Re: Hotchkis Total Vehicle System Questions
[Re: Dan@Hotchkis]
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10/25/12 02:24 PM
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For whaat it's worth, I'll be starting R&D on a 71 Charger after SEMA this year.
That would be great for us 3rd Gen B body owners.
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Re: Hotchkis Total Vehicle System Questions
[Re: dart4forte]
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10/25/12 02:26 PM
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For whaat it's worth, I'll be starting R&D on a 71 Charger after SEMA this year.
That would be great for us 3rd Gen B body owners.
Would that R&D include the 73-74 with the isolated suspensions?
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Re: Hotchkis Total Vehicle System Questions
[Re: Dan@Hotchkis]
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10/28/12 10:43 AM
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About two years back I bought the TVS for my 69 Dart and it came with front and rear sway bars..... How do you explain that Dan????? By the way, I absolutely LOVE what that did for my Dart. The thing drives like a go-cart now. I will say this is NOT simply a "bolt on" upgrade. There was some welding involved for mount points and such, not a lot, but none the less it was required. Here is the only pic I have at the moment but you can see the "massive" sway bar and that came with the kit I bought. It even has a "Hotchkis" sticker on it!
Sorry, I was obviously thinking "sway" bar and not "Torsion bar". Having said that, I DID get torsion bars with the TVS kit I bought!
Last edited by Darius; 10/28/12 12:01 PM.
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Re: Hotchkis Total Vehicle System Questions
[Re: Darius]
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10/28/12 11:11 AM
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About two years back I bought the TVS for my 69 Dart and it came with front and rear sway bars..... How do you explain that Dan????? By the way, I absolutely LOVE what that did for my Dart. The thing drives like a go-cart now. I will say this is NOT simply a "bolt on" upgrade. There was some welding involved for mount points and such, not a lot, but none the less it was required. Here is the only pic I have at the moment but you can see the "massive" sway bar and that came with the kit I bought. It even has a "Hotchkis" sticker on it!
Glad you like it! Now get some sticky tires and it'll REALLY come alive!
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Re: Hotchkis Total Vehicle System Questions
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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10/28/12 10:22 PM
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I am looking for the best bolt in suspension upgrades for my 71 Duster and so far I really like what I see in the Hotchkis product line. That said I'm a newbie when it comes to the latest greatest Mopar suspension upgrades, most of my experience has been with combining and modifying original factory parts (which are no slouch!) but realize that there have been some advancements in improved geometry and weight reduction that lead me to look to the aftermarket.
My biggest concern is choosing the right torsion bars, swaybars, and shocks. I've noticed that Hotchkis does not sell torsion bars, how can they call it a "Total Vehicle Suspension System" without including torsion bars? If they don't sell them, maybe they could at least reccomend the right diameter bars to use in combination with what they do sell? Maybe someone at Hotchkis can reply and explain this? I called thier tech person and quite frankly he wasn't much help.
i am surprised no body asked, what will you be using the car for? auto cross?
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Re: Hotchkis Total Vehicle System Questions
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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11/07/12 03:22 PM
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I have the TVS kit on my '67 Belvedere. I ordered mine directly from Hotchkis and it DID come with T-Bars. Not sure if they are Hotchkis bars or if they sourced them from another supplier. This is a work in progress meaning I'm doing what I can when I have time and money BUT the car can't be taken off the road for too long or it will turn into a full-blown rebuild. So far I've installed the entire TVS kit with Bilstein shocks but I have NOT installed the rear bar and the frame connectors aren't welded in yet (the holes in the frame connectors don't line up perfectly with the seat bolts and I want to address that before I weld anything). I'm also running 15" Torque Thusts with BFG Radial T/As - as Dan mentioned above, I need some sticky tires. That being said, I love the way the car handles!!! It is a bit harsh on rough roads but it doesn't bother me since I still have the factory bench seat which provides about 4-6" of travel We all know the '66-'67 B-Bodies have really low rear wheel wells and my car now sits so low that the wheel well actually covers part of the rim. My car looks a little "confused" right now. It mostly looks like an old hot rod as it wears most of its original paint (with lots of patina) and hot rod style wheels and tires. Then it has that super low stance...plus it's a '67 B-Body which isn't exactly swoopy. The Hotchkis TVS kit was very complete and easy to install. I had to weld sway bar brackets on since my car didn't have a bar originally. I'm not sure if the Hotchkis bar bolts to the stock mounts if you have them. I can't wait to get everything installed and get some REAL tires. Even with the BFGs I've been able to blow off a couple of modern cars when they try to follow me on the twisty mountain road that I live on Ed
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Re: Hotchkis Total Vehicle System Questions
[Re: cudaboy340]
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11/07/12 04:59 PM
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I have the TVS kit on my '67 Belvedere. I ordered mine directly from Hotchkis and it DID come with T-Bars. Not sure if they are Hotchkis bars or if they sourced them from another supplier. This is a work in progress meaning I'm doing what I can when I have time and money BUT the car can't be taken off the road for too long or it will turn into a full-blown rebuild.
So far I've installed the entire TVS kit with Bilstein shocks but I have NOT installed the rear bar and the frame connectors aren't welded in yet (the holes in the frame connectors don't line up perfectly with the seat bolts and I want to address that before I weld anything). I'm also running 15" Torque Thusts with BFG Radial T/As - as Dan mentioned above, I need some sticky tires.
That being said, I love the way the car handles!!! It is a bit harsh on rough roads but it doesn't bother me since I still have the factory bench seat which provides about 4-6" of travel
We all know the '66-'67 B-Bodies have really low rear wheel wells and my car now sits so low that the wheel well actually covers part of the rim. My car looks a little "confused" right now. It mostly looks like an old hot rod as it wears most of its original paint (with lots of patina) and hot rod style wheels and tires. Then it has that super low stance...plus it's a '67 B-Body which isn't exactly swoopy.
The Hotchkis TVS kit was very complete and easy to install. I had to weld sway bar brackets on since my car didn't have a bar originally. I'm not sure if the Hotchkis bar bolts to the stock mounts if you have them.
I can't wait to get everything installed and get some REAL tires. Even with the BFGs I've been able to blow off a couple of modern cars when they try to follow me on the twisty mountain road that I live on
Ed
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Re: Hotchkis Total Vehicle System Questions
[Re: dart1962_440]
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07/31/15 12:35 AM
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So it sounds like the 62-65 B-Body stuff is ready to go?? Dan, what is the status of the Hotchkis 1962-1965 B-Body TVS kits? I have not heard much for a long time. Cool cars that could use some unique parts, especially frame connectors and leaf springs. Thanks.
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