In 1955, Chevrolet changed everything. For the first time, new car buyers could walk into a showroom and purchase a great looking car with decent handling and a powerful overhead valve V8. “Tri-five” Chevys have become icons of hot rod culture, but their power and handling no longer hold up in comparison to modern muscle machines. Now Hotchkis Performance has a great way to improve the handling and road feel of your 1955-57 Chevrolet without resorting to expensive and complicated Mustang II based systems, the all-new Hotchkis Sport Sway Bar Package for Tri-Five Chevys.

Rather than replacing all the factory suspension with a totally different system that may not have been designed to support a heavy full-size Chevy, the Hotchkis Sport Sway Bar Package works with factory A-arms and other hardware to dramatically improve cornering performance and traction. The package offers fine tunable rear roll stiffness previously unavailable for the classic Chevy Tri-Fives. Cars with wider rear tires and high horsepower engines will greatly benefit from vastly improved stability.

Santa Fe Springs, Calif – Bolting big wheels, massive rubber, and a fire-breathing powerplant into your Chevelle, GTO or other A-Body will make the car a head-turning boulevard bruiser, but can also affect the way your car actually turns. Adding larger rear tires, more weight in the engine compartment and other mods can have a negative impact on balance and handling, even with aftermarket suspension. Now Hotchkis Performance – the leader in sway bar and suspension technology – is offering an extreme sway bar for extreme A-Bodies.

The Hotchkis A-Body Extreme Sport Sway Bar Set is specifically designed for ultra-high-performance mid-size muscle machines. The lightweight yet durable 1-3/8” front sway bar is significantly stronger than stock, improving overall handling and feel. The CAD-designed adjustable 1-5/16” tubular rear bar offers two adjustment options, 75% and 100% stiffer than stock, so you can tune your car’s handling balance, increase stability, and radically reduce body roll. The result is improved traction, control and vehicle stability.

Santa Fe Springs, CA – John Hotchkis built his reputation - and his suspension company – on experiences as a racecar driver. Hotchkis Performance is dedicated to providing road racers, handling enthusiasts, and weekend warriors with everything they need to maximize their vehicle’s handling potential. Recognizing that high-performance hardware is only part of the equation, Hotchkis now offers track-day and pre-race vehicle prep for those who want to ensure their vehicle is perfectly setup for maximum impact on the track.

“We have been race-prepping our shop cars, personal vehicles and demo cars for years,” Hotchkis says. “From Camaros and Bimmers to our Chief Engineer’s Autocross Mini, we spend most of our off-hours at the racetrack using and proving our own hardware. With the recent addition of the Hotchkis Installation Center, we can now offer our customers the option of having their suspension dialed-in by the same team that designed and built it.”

The new 2005-07 Corvette is one of the hottest performance vehicles ever built, and thanks to highly advanced suspension and a powerful drivetrain, The American Sports Car is better than ever before. Hotchkis Sport Suspension – the leading innovator in suspension technology – is proud to announce its new C6 Sway Bar System, an easy and effective way to improve modern Corvette handling – even on Z06 and Z51 models.

First generation Camaros and Firebirds are fun to drive and easy to modify. However, the availability of high-power engines and sticky tires that didn’t exist in the ‘60s means these classic drop tops can twist under pressure. Now there’s a solution. Hotchkis Performance announces the new Chassis Max System for 1967-69 F-Body Convertibles. Included in the system are an exclusive new high-tech cross brace and subframe connectors. The result is a strengthened chassis, added structural integrity, and drastically improved handling. Chassis Max connects the subframe to the leaf spring pickup points, making your F-body rock solid. Hotchkis designed the system to work with up to 3-inch diameter dual exhaust. The superior multi-piece design contours around the undercarriage, maintaining ground clearance and a clean look. Chassis Max reduces stress on valuable paint and bodywork, and you can finally reap the full rewards of a built engine and good tires.

