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