SuperTrooper169's 2009 Dodge Charger R/T R&T Thread
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Caddy's for 50+.
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I can't believe it's been 4 years already!
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J's 50.. but you're only as old as the woman you feel
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I definitely feel 50 some days.
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50 teets
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This happened on our road trip to Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC last week. Sapphire averaged 20.45 mpg over the 1,100 mile round trip. Not her greatest showing of mpg, but no more cylinder deactivation so it comes with the territory. It'll only get worse once the gears go in. Gotta pay to play I suppose.
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now you're getting it!
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I came in here expecting to finally hear the gears were installed.....but no.
At least you have learned to live with cylinder deactivation turned off. One step in the right direction
At least you have learned to live with cylinder deactivation turned off. One step in the right direction
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I'm a slow learner.
I've had so much other stuff going on I haven't had time to track down the bolts/nuts that attach the driveshaft to the diff. They're proving to be difficult to find.
I've had so much other stuff going on I haven't had time to track down the bolts/nuts that attach the driveshaft to the diff. They're proving to be difficult to find.
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Ahhh I thought it was just a direct bolt up replacement
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Kind of sort of is, but it uses a different back section of the drive shaft from an SRT, so instead of a 3 bolt flange on the diff it has a 4 bolt. I found the rear section of the driveshaft and the coupler that goes in between them, so the only thing left is the 8 bolts that connect everything together. I've read it's best to not re-use the ones you take off, which I'd only have 6 of anyway, so trying to figure out their part numbers and how to get a hold of them has been rough.
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Kind of sort of is, but it uses a different back section of the drive shaft from an SRT, so instead of a 3 bolt flange on the diff it has a 4 bolt. I found the rear section of the driveshaft and the coupler that goes in between them, so the only thing left is the 8 bolts that connect everything together. I've read it's best to not re-use the ones you take off, which I'd only have 6 of anyway, so trying to figure out their part numbers and how to get a hold of them has been rough.
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Chrysler had some odd things going on with the diffs from different years, no pun intended. For instance, 06-08 SRTs with the 3.06 open diffs used a 4 bolt flange until they switched the open diffs to 3 bolt flanges in 09 and up SRTs, except for the Getrag equipped cars, which used a 3 bolt flange from the begining, which just so happened to be the same 3 bolt flange used on 09-10 R/Ts with the 2.65 open diffs, but the one advantage of 09-10 R/Ts were they had thicker, more sturdy axles than the 06-08 SRTs, so earlier SRT owners would swap in the R/T axles. So in theory, I'll have the best of both worlds; a stronger 4 bolt flange with the thicker axles that came on my R/T. Confused yet?
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I finally found my nuts.
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I've got my lube.
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I know right? Gathering the parts for the install has been incredibly time intensive, so I'm trying to have fun with it so I don't lose interest and pull my usual sell and move on routine. Only a tool or two more to get then it's install time.
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get those nuts lubed already
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No update on the diff as I just haven't found the time to make the install happen yet. One of my front Goodyear F1 Supercars went flat on me this weekend. I didn't realize the inside was down to the cords. Thankfully it didn't blowout and just went flat when we parked at a restaurant to eat. Got two new Nitto Motivos the next day to replace the F1s. I've been happy with the rear Motivo 255s, so went with the stock 245 size in the front.
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Wow...lucky it just went flat, man.
Looking good!
how have you not slapped some 20MM rear spacers on that bitch yet? Would really set off the aggressive rear end look.
And don't tell me you haven't thought about it or that I'm an idiot or a pussy or anything like that either. I know you were about to.
Looking good!
how have you not slapped some 20MM rear spacers on that bitch yet? Would really set off the aggressive rear end look.
And don't tell me you haven't thought about it or that I'm an idiot or a pussy or anything like that either. I know you were about to.
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Oh I have definitely thought about it. I'm even considering widening the rear wheels so I can throw so bigger tires on there, especially if I do go with a cam down the road. Charger guys drop these wheels like the plague so I can pick up two more cheep and have a wheel shop widen them to 9" so I can run at least a 275s on there. Either way I could run a decent sized spacer on there to push them out a little more, too.
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Besties again?
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You can come crown my throne anytime you want.
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Hope you like the Motivos, I didn't care for them on our Flex & went with Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+ this time. Plain amazing.
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Thanks. I know people have mixed feelings on them. I've had the backs on for 20,000 miles now and they've served me very well. They still have tons of meat left and they hook pretty good. I think they're more of a compromise between comfort and performance than the Pilots which are definitely geared more toward the performance side. Tread life and ride quality are just as high on my list of priorities.
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They weren't bad when we bought the Flex, unknown mileage at the time.
The AS3+ have some great treadlife reviews & I'd gotten the recommend from an admin on another forum that has them on his Livernois tuned Escape.
The AS3+ have some great treadlife reviews & I'd gotten the recommend from an admin on another forum that has them on his Livernois tuned Escape.
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I know they're not a recent purchase but you really made a good decision with the wheels.
Sucks to hear about the tire. Any idea why the inside got so worn down? Alignment issue or something?
Sucks to hear about the tire. Any idea why the inside got so worn down? Alignment issue or something?