Hotchkis performance has been making classic muscle cars handle like modern supercars for years, and now the Hotchkis engineers have gone back to the drawing board and created brand-new Tubular Upper and Lower A-Arms for 1967-69 Camaros and Firebirds that improve geometry, handling, and stability in every conceivable way.
Hotchkis A-Arms are CAD designed for strength, and offer increased camber and caster adjustment for ultimate performance.  Smooth operating Delrin bushings allow the arms to move through their travel easily, with minimal deflection. Upper arms feature an exclusive offset cross-shaft that allows increased static negative camber without a large alignment shim stack, improving header clearance. Caster inserts allow for increased positive caster settings, which improve high-speed stability and camber gain during hard cornering, thereby increasing front tire traction. Lower arms offer ride height adjustment for ultimate performance and a great look, regardless of engine and transmission combinations.

General Motors has produced some of the fastest and most iconic muscle cars ever built. From the Chevelle Super Sport and Olds 442 to the Pontiac GTO and the mighty Buick Grand National, GM’s midsize muscle has been ruling the street for over 40 years. Now you can give your ride the modern handling, traction, and adjustability it deserves with a new adjustable rear suspension system from Hotchkis Performance.
Available for 1964-72 GM A-Bodies and 1978-88 GM G-Bodies, the system is engineered to fit GM 10- and 12-bolt, Ford 9-inch and other rear end housings with stock location pick up points. New Double Adjustable Upper Trailing Arms, high-strength Lower Control Arms, and Tubular Trailing Arm Mount Braces work together to positively locate and control the rear axle. The double adjustable upper arms feature left and right hand threads and Swivel-Max bushings to maximize pinion angle adjustment and eliminate traction robbing wheel hop for quicker, smoother launches. Increased roll stiffness improves cornering and driveline vibration caused by improper pinion angle is eliminated.

The modern-day MINI and MINI S proved to the world that big performance does come in small packages, thanks to the perfect marriage of British style and German engineering. While respectably quick in stock form, boosting power levels often results in decreased traction and reduced handling prowess. Now you can improve acceleration, braking, handling and balance with the new MINI Competition Camber Plates from Hotchkis.
Front wheel drive cars accelerate, brake and turn with the front tires. This combined with the MINI’s nose-heavy weight bias tortures the front tires. Using the complete front contact patch is essential for optimal handling and balance, and negative camber gain is essential for tire grip and efficiency.  The MINI’s stock front suspension does not allow camber gain.  By bolting-on Hotchkis Camber Plates, you can add aggressive static negative camber settings that improve traction, maximize tire contact with the road, and reduce understeer.

Ford took a giant leap forward in suspension design with the latest Mustang, but discriminating driving enthusiasts have no tolerance for understeer and body roll. After a thorough research and development program, the suspension experts at Hotchkis Performance have the answer: introducing the new Sport Sway Bar System for 2005+ Ford Mustangs. 
The multi-adjustable sway bar package increases front/rear roll stiffness, giving the car crisp, quick turn-in response and balanced handling.  Dreaded understeer is eliminated and handling becomes comfortably neutral, allowing the driver to rotate the car on corner entry and throttle steer when necessary.  The 1.5-inch four-way adjustable front bar improves roll rate by 20-50%, and the 1-inch three-way adjustable rear bar improves roll rate by 50-100%, depending upon adjustment. The result is a well-balanced Mustang that’s comfortable to drive on the street and excellent for track day events, autocross and road racing.

Hotchkis Sport Suspension has launched an all-new website that provides high-performance handling news, technical details, feature stories and product information.  The new site, http://www.hotchkis.net, is an exhaustive online resource dedicated to helping serious drivers improve their suspension systems with proven, well-engineered hardware for maximum driving enjoyment.

“Whether they drive a performance car, SUV or truck, we’re dedicated to providing our customers with more than just improved handling and feedback,” explains company owner John Hotchkis. “We have always gone a step further to provide convenience, product durability, and all the necessary hardware so our kits install quickly and easily. This new website is just one more tool we can use to help. More than just a product showcase, the new http://www.Hotchkis.net website has an archive of technical articles and instruction manuals and even Product Development and Testing pages that feature some of the hot new products coming soon.”