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springs.... i'd go..... stage 3 mopar adjustables ($1,500). i dont have any sway bars or strut braces yet. wait, i dont have any coil overs either.

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I don't have springs yet, but I have front & rear HOTCHKISS sway bars --- they seemed to minimize body roll -- I love them!

 

What size bar is that? I have a 22mm in the back of mine. I can haul *** in through the corners even with worn down 185 15's.

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I will definitely not knock Hotchkis sways.

But, there is an inexpensive option, here that performs fantastically as well for a quarter of the price.

I just installed a 26mm pt cruiser front sway, and a 22 mm acr rear sway. The two cost about 100$ shipped. A couple of vendors on here have them now. I can't say enough good things about these. My car handles and generally drives, like a different animal now. Thumbs WAY up.

Also, I recently installed the mopar rear tension strut kit, now that they are finally out. They were only 40$ and eliminate the problem we have with rear wheel hop under heavy braking. Definitely a good thing to do as well, especially if you drive hard, as they decided to start putting them on the '05's stock.

On springs, the only way to go, in my opinion, is Stage 3 coilovers and Camber plates. I have driven this setup on the track, and the car handles amazingly. You can also do springs and a set of struts(like tokico 5 way's) that are made to ride at lower heights; but you'll be spending 900$ installed for the set(at that point I would spend the extra on the coilovers).

 

Front 1 1/8" (29 mm) Hollow +44%

Rear 15/16" (24 mm) Hollow (2 Position Rear +225%, +271%)

 

Wow....how does that do through the corners? Any understeer? I have 24mm up front and 22mm in the back and mine won't lose traction in the curves.

 

Wow - 29 and 24mm - those are beefy. - I would be afraid they would do too much - the car is more jittery with a 26 and a 22 and I would expect it to get a bit uncomfortable on the street with even more - But nice setup anyway. Srtred - You take the car to the track? If so that setup must be a blast in the corners.

 

It does well in the corners, better than I thought. There's still a slight hint of understeer, but with practice & Quaife LSD help, it's quite controllable, especially when I power down. I think handling would be even more improved if I lowered the car and adjusted camber & toe-in -- but this is my daily driver so, that ain't happening. .

 

Yeah they are kinda thick, and the ride feels a little more rigid coupled with my DC strut bars, but still tolerable . A small price to pay for improved handling

I haven't taken it to the track, but I've taken it to a driver training facility a few times and opened her up... the car handled quite well, although torque steer was more noticeable. The HOTCHKISS bars seemed to improve the tires' contact and made it a huge blast through the road course!