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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 05:38 PM
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I wanted to add this into to the forum for people who are looking for data.
I cut all 4 of my stock srt springs 3/4 of a coil off.
After a week of driving the car has lowered exactly 1 1/4" front and rear.
The ride feels abut the same which is stiff.
Hope this info helps anyone trying to make an edjucated guess on how much to cut to get the results they are looking to achieve.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 06:19 PM
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Brave soul.... keep group appraised over time on how it feels/rides like that. Most people just uprgrade springs or get coilovers. I can't remember if SRT6 stock springs are linear or progressive. If progressive, the ride would harshen up quite a bit if you hack-sawed the wrong side (the harsh / stiffer side).
 
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 07:14 PM
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Not that brave. There is a good amount of info on the forum here.
The spings are not progressive.
The srt springs are stiffer than the limited ones.
They are also stiffer than the eibach springs.
This is a good way to moderately lower the srt without sacrificing performance.
If anyone plans on doing this do a search here first. There is lots of good info to help make an educated decision.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by stryfox
Not that brave. There is a good amount of info on the forum here.
The spings are not progressive.
The srt springs are stiffer than the limited ones.
They are also stiffer than the eibach springs.
This is a good way to moderately lower the srt without sacrificing performance.
If anyone plans on doing this do a search here first. There is lots of good info to help make an educated decision.
Well, OK then. you did your homework. I just went out and bought some adjustable KW coilovers. I got my comfort, lowering, and performance in handling all-in-one. Did you get your alignment redone or are you just going with the extra negative camber? I did front MBZ camber bolts and rear camber arms after my drop. Still leaves you at -1.4 in the rear and -1.6 in front. Without those, your camber more than likely is even larger negative numbers. Accept the extra tire wear and rock on....

Some other input:

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...your-ride.html

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...no-camber.html
 
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 09:06 PM
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I did not put the car on the alignment rack yet. I wanted to make sure I liked the height and had no interference issues first.
I have 285/35/19 and 235/40/18 on it. Not sure yet how much 1 1/4 inch will effect the numbers until I put it on the rack and see where it's at.
I used the eibach springs on my limited and I don't remember the exact number but is was very close to spec.
The limited appeared lower but it also had stock rims and stock tire size.

Here is the srt lowered.
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 09:08 PM
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Here is a before picture.
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 09:14 PM
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This was the limited with the eibach springs
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