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SRT suspension upgrade, before and after

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Installed the SRT suspension package last month, 1/2 in drop all around so far. Was hoping for more but has been stable for a couple of weeks now. Very happy with the ride quality but was hoping for closer to an inch drop. The second, darker photo is after the install. Not quite the SRT stance but not quite as high as it was before install. Was able to get alignment within specs (SRT), it was out of spec after install.
 

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It took mine about 1200 miles to settle,ended up with 1" drop in the front and .6" drop in the rear. I've been told that as the miles increase it will continue to drop slightly, nothing drastic but another .1" all around.
 
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AFdoc, maybe you got wunna dem light RT's? ;) I would have anticipated a more noticeable drop, but if your RT is on the light end of the range, saving 200-300 lbs over an SRT, maybe that would make for less deflection?
 
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I am surprised yours did not drop the full 1".:confused: Many who have done the SRT suspension upgrade kit have reported.
Mine dropped 1" front and back and I measured it against a SRT at the dealer. It has the same stance now.

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After 6 months (When the pictures were taken. The installation has been 7+ months). Also, the 235/55/18s have a half inch smaller outside diameter than 245/45/20s so wheel gap on mine will be a little larger (until I get new wheels/tires, that is).
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#7 ·
What's with all diz damn blue cars out there?!? :p
 
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I'll check it out in another couple of months. Probably have less than 300 miles on it since install. I'll let you know if it comes down anymore. Thanks all for the info (and the pretty blue cars).
 
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Think this thread needs a little RED, torred, as in mine..
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So where did you guys buy these SRT suspension package upgrades? And how much did you pay?
 
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Google is your friend. I posted a link to where I bought mine, and got a lifetime ban from the Challengerz site for my trouble. The upgrade kit arrived in a mopar box and cost approx. $500 including shipping.It included springs, isolators, shocks and struts.
 
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A couple of guys sell that kit on e-bay all the time... P5155435
$475-480 and about $38 for shipping
Note: unless they started packing it better, expect the dust covers on the rear shocks to arrive cracked.
I suggested it might help if they slid the springs over them for protection in the future, but he said it was Chrysler's packing.
In any even they sent me a replacement set of covers, so its all good... (but a lot of guys got broken covers.)


I bought that package last year from the ebay guy in CA, (there's one in NC too) and put it on my wife's 300c...
It took almost 6months to drop because she didn't drive it much last year.

Now it's too low for the Grip front end... can't win... :(
 
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Got mine from the dealer...gave me same price as the internet dealers. Installed them myself.
 
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Mine arrived in perfect condition,in as I said a Mopar box, The seller is also a Dodge dealer.
 
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So if I have a 2011 RT, would I need to order a 2011 SRT suspension kit? Just wondering if any other year SRT suspension would work on mine. And also, if it matters if it's a manual or auto?
 
#19 ·
If you're looking to drop your car you should just upgrade to either a Hotchkis or Eibach suspension kit. You get struts, sways and springs for $900 and is much better than the SRT system. The sways alone make a huge difference in cornering and the rest is gravy.
 
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Did you have camber issues? If so, where'd you order the parts to correct them? Also, I looked at different sites and for that pro kit, it was like $1,000. Any other places with better deals? Thanks for your help. Just looking to do the lowering all in one stop.
 
#20 ·
I got my SRT suspension kit from a local Dodge dealer and my sway bars from Stack Performance. I like the amount of lowering and it corners very flat. Well worth the upgrade.
 
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My dealer stocks the adjustable camber links, they arent cheap, roughly $150 per corner, plus an additional 2.0 labor hours to install them,glad I didn't need them and they did my final 4 wheel alignment for $79.95. A suspension specialty shop did the original installation and 1st 4 wheel alignment for $550. I've reduced my weight about 100 lbs, mostly from the rear which might account for the difference in drop, front to rear.
 
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I would stay far away from the person who told you the camber settings are fixed,toe-in and camber are adjustable but wont bring the camber to spec if the car has been radically lowered,1.7" is radical.There are two settings for camber depending on whether your streets are crowned or flat,small towns seem to have mostly crowned streets and here in Houston most are flat.If you track your car, flat is the preferred setting...