Stiffer Springs

aperson · Post by **aperson** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:57 pm

Where can I get some stiffer springs for my '03 SXT? I like the ride height the way it is now, but it feels like it rolls too much in the corners, or do I have another problem? It feels like all of a sudden the car will shift, should I get new bushings first and go from there or just buy springs? Help please.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:42 pm

Sounds like what you need is sway bars for the front and rear. even a strut tower bar in the rear will help ya. I would say look around and either make/fab/buy some sway endlinks and get the SRT4 front sway and an ACR/RT rear sway to start. You will LOVE the difference it makes, having driven both with and without.

ewetho · Post by **ewetho** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 5:04 pm

Yeah a sway bar would be good to you if that is your only objection. Then it is just a matter of how flat do you want to go. Real flat then get Hotchkis bars, kinda flat then just add the SRT bar. Then there is a multitude of choices in the middle.

ewetho · Post by **ewetho** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 5:34 pm

If you just want stiffer spring your only option is to have them made. Found a place once that was about 285 an axle but they would let you determine ride height and spring rate you want.

aperson · Post by **aperson** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 12:21 am

Would a coilover setup be practical for a daily driver? would this help me? also through turns, whenever I'm making a high speed turn, the suspension does nothing, then all of a sudden rolls to the outside, I don't think this is normal is it?

I'll look into swaybars tomorrow, dad and I are going to the junkyard for some parts for the pickup, and will sways from a 1st gen SRT4, ACR/RT work?

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 12:58 am

no, 2gn SRT4, and RT/ACR or even the 02+ PT Cruiser GT. That's what you want! And you will need struts with end link attachments (dunno what they are called) which is why I said fab up some, etc...

btw, there is no 1gn SRT4.

aperson · Post by **aperson** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:06 am

Okay, thanks for clearing that up for me, at least I know what to look for now. I hope they got something for me.

ewetho · Post by **ewetho** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:41 am

Would make sure if you just get a set of bars that you get a set of bars to maintain fairly normal road manners. Really nice are Hotchkis (29 mm Front and 24 mm Rear both hollow). Suspension Techniques(24 mm front and 19 mm rear), progress Tech (27 mm Front, 24 mm adj. or 22 mm rear), or even Eibach (which would be a little more neutral with 24 mm front and 22 mm rear) set.

If you stay stock, the easy way would be new struts in the back that have the sway bar end link mounting tab so that you could just stick with stock end links.

Mine is fairly tweaked and looking for much more than just a little flatter cornering.

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:45 am

ewetho wrote:Would make sure if you just get a set of bars that you get a set of bars to maintain fairly normal road manners. Really nice are Hotchkis (29 mm Front and 24 mm Rear both hollow). Suspension Techniques(24 mm front and 19 mm rear), progress Tech (27 mm Front, 24 mm adj. or 22 mm rear), or even Eibach (which would be a little more neutral with 24 mm front and 22 mm rear) set.

If you stay stock, the easy way would be new struts in the back that have the sway bar end link mounting tab so that you could just stick with stock end links.

Mine is fairly tweaked and looking for much more than just a little flatter cornering.

good info on the mm of the sway bars, but you forgot to mention the Suspension Techniques as being adjustable in rigitiy... allthough I don't know what the different settings would equate too.