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Introduction

Posted By: Jon @ Hotchkis

Introduction - 10/28/15 11:48 PM

Hi Everybody! My name is Jon Rasmussen and I work here at Hotchkis doing sales and tech support. I will be around nearly everyday and I will try to answer any questions or concerns I can. Please feel free to private message or email me direct if you would like as well, or i can be reach at our SoCal office by phone.

Looking forward to diving in an getting my hands dirty!
Posted By: Supercuda

Re: Introduction - 10/29/15 12:52 AM

Welcome, Dan gonna be around too? I enjoyed his posts.
Posted By: MuuMuu101

Re: Introduction - 10/29/15 06:32 AM

Howdy! I'm not sure if we've met at a Hotchkis event or at the Santa Fe Springs facility, maybe just seen each other in passing. My Dart is currently at your facility.
Posted By: Kern Dog

Re: Introduction - 10/29/15 07:18 AM

Welcome to the site. I hope you are not thin skinned! Some guys here are not shy with their opposing opinions!!
Thanks for popping in. It is always nice to have a professional provide advice and input. thumbs
Posted By: CKessel

Re: Introduction - 10/29/15 06:36 PM

And as we all know, opinions are like human exhaust ports. Everyone has one. Welcome to the forum. Having information from someone actively in the business is going to be great.
Posted By: ntstlgl1970

Re: Introduction - 10/30/15 05:46 AM

Cool, welcome!
Posted By: jaque

Re: Introduction - 10/31/15 04:32 AM

hi john, welcome!! glad you finally joined, spoke to Drew tuesday and he found a sway and sent it Out..
are the e body sway bars still not available???
Posted By: Jon @ Hotchkis

Re: Introduction - 11/04/15 12:04 AM

Thanks for the welcoming, guys! Dan will still be around, but I'm an "inside" guy so I can dig up info on parts and orders too.

Jaque, we're still waiting for some of the small hardware for the E-body kits, specifically the front frame brackets and rear dog bones. We should have the kits together and ready to go late next week.

And don't worry, my skin is pretty thick!
Posted By: jcc

Re: Introduction - 11/04/15 02:50 AM

Originally Posted By Jon Rasmussen


And don't worry, my skin is pretty thick!


Heard that before. stirthepot laugh2
Posted By: RylisPro

Re: Introduction - 11/04/15 07:04 PM

hey Jon,
I have had the entire E-body Hotchkis TVS kit on my car since middle of 2014.
I have had run one track-day on it and I would guess drove only 4-5K miles on the street.

When is a good time to replace all the Heim joints?

Thanks!
Posted By: Sneke_Eyez

Re: Introduction - 11/05/15 11:26 PM

Welcome, Jon!

Dan has done a great job of keeping Moparts connected to the Hotchkis happenings.

I'm proud to say that I have your subframe connectors and the Fox non-adjustable shocks on my Satellite wagon, I'm a big fan!
Posted By: Skeptic

Re: Introduction - 11/06/15 03:59 AM

Thanks for dropping in. Are you looking for feedback on potential product development? Feedback on current product?

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Posted By: Jon @ Hotchkis

Re: Introduction - 11/07/15 12:37 AM

Originally Posted By RylisPro
hey Jon,
I have had the entire E-body Hotchkis TVS kit on my car since middle of 2014.
I have had run one track-day on it and I would guess drove only 4-5K miles on the street.

When is a good time to replace all the Heim joints?

Thanks!


That is a tough one to answer, really. The longevity of the heims will greatly depend on how often they are cleaned and lubricated. I would venture to stay that with the occasional cleaning and 5000 miles are year you should get 3-5 years out of them. We do sell protective booties for all of the 5/8" heims in that kit which greatly help the lifespan of the joint since you can pack them full of grease and the small road debris and dust do not get in the joint; Mcmaster and Grainger sell similar "rod end boots" too if you have one of them local.
Posted By: Jon @ Hotchkis

Re: Introduction - 11/07/15 12:40 AM

Originally Posted By Skeptic
Thanks for dropping in. Are you looking for feedback on potential product development? Feedback on current product?


Any and all of the above. We love to get feedback on any of our products along with wishlists from the masses. You guys are our customer and it really helps to know what you guys want!
Posted By: Tomswheels

Re: Introduction - 11/07/15 01:08 AM

Hey Jon love my TVS kit on my 67 Valiant, but I would change one thing with the kit after autocrossing it all year, higher rate rear leafs! My car needed/wanted more rear stiffness!
Posted By: Skeptic

Re: Introduction - 11/07/15 06:13 AM

Originally Posted By Jon Rasmussen
Originally Posted By Skeptic
Thanks for dropping in. Are you looking for feedback on potential product development? Feedback on current product?


