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Old 05-15-2008, 04:37 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I recall that there are two contributors who had their suspension tweaked. One person, can't remember who, installed Hotchkiss Swaybars and said they improved things greatly. Also 'Funland' did some tweaks to his new 300c. Might be worth a search on the forum.
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Old 05-16-2008, 03:04 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Rgr- thanks.. I had a lengthy read in the suspension forum this morning. I found the sway bars (both hotchkis and eibach) and also the polyurethane bushing kits.

It certainly has raised some questions in my mind.. I need to find out if the SRT8 geometry (arms/links) are different to the CRD because I don't want screwed cambers etc. by lowing the car (with the SRT-8 suspension i've purchased). I'm all for poly bushes and adjustable arms, but really for something like the 300C (it's never going to be a race car) i'm feeling it's quite unnecessary. However, dropping the car on the floor and fitting stupid 22"+ alloys will no doubt punish the OE bushings (that people are finding).. I won't be going down that road..

I'll try the SRT8 dampers+springs first.. it might just be enough for me, if not then i'll probably try the thicker anti-roll bar (shame you can't just buy the rear one?). I'll only look at adjustble arms etc. if there is a problem with the geometry once stuff is fitted
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dupe post.....

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Old 05-16-2008, 03:10 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Old 05-16-2008, 07:22 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Interestingly, I just spoke to my local Chrysler parts....

The front suspension components (arms etc.) are the same between the CRD and SRT, APART from the front knuckle. Dealers have also received a letter stating that SRT wheels don't fit on the lesser models as the hub is different.

There are only two potential reasons I can see for this - 1) to adjust the offset (drastic, unlikely) or 2) for the 'swan neck' part of the hub assembly to clear the larger wheel package...

Quite a revelation.. surely someone out there must have tried to put SRT alloys on a CRD (or even v6) ?
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Old 05-17-2008, 08:10 AM   #16 (permalink)
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There are now some sports springs on ebay #200077492179 but the listing does not mention any revised dampers that startech reckon you need for a 30mm drop.
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Yeah.. i'm not really into aftermarket stuff like that..
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