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New Stance for the Challenger

Started by GoMangoBoys, May 10, 2024, 03:47:39 PM

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GoMangoBoys

When we finished the car last September, we felt that it kind of sat a bit low.  Compared it to a few other cars at the Moparty in Bowling Green and were sure that it needed to come up a bit in the back.  Talked about the options with folks on here.  I chose to call the local spring shop and discuss having them "re-arched".  The guy said that they could do that, but said that his experience is that re-arching the springs is not always a good long term fix.  He suggested that they just add a leaf.  That is what I had them do a couple days ago.  It made a real difference.  The new leaf brought the car up 3" in the back.  It looks better and it drives better.  The first picture is the before, the rest are after.  $350 out the door in a few hours.

7212Mopar

Did not see this post until now. I did the same. Disassemble and reassemble the springs at home. Need to buy new longer center bolts and spring retainers. I got my up about 1.5". What it did was increasing the rear spring rate so it is stiffer for the same load. I upgraded to adjustable shocks to tame the stiffer spring rate. Combining with larger torsion bars, factory rear sway bar and Hotchkis front sway bar, the car handles the corner well.
1973 Challenger Rallye, 416 AT
2012 Challenger SRT8 6 speed Yellow Jacket

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cuda hunter

Sure made the car look better with that higher stance in the rear. 
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usraptor

Looks much better with the raised stance.  :twothumbsup: