Hotchkis 22105 User Manual

Installation of Hotchki s Fro n t Swa y Ba r

Sport Sway Bar Kit 22105

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55-57 Chevy “Tri-Five”

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STARTING THIS INSTALLATION. THERE’S A LOT OF HOLE DRILLING INVOLVED

AND IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO MAKE ANY UNNECESSARY HOLES DUE TO

INSTALLER ERROR.

INSTRUCTION MANUAL BEFORE

1F

Raising Vehicle

Raise front of the vehicle by using a 4 post lift or drive-on ramps. Securely block the rear
wheels of the vehicle. Do not remove the front wheels during installation for safety. It is
imperative that the vehicle is at ride height for this installation.

2F

Drill Holes for the Bushing Brackets

When looking at the front section of the chassis frame, there are 2 frame rails on each side
that extend to the front bumper. The outer frame rail is the main support for the front
bumper. The bushing brackets will be installed on the main outer frame rail, just behind
where the 2 frame rails meet. This will require you to drill 2 holes per side. Use a silver
marker to sketch out a line, depicting where the inner frame rail joins the outer rail.

Your Hotchkis kit includes bushing bracket reinforcement plates, which will be installed on the
inside of the frame rail. When measuring out where to drill the holes, your main goal is to
position the holes as far forward without contacting the inner frame rails. See picture for
more details. Make sure the 2 holes are parallel with the length of the car. Drill the holes
using a 7/16” drill bit. Remember to always wear safety glasses when drilling.

Once the holes are drilled out, undo the nut & bolt that holds the bumper support to the frame
rail. This will give you enough clearance to install the reinforcement plate inside the frame
rail. Install both reinforcement pl ates and re-install the bumper support nut & bolt.

3F

Install the Bushing Brackets

With the holes drilled out and reinforcement plates in position, yo u are now r eady to install the
bushing brackets. Apply the supplied silicon grease on the inside of each bushing. Install the
bushings onto the sway bar. Place the bushing bracket onto the bushing. Hold the bar up to
the chassis and slide the reinforcement plate studs into the bushing bracket holes. Install the
supplied nuts to the studs. You may full y tighten these nuts.

4F

Drill Holes for the End Link Brackets

Install the end links as shown in the picture. Position the sway bar so that the end link
bracket is located on th e lower control arm properly. Important note: Mak e sure the sway
bar is centered with the car. A good way to measure this is to look at the gap between the
sway bar ends and the frame on each side.

Mark the hole centers on the lower control arm with a marker. Once the holes are marked,
you can disassemble the end links from the bar.

Drill the holes using a 3/8” drill bit. Remember to always wear safety glasses when drilling.

Install the end link bracket onto the lower control arm with the supplied bolts.

Reassemble the end links. Tighten the end links until you start to see the bushings begin to
bulge.

5F
Make sure to double-check all fasteners. You are now finished with the front sway bar

Double-Check for Tightness

installation.

6F

Sway Bar Stiffness

This bar has a stiffness rate of approx. 800 lbs/in.

Installation of Hotchkis Rear Sway Bar

1R

2R

Raising Car

Raise rear of the vehicle by using a 4 post lift or drive-on ramps. Securely block the front
wheels of the vehicle. Do not remove the rear wheels during installation for safety. It is
imperative that the vehicle is at ride height for this installation.

Install U-Bolts (kit#T1722) on Rear Axle

Take the washers and nuts off of the U-bolts and slide them on top of the axle tubes on each
side. They should be centered and approx. 27” apart from each other. If you have any brake
lines in the way, you must relocate them. This could be as easy as unclipping them and
bending them away from the axle tubes. Apply the supplied anti-seize to the threads of the U­bolts.

3R
Next, we are going to put all of the components on the sway bar before we install it on the

Prepare the Rear Sway Bar

car. Grease the inside surface of the bushings with the supplied silicon lube. Install them on
the sway bar along with the bushing brackets.

You will also need to grease the outside surface of the dogbone end link bushings. Install the

end link onto the sway bar ends as shown in the picture. Use the hole closest to the end for
installation purposes. Next, install the frame bracket onto the other end of the end link. The
bolts do not need to be fully tight a t t hi s time, but they should be snug.

End Link Hardware Order:
½” Bolt - Lg.Washer - Dog Bone End Link - Sway bar - Sm.Washer -Nut

4R
Now we are going to bring the assemble sway bar to the rear axle. Also grab the axle

Mount the Sway Bar onto the Rear Axle

brackets at the same time. These will have to go on between the axle and the bushing
bracket. See picture for more details. When tightening the u-bolt nuts, make sure the u-bolt
is pointing straight down. I.e. The u-bolt should not be at an angle with the ground.

5R

Drill Holes for the Frame Brackets

You’re going to be drilling 2 holes for the frame brackets on each side. But first we need to
know where to drill the holes. Rotate the sway bar up to it’s normal position. Make sure the
sway bar is centered with the car. Next, position the end link so that it is slightly tilting
towards the back of the car. The reason for tilting it back is so you can use either sway bar
hole and the end link can stay fairly vertical in both positions. Make sure the frame bracket
has it’s flat side facing the frame. Mark the hole centers with a silver pen. Push the end links
out of the way and drill out the 2 holes with a 7/16” bit. Remember to always wear safety
glasses when drilling.

6R
Carefully insert the shorty U-bolt into one of your frame bracket holes you just drilled. Rotate

Install Shorty U-Bolts (kit #1718) onto Frame

the U-bolt down so that it pokes out throu gh the s econ d hole. It might be a good idea to spin
on a nut temporarily on one end when doing this.

7R
Now that you have the shorty U-bolts are in place you can bolt up the frame bracket to the

Bolt the Frame Brackets to the Fra me

frame. To make things easier, unbolt the frame bracket from the end link before you fasten
the bracket to the frame. This will allow you to get to nuts easier.

8R

Double Check Hardw a re

Make sure all hardware is fully tightened before driving the vehicle. You are done with the

installation. The vehicle does not r eq ui r e an alignment after this installatio n.

9R

Stiffness Adjustment

Your Hotchkis rear bar has 2 adjustment holes, which allows you to change the sway bar

stiffness harder or softer. The hole closets to the sway bar end is the softer setting, while the
hole furthest from the end is the stiffest. The stiffness values are as follows:

Soft Setting: 310 lbs/in added
Stiff Setting: 385 lbs/in ad ded

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