Any and all of the above. We love to get feedback on any of our products along with wishlists from the masses. You guys are our customer and it really helps to know what you guys want!
OK as someone who has been a customer- my current build has Hotchkis UCA, tie rods, rear leaf and the Bilstein RCD shocks you were selling. Please, update your instruction sheets, they are less than worthless. Grainy pictures of outdated parts with poor angles help no one. Include torque specs, these are NOT OE parts and I don't like ASSuming the specs are the same as OE. I also have multiple FSM, so it's NOT a lack of data on my part. I have also had aftermarket parts fail when attempting to torque to factory spec, only to find out the aftermarket part required a lower spec- to be clear NOT Hotchkis parts. As a wish list part, step up to a double adjustable shock. When I get ready to "go to the next level" I'm not going to get singles.
Posted By: MuuMuu101

Re: Introduction - 11/07/15 06:17 AM

Originally Posted By Skeptic
Originally Posted By Jon Rasmussen
Originally Posted By Skeptic
Thanks for dropping in. Are you looking for feedback on potential product development? Feedback on current product?


Any and all of the above. We love to get feedback on any of our products along with wishlists from the masses. You guys are our customer and it really helps to know what you guys want!
OK as someone who has been a customer- my current build has Hotchkis UCA, tie rods, rear leaf and the Bilstein RCD shocks you were selling. Please, update your instruction sheets, they are less than worthless. Grainy pictures of outdated parts with poor angles help no one. Include torque specs, these are NOT OE parts and I don't like ASSuming the specs are the same as OE. I also have multiple FSM, so it's NOT a lack of data on my part. I have also had aftermarket parts fail when attempting to torque to factory spec, only to find out the aftermarket part required a lower spec- to be clear NOT Hotchkis parts. As a wish list part, step up to a double adjustable shock. When I get ready to "go to the next level" I'm not going to get singles.


If you're going to need to retake pictures and stuff for instructions, feel free to use my Dart as it's already at your Santa Fe Springs facility.
Posted By: Jon @ Hotchkis

Re: Introduction - 11/10/15 10:25 PM

Originally Posted By Tomswheels
Hey Jon love my TVS kit on my 67 Valiant, but I would change one thing with the kit after autocrossing it all year, higher rate rear leafs! My car needed/wanted more rear stiffness!


Hey Tommy. Those springs are ~147lbs/in now, what kind of increase we're you looking for?
Posted By: Jon @ Hotchkis

Re: Introduction - 11/10/15 10:45 PM

Originally Posted By Skeptic
Originally Posted By Jon Rasmussen
Originally Posted By Skeptic
Thanks for dropping in. Are you looking for feedback on potential product development? Feedback on current product?


Any and all of the above. We love to get feedback on any of our products along with wishlists from the masses. You guys are our customer and it really helps to know what you guys want!
OK as someone who has been a customer- my current build has Hotchkis UCA, tie rods, rear leaf and the Bilstein RCD shocks you were selling. Please, update your instruction sheets, they are less than worthless. Grainy pictures of outdated parts with poor angles help no one. Include torque specs, these are NOT OE parts and I don't like ASSuming the specs are the same as OE. I also have multiple FSM, so it's NOT a lack of data on my part. I have also had aftermarket parts fail when attempting to torque to factory spec, only to find out the aftermarket part required a lower spec- to be clear NOT Hotchkis parts. As a wish list part, step up to a double adjustable shock. When I get ready to "go to the next level" I'm not going to get singles.


I agree that our printed instructions are a bit lacking, especially on some of our older products. We are going through our products and redoing the instructions, and in the meantime we do have better versions available on our website under each part number.

Our parts do typically take the factory torque specs (upper arms, leaf springs..) and if not we use standard specs for the hardware type.
Posted By: 67autocross

Re: Introduction - 11/10/15 11:05 PM

Originally Posted By Tomswheels
Hey Jon love my TVS kit on my 67 Valiant, but I would change one thing with the kit after autocrossing it all year, higher rate rear leafs! My car needed/wanted more rear stiffness!


Why not get some shocks with adjustable compression damping to stiffen it up instead of changing springs?
Posted By: JAMESDART

Re: Introduction - 11/11/15 12:57 AM

Cool that you're here. I'm running the fox non adjustable shocks and I keep having a problem with the front upper bushings. The top section of bushing keeps getting the outside ripped off and I wind up with what looks like a black piece of calamari sitting on the shock stud. Am I running the bushings too lose?
Posted By: Jon @ Hotchkis

Re: Introduction - 11/11/15 01:31 AM

Originally Posted By JAMESDART
Cool that you're here. I'm running the fox non adjustable shocks and I keep having a problem with the front upper bushings. The top section of bushing keeps getting the outside ripped off and I wind up with what looks like a black piece of calamari sitting on the shock stud. Am I running the bushings too lose?


Hey James. The "donut" bushings on the tops of those shocks are fairly susceptible to being over tightened. When installed properly the bushings should squish just enough to enlarge to the same size as the dished-washers.

You almost can't under-tighten them (to the point of having slop obviously).
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