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suspension upgrades
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:37 pm
by neon angel
ok time to work on the susupension what to do...
i have already...
1) stock 05 sxt front sway bar
2) stock srt rear bar
3) stock srt struts f&r
4) F&R vibrant strut bars
5) stock srt rims with 205/50/17 Riken Raptors (DD)
American Racing Coil rims with 205/55/15 Fuzion ZRI (track)
what else should i do to help with the suspension?
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:18 am
by Wenuden
an mtx swap.
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:20 am
by NiteHawk
maybe consider lowering springs or stiffer sway bars or both.....
i recommend hotchkis lowering springs and sway bars
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:17 pm
by neon angel
i just bought ch and have a ballanced sway?the rear sway so what size front should i get to mat
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:17 pm
by Adionik
Get hotchski sways for the front and rear, they make oem bars their bitch.
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:35 pm
by NiteHawk
yeah, hotchkis sways FTW...
titan motorsports sells the springs and sways together for 390, here's the link
http://www.titanmotorsports.com/hotust1tvssy.html
otherwise, they sell them seperately:
sways:
http://www.titanmotorsports.com/hotuspswbasr.html
springs:
http://www.titanmotorsports.com/hotuspcospsr.html
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:10 pm
by patiofurnituregt
lol...he asks for suspension advice and someone had to say mtx swap. when I had my atx I could rally balls in it effortlessly because left foot breaking is cheese cake!
I would deffinately get atleast better springs, camber bolts aligned to (-1.5 deg Front, -1 deg Rear).
Energy suspension bushings and new endlinks.
Before dropping alot of money on new swaybars, you may want to try and get a Pt cruiser GT front sway bar and mess around with having the big front swaybar and oem rear, then try both the Pt GT and SRT swaybars together. And more than anything get a feel for how it changes the way you car handles and to get it to suite your driving.
the way you have it right now should feel a tad more responsive than the oem rear, however you run a greater risk of snap oversteer.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:06 am
by neon angel
snap oversteer.???
i just got Energy Suspension end link bushing what is the best tightness when install ,like how much of the threaded end of the end link will be exposed .... .50in,.25in??
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:09 am
by TheRandom1
snap oversteer means the rear end snaps around on you when you turn hard, iirc.
You could go with an RT swaybar in the front, that would help handling a bit too. And I happen to know someone selling one at a good price that could possibly meet you somewhere...
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:16 am
by neon angel
patiofurnituregt...
camber bolts aligned to (-1.5 deg Front, -1 deg Rear).
how do i do this on stock srt truts and springs
the Randon 1
how much and where to meet and what is the size of the bar?
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:20 am
by TheRandom1
stock RT front, not sure about the size, but it's bigger than the SXT front, but smaller than the SRT front...
it's up in the for sale section for 40 plus shipping, and holy hell I didn't realize just how far you are, haha. It'd probably be cheaper to ship it down there! (you're 280 miles away)