SRT Springs on 2gn Neon = Raise or Drop?

m2736185 · Post by **m2736185** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:18 pm

Well it seems that SRT springs with 2gn struts= drop but SRT springs & struts= raise? Did I get that right?

I installed 2004 SRT springs and struts into my Neon first the back which I got less than a 1/2" drop, which I was satisfied with...but then with the SRT springs and struts on the front my Neon looks like a rally car...at first I thought it would settle and go down a little but it seems to be settled. The front was raised about 3/4"...now is this raise because of th strut or the springs because I was thinking of leaving the back as is and using th srt struts with my stock front springs...will that make a difference?

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:40 pm

I put srt springs on my car and the back dropped about 3/4 inch, the front looks about like stock!

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:45 pm

The SRT strut perch is an inch taller. The SRT springs are .3 lower in the front and .5 in the rear

m2736185 · Post by **m2736185** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:57 am

So...in other words its the struts and my car is .70 inches higher in the front?

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:45 am

m2736185 · Post by **m2736185** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:42 am

hmm well now that my Neon looks like a monster truck maybe some bigger rims wont make it look so bad. Whats a good size to put in there now that it has the srt struts and springs that wont rub at all?

Post by **Diablo0** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 1:34 pm

It'll still make it look like a monster truck, just with bigger tires

Also throwing bigger tires on it to fill in that gap will just throw your speedometer a little or a lot depending on how big you go. For example, on my SRT swapped Neon I'm running R/T size tires which are smaller. If I'm doing around 85mph according to the speedometer I'm really doing about 80mph. Yours will be the opposite though, if you're doing 80 you might be doing 85... just depends on how much larger of a tire you put on.

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 1:39 pm

Tire size calculator

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

m2736185 · Post by **m2736185** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:00 am

Any suggestions on springs to use in my 2000 Neon with SRT struts? I would like to keep the srt springs but its just way too high. Im looking for something stock or less than 1" drop.

farmboy · Post by **farmboy** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:26 pm

try the mopar stage 1 springs. i believe they drop it about 1" (maybe 1.2") in the front and 1.5" in the rear. they ride really nice and give the car a drop but don't slam it to the ground like other lowering springs.

oldracecar · Post by **oldracecar** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 3:13 pm

Hey guys,

Stage 1 springs are the same as SRT-4 springs if you use the SRT strut. I found this out this past weekend.

Here my combination

2001 Neon 2.0 / auto
SRT Struts
Stage 1 springs
205/50/17 SRT wheels

Guess what? It measures to within a 1/8 inch of my production
04 SRT-4

If you use the stock Neon struts and the SRT springs it should lower the car but you can not run a 205/50/17 because the lower strut perch will hit the tire.

And yes the speedo is off but only 3-4 mph..... I'm working on finding the correct speedo gear...The speedo reads 65 I'm really doing 68.54 currently

Cheers.....