Replacement Suspension Parts Help

**zonian** · 09-12-2009, 04:24 PM

I need some advice/help here. I have an '05 RWD R/T Magnum that was built in 4/04, and I've owned it since June '04.

Loved the car when it was new. A few years into it, I upgraded the suspension with a set of SRT takeoff springs & shocks. Loved the car again. Last year I replaced inner & outer tie rods, loved the car again.

Now the car has 135,000 miles on it; and I hate it...the front end seems really loose and clunky again. No doubt I need new shocks which I have planned to do for a while, but my tension strut bushings are torn as shown in the Pedders video, and my sway bar end-links feel like a week link.

So I think I need to replace all of these items, at a minimum.

I haven't made my mind up yet, but I am considering going with the Pedders stuff, as it looks to be much beefier than OEM. Also, I plan to do the work myself.

My questions:

1) Is the Pedders really that much better performance-wise than OEM? and/or does it last longer?
2) Will the Pedders shocks work well with my SRT springs?
3) If I order the tension strut bushing, how difficult is it to install into the OEM tension strut or am I better off with a new OEM strut with a new bushing already installed?
4) Any special tools/skills required?

Answers and any other insight would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Paul

**Rob@WretchedMS** · 09-12-2009, 09:15 PM

1, Yes
2, Yes, but i'd recommend our springs since they a better match
3, it's not hard at all, just need a press and any local shop can to that if you bring them the arms.
4, not really, just a lot of time, an inexpensive press will be a huge help, and you can get them for about 100 in a few places.

I took the stock SRT8 suspension on my car off at 12k and replaced it with our Track 2 kit, it feels more comfortable, feels 500lbs lighter, doesn't have all of the knocking noises of the stock suspension, and it handles TONS better. .99g on Street tires on the skid pad, .02g away from an Enzo.

**formerice** · 09-13-2009, 08:42 PM

I've had the Pedders bushings for quite a while. 170,000 miles now on my RT Magnum. The Pedders stuff is expensive, but it's worth every penny. I still have SRT struts and rear Nivomats and the Hotchkis sways. The SRT stuff has lasted for 150,000 miles or so. If and when it dies, I'll be calling Rob. Rob was very helpful to my mechanic during the install. You won't believe its the same car. Be prepared to replace something a ball joint or a tie rod while your in there, unless they were replaced with Moog ones. As far as tension struts, get new ones, replace the new bushings with Pedders. My mechanic ended up replacing an upper control arm and my E-brake shoes when he did the bushings.