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Hey guys Im going leave this up to your infinite wisdom. In the long run I will do an SRT swap so all SXT parts will no longer be on the car. I wand to ride low, but not insanely low and I need something adjustable so I can ride a bit higher in the winter. I would love coilovers, but I want the good stuff and therefore I would break the bank. I know there are other options like adjustable struts and stuff, but what are some good combinations of aftermarket struts and springs that are adustable and give a ride/handling similar to coilovers for less money? I want to be able to run 17 inch rims with tires that dont rub and aren't rubber bands. Thanks for the imput and help.

Mike

BC Racing coilovers (skip the rear camber plate unless you plan on
auto crossing it)
Prothane master bushing kit
your choice of sway bars (I'm just running my stock R/T ones)
DCR adjustable rear control arms
DCR rear tension arms (the ones that allow for wider tires)

feel free to add anything I've missed. The above is what I'm running, (minus the DCR stuff...that'll be coming in the spring), and the car handles fantastic.

What he said but go with the hotchkiss sways. Those kick ass.

Then get some kind of strut bars. I'm running the vibrant ones and they work wonderful. I can feel the difference already with just one on. Still waiting for the other damn on backorder.
Run some wider tires too.

2k2rt wrote:BC Racing coilovers (skip the rear camber plate unless you plan on
auto crossing it)
Prothane master bushing kit
your choice of sway bars (I'm just running my stock R/T ones)
DCR adjustable rear control arms
DCR rear tension arms (the ones that allow for wider tires)

feel free to add anything I've missed. The above is what I'm running, (minus the DCR stuff...that'll be coming in the spring), and the car handles fantastic.

This sounds pretty good. I like the Suspension Technique Sway bars. I would recommend the rear camber plates just because it is another means of adjustment that is available to you for what ever you want to do in the long run (AKA get it now so you don't have to worry about it later).

only reason i suggested staying away from the rear camber plate is his comment about winter driving. I bought the rear camber plate option when i got my current set of BC's for my R/T and have to figure out how to plug the gaping hole where the camber adjustment is in the rear plate. I'm concerned about slush build up getting inside the trunk this winter. Not to thread-jack...but does anyone have any suggestions as to ways I can plug this up?

I'd say if you're not going to be doing any adjustments this winter with the camber just get rubber gasket material like at home depot and just put that over the hole and secure it somehow. I got some of that stuff for cheap when i was installing a couple sinks in my house. It's just a couple rubber sheets. Nothing fancy but it will do the job.

thought about doing that...just don't want to have to drip the strut so I can put the gasket material on the outside of the car...where it has to go. guess i'll have to though if that's what i end up doing.

2k2rt wrote:BC Racing coilovers (skip the rear camber plate unless you plan on
auto crossing it)
Prothane master bushing kit
your choice of sway bars (I'm just running my stock R/T ones)
DCR adjustable rear control arms
DCR rear tension arms (the ones that allow for wider tires)

feel free to add anything I've missed. The above is what I'm running, (minus the DCR stuff...that'll be coming in the spring), and the car handles fantastic.

That sounds like an awesome setup, can I ask how much it cost you totaly roughly?

Mike

Well it's probably about 1,000-1,200 for the coilovers plus more if you have them installed by someone else. the bushings should run you about 100
the control arms maybe around 175
the tension arms might be around the same 175.

Then if you get strutbars that can add another 100-300 on there depending on what you get.
so you're looking at roughly 2000 which for the sweet suspension setup is definitely worth the money. you're car will handle like a dream.

I figured that would be around what I had to spend. Oh well my sweet suspension setup will have to wait until I get my SRT donor car because I can't afford both.

i would do the suspension stuff first IMO.

The power can come later. Handling and braking > Power.

^^ x2

That's why my car has fully adjustable coilovers, hotchkis sways, strut tower bars/braces, and bushings.....and a 2.0 that's 10 years old, has 150k on it, and maybe 100 horsies. Once I can swap or upgrade, I'm good to go.

2k2rt wrote:BC Racing coilovers (skip the rear camber plate unless you plan on
auto crossing it)
Prothane master bushing kit
your choice of sway bars (I'm just running my stock R/T ones)
DCR adjustable rear control arms
DCR rear tension arms (the ones that allow for wider tires)

feel free to add anything I've missed. The above is what I'm running, (minus the DCR stuff...that'll be coming in the spring), and the car handles fantastic.

100%

Unless car is going to the track that would be a perfect set up for street.