Posted By: Pale_Roader
Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 08/28/11 01:12 PM
70 Challenger, TVS system. I've found Jegs and Summit and both are about the same, and both considerably cheaper than direct from the source. Is there a better way or is this probably going to be the best price around? $2600 for the system on both sites tonight.
Also, can i get this system WITHOUT the subframe connectors? They're worth about $330, also on those sites, and my car already has some really nice ones.
I only have about a $3500-4000 total budget for this car... and it needs a LOT ov stuff. My reasoning for spending such a massive chunk on one aspect is this, i have most ov the rest (brakes, rollers, chassis mods, powertrain, cooling, fuel systems, etc.) just kicking around and can build the rest on the cheap, and i will probably NEVER have a BIG chunk o cash like this to spend on it again. So if i dont get into this now, even if it delays the driving deadline, it will NEVER happen.
I'm building this for a daily driver that i can hopefully someday build into a Viper/Z06 killer...
Posted By: Pale_Roader
Re: Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 08/28/11 01:18 PM
By the way, i tried to search for this stuff, but the search feature on this site is REALLY screwy.
Posted By: feets
Re: Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 08/28/11 02:23 PM
The search feature on Moparts sucks.
Grab the whole kit then sell the subframe connectors separately.
Posted By: 340duster340
Re: Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 08/28/11 09:50 PM
Did you check out firm feels stuff and pricing?
Posted By: ns1aar
Re: Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 08/28/11 09:53 PM
Got a card from Hotchkis yesterday 25% off until Sept 30th code SS11 online or phone
Posted By: Hotchkis
Re: Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 08/29/11 08:37 PM
Hotchkis supports all their dealers and distributors. Buying from Summit or Jegs can get you an excellent price and still gets you the great customer service that Hotchkis is known for. You are also always welcome to call us for a direct sale and inquiries or a recommendation of a dealer near you.
Posted By: HemiRick
Re: Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 08/30/11 04:41 AM
We need to organize a group buy and see what kind of deal we can negotiate.
Posted By: SCATPK
Re: Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 08/31/11 05:49 AM
I just ordered a set of shocks and rear sway bar and hope to see an improvment with the handling on my gtx. I have a hotchkis front bar that I installed when I did the front suspension a few years back and it was a major improvment with the other mods I did. I will say I installed edelbrock shocks at the same time I did my front end and have not been impressed. Here is a shot of my front suspension, nothing fancy but it works!
Posted By: SCATPK
Re: Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 08/31/11 06:20 AM
KYB and thought they would be a major improvement, they were not!
Posted By: Pale_Roader
Re: Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 08/31/11 01:29 PM
My other option is to get the Hotchkis front & rear sway bar kit, the T-bars and the leaf spring kit... same stuff as in the TVS kit, but without the little stuff. My car is old and all original (not to mention everything is slant-six spec), but its in decent shape. That way i could save $800 for now and still drive the car. There is no way i'm going down the road on slant-six suspension and 24:1 manual box... not even temporarily. I would much rather get the whole kit... but $3000 is a big hit and will kill my $3500 total budget.
Posted By: autoxcuda
Re: Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 08/31/11 07:13 PM
Posted By: migsBIG
Re: Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 09/01/11 02:50 AM
will check out the prices, thanks.
Posted By: sparcy
Re: Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 09/01/11 08:27 AM
IM running the eddy shocks and they are not worth the money not likeing them . have hotchkis upper control arms switching to spc for more adjustabilty .but love my hotchkis stuff just trying out new more adjustable stuff looking to go track testing in the spring . 69 charger 500 inch stroker firm feel box firm feel strut rods 12 inch rotors hemi booster (ram man ) proportioning valve and metering valve from a ta .hotchkis arms and sway bar . taking the car away this weekend to laconia NH , to test my new stage 6 trany and converter wahoo !! great read how to make your muscle car handle by mark savitske .
Posted By: Pale_Roader
Re: Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 09/01/11 12:02 PM
I see some pretty flat cornering here. I'd imagine that these systems are designed with stockish Mopars in mind, or for the pro-touring crowd... with their generally heavier (loaded) cars. I imagine the system's capabilities would be just that much better if i could get my E-body down to about 3000lbs...???
Hmmm... drive it next year with this system? or drive it in a month without...???
Posted By: cudazappa
Re: Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 09/04/11 01:24 AM
drive it in a month without! Wheels spinning is better than on jackstands every day!
Posted By: Strawdawg
Re: Hotchkis - who has the best price...??? - 09/05/11 04:17 PM
I bought the rear springs, front and rear bars, front sway bar weld on brackets, 1.03" torsion bars from PST, and whatever I needed to rebuild the front suspension...hd tie rod ends and such.
That way, I don't have to tear stuff back apart later. I did not get the upper control arms...not yet, frame connectors, etc...
Made it far more affordable and made a big difference.
I did end up buying the shocks after I had installed everything up to that point. Wish I had gotten that 25% off them!
I bought from Matts Classic Chevelle online/ebay for a fair discount off list on most of it.
