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Road Magnet Aggressive Drop

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#1 ·
I am planning on putting my road magnet springs back on tomorrow morning. As every one knows my rear shocks went out and I had a hell of time finding warranty replacements.

Anyways- I have asked 3 different dealerships and they have all told me the lowering springs are fine for the car and as long as I have a good installer I shouldn't have much to worry about. I was told the reason my shock went out the first time was an electrical issue with the wire on the shock.

I know a lot of people are on these springs- Is anyone having any sort of issue with these? I have considered going with the mid level springs but if I am the only one who has ever had an issue with the 55+ sets that black ops has sold then I feel like it wasn't the springs that made the shock go faulty.

Thanks guys
 
#3 ·
Thanks. I am praying that was a fluke issue bc they for sure look the most aggressive in these Springs
 
#4 ·
I am planning on putting my road magnet springs back on tomorrow morning. As every one knows my rear shocks went out and I had a hell of time finding warranty replacements.

Anyways- I have asked 3 different dealerships and they have all told me the lowering springs are fine for the car and as long as I have a good installer I shouldn't have much to worry about. I was told the reason my shock went out the first time was an electrical issue with the wire on the shock.

I know a lot of people are on these springs- Is anyone having any sort of issue with these? I have considered going with the mid level springs but if I am the only one who has ever had an issue with the 55+ sets that black ops has sold then I feel like it wasn't the springs that made the shock go faulty.

Thanks guys
Trooper,
I am looking at the Black Ops lowering springs myself. I started just wanting to lower the back to make it even with the front and then I looked at the aggressive photos and really like the look, however I have a couple of questions.
1. Are they so low that you have to be concerned with going out of driveways, etc. like with my 06 SRT magnum?
2. Do they stiffen up the ride noticeably in the "auto" mode?
3. Read about your shock problem and it sounds like it's not a prevalent problem. Do the aftermarket springs affect the warrantee in any manner?

Thanks for your, or anyone else's help in answering these questions. I am more into the drag racing and performance scene than in the low-rider thing. I see you are pretty heavily modified for performance as well. Just sayn'.
 
#5 ·
Trooper,
I am looking at the Black Ops lowering springs myself. I started just wanting to lower the back to make it even with the front and then I looked at the aggressive photos and really like the look, however I have a couple of questions.
1. Are they so low that you have to be concerned with going out of driveways, etc. like with my 06 SRT magnum?
2. Do they stiffen up the ride noticeably in the "auto" mode?
3. Read about your shock problem and it sounds like it's not a prevalent problem. Do the aftermarket springs affect the warrantee in any manner?

Thanks for your, or anyone else's help in answering these questions. I am more into the drag racing and performance scene than in the low-rider thing. I see you are pretty heavily modified for performance as well. Just sayn'.
I've had the aggressive drop on my 14 a week after I bought it last year on 4/20. I've had no problems with stock rim and tire setup. With that said I'll try to answer your questions based on my experience.

1. Not at all. Even with improved newer streets I've never rubbed or bottomed out. Unless of course you fly in and out of your driveway over the curb then I suppose you would.
2. Yes they do. Anytime you drop a car almost 3 inches in the rear it's going to be noticeably stiffer. This point is all personal preference, I love the way it handles so for me I don't mind the stiffer ride.
3. Not at my dealership. Some people have reported getting some shit from other dealerships for almost anythingthey have done to their ride. Bottom line with mods is if the modification isn't the direct cause of the failure it's covered by warranty. That's what my service guy told me. So if you put these springs in and your throttle body went bad you're ok. If you put nitrous on it and the motor blew you're screwed. This is kind of a sketchy area for people because of some dealerships telling them they can't do anything to their vehicles without voiding their warranty. I think that's a bunch of bullshit a dealer tells you so they won't have to deal with your car. I believe what my guy told me and I've not had an issue with warranty work.
 
#6 ·
I think I am going to go with the less aggressive set as mine is my daily driver and I don't want to deal with the stiff ride unless I dial it in. Thanks again for the info. Heading for Fontana drags in the AM. Will post my times when I get back.
 
#7 ·
The medium RMs are tough to find these days. The extremes seem to be a bit much unless you're on a 35 series 22".
 
#8 ·
I haven't tried to order them yet. Have a pin striper doing some work on the valve covers and one wheel downstairs and will try to order them when he is done. I will let you know if they are back-ordered. Thanks for the head-up!
 
#13 ·
Update. Got the moderate drop spring set from Black Ops and love them. Rides better than.stock. Will be posting some photos.of my SRT when the custom wheels arrive from Black Ops.
 
#22 ·
Never used my own post as a quote? Here are a couple of photos of the drop on the car with stock wheels and then a couple of the new wheels. Complete vehicle photos will be posted soon.
 

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#15 ·
No. $600.00 at tire shop by my office. Said it took them 7--8 hours.
 
#17 ·
Me and my buddy do mine in 2 hours max. Usually hour and half.


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#19 ·
7-8 hrs is just plane ridiculous for installing springs. Bigcity looking at your pics it looks like everything is unbolted all you have to do is keep that shock assembly from dropping onto everything and push the lower control arm down enough to be able to get the lower forks of the shock to be able to pull out. I tuck myself into a ball and stood/ bounced on the caliper at the same time I pulled the bottom of the assembly off the lower control arm. Just seems like you need to keep the shock up higher instead of letting it fall down in order to give you enough room to get it out
 
#20 ·
Wish I had stepped back a bit to see the upper portion of the strut, but I would say a around half of the bring assembly was still up inside the upper A-arm even when the strut was in the position shown in the picture so raising it up still provided no room to get it to come over the lower drive line boot. Had a buddy there too and it just never seemed like it was any where near close to having enough room to get the lower forks up and over the lower drive line and out.
 
#24 ·
Nice looking car mate , like the pinstripe down the side

Thanks! It is something I did with my 2006 Magnum SRT8 and used the same scheme on the Jeep. Doing a little more to the wheels and under the hood this weekend and then I will be post photos of the entire build and will post that link here ASAP.
 
#26 ·
i've got a set of BWP end links that i can't sell.. the BO end links are great eh? got the control arms too, with Eibach's

peace

Boz
 
#30 · (Edited)
The Magnuson-Ross act prohibits the abuse of dealerships withholding warranty coverage simply for having aftermarket parts on your vehicle. IE, if you have aftermarket Springs installed and you Nav system goes kaput, they can't deny you warranty coverage for the Nav unit.

The only way they can withhold warranty coverage, legally, is if the aftermarket/non-oem part you installed caused said failure or problem to a related component. Aftermarket mufflers, for example, will not exempt you from having your turn signals covered under warranty if they go on the fritz.

Many buyers are unaware of this legislation, and unscrupulous dealerships/svc depts take advantage of those ignorant of their rights under the Magnuson-Ross act.
 
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