Top 5+ Best Dodge Charger Coilovers: The Ultimate Guide
Are you looking to improve the look and handling of your Dodge Charger? One of the best modifications you can do is to install a set of coilovers.
In this guide, I’m going to cover the benefits of installing coilovers on your Dodge Charger, as well as give you the top 5 options available on the market today.
The Benefits of Installing Coilovers On Your Dodge Charger
Installing coilovers on your Dodge Charger is going to give you several benefits over the factory suspension.
Handling Improvement
One of the main reasons people install coilovers is to improve the handling of their car. Coilovers are designed for performance and will significantly improve the handling of your Charger by stiffening up the suspension, reducing body roll and lowering the center of gravity. This not only helps with steering response but also increases tyre grip.
Whether you are planning to use your Charger at the track or its strictly a street toy, improved handling is going to make the driving experience a lot more enjoyable and will also allow the chassis to handle more power and put it down to the ground.
Ride Height Adjustability
Another reason coilovers are a popular upgrade is for the fact that they allow you to adjust the ride height.
Due to their design, coilovers allow you to either wind the spring perch, or the whole shock body, up or down, which raises or lowers the car. This allows you to sit it exactly where you want it.
Not only is this beneficial for achieving a certain look, but it’s also useful for fine tuning the handling, as raising or lowering the car does affect the suspension geometry.
Dampening Adjustability
Most coilovers today also have the ability to adjust the damper settings, which allows you to quickly stiffen or soften the dampers by turning an adjustment knob.
This is particularly useful both for fine tuning the ride comfort as well as the handling characteristics of the car, and allows you to quickly switch between ride comfort and handling performance as needed.
The Best Coilovers for the Dodge Charger
Now that we’ve covered the benefits of installing coilovers, let’s take a look at some of the best coilovers available right now.
BC Racing BR Series
Price: $1195
Models available for: 2006-2021
The BC Racing BR Series coilovers are a very popular option for most vehicles including the Charger.
The reason why is because they coilovers are made for a very wide range of vehicles, offer a large amount of customizability and are excellent value for money.
These are designed as an all-round kit primarily for street use and give you a great balance of ride comfort and handling performance.
Ride height adjustment is done by the shock body, meaning you retain full suspension travel at all heights, and typically gives you 1-3 inches of lowering. There is also an Extreme Low option that goes up to 4 inches lower.
The dampers are monotube with linear valving for increased ride comfort and give you 30 levels of dampening adjustment which adjusts compression and rebound simultaneously.
As I mentioned, these are highly customizable, giving you the option to select custom spring rates and valving, Swift Spring upgrade and more.
As far as value for money goes, these coilovers are very hard to beat, and are a fantastic option for street cars that will do the occasional track day.
Features include:
- Ride height adjustment by the shock body
- Lowers 1-3 inches
- Extreme Low lowers up to 4 inches
- Monotube dampers with linear valving
- 30 levels of dampening adjustment
- Aluminium top mounts
- Custom spring rates and valving available
- Swift Spring upgrade available
- Fully rebuildable, all parts available for purchase
- 1 year warranty
GET THE CHARGER BC RACING BR SERIES KIT FOR THE BEST PRICE HERE
Riaction GT-1
Price: $993-1043
Models available for: 2006-2020
The Riaction GT-1 kit is a highly customizable and even upgradable kit, designed to give you a good street ride while significantly improving handling.
What makes this kit special is that it is modular and can be upgraded to 2-way dampening adjustable, and can even be switched from linear to digressive valving.
The ride height adjustment on this kit is done by the shock body, giving you full suspension travel at all ride heights, and typically gives you 1-3 inches of lowering from stock.
The dampers are monotube with linear valving for more street comfort, and give you 32 levels of dampening adjustment.
These are also customizable with custom spring rates and valving as well as Swift Springs being an optional upgrade.
These are a great option for performance street cars that will see occasional track use, especially if you think you will need to upgrade in the near future.
Features include:
- Ride height adjustment by the shock body
- 1-3 inches of lowering
- Monotube dampers with linear valving
- 32 levels of dampening adjustment
- Aluminium top mounts
- Seamless 52mm electroplated carbon steel shock bodies
- Unique low gas pressure design
- Custom spring rates and dampening available
- Swift Spring upgrade available
- Modular – Upgradeable to 2-way dampening adjustment and digressive valving
- 2 year warranty
GET THE CHARGER RIACTION GT-1 KIT FOR THE BEST PRICE HERE
Flatout Suspension SR Series
Price: $1580
Models available for: 2008-2021
The Flatout Suspension SR Series is designed for street cars where ride comfort is a priority but you also want handling improvement.
These coilovers are modular and allow you to upgrade to a higher spec, and are also hand assembled to your specific needs.
They feature ride height adjustment by the shock body that gives you 0.5-3 inches of lowering. The dampers are monotube and give you 20 levels of rebound dampening adjustment. They also come with Pillowball top mounts.
Flatout Suspension has put great attention to detail into their kits and even give you free 5mm wheel spacers just to ensure you won’t have any clearance issues, along with a 3 year warranty on their coilovers.
For street cars where you want to maintain ride comfort but still be able to lower your car and improve the handling, these are a great choice.
Features include:
- Ride height adjustment by the shock body
- 5 to 3 inches of lowering
- Monotube dampers tuned for street comfort
- 20 levels of rebound dampening adjustment
- Aluminium Pillowball top mounts
- Modular – upgradable to a higher spec
- Linear springs
- Electro-plated steel shock bodies
- CNC machined high flow aluminium pistons
- Rebuildable – individual parts available
- Hand assembled
- 3 years warranty
- Free 5mm spacers to ensure wheel fitment
GET THE CHARGER FLATOUT SUSPENSION SR SERIES KIT FOR THE BEST PRICE HERE
Godspeed MonoSS
Price: $675
Models available for: 2006-2021
If you are really on a tight budget but you absolutely must get coilovers, these Godspeed coilovers are one of your best options.
These offer surprisingly decent ride quality for the price as well as an impressive list of features. From all the budget coilovers in this price range, these have the best reputation from what I have found, and are the go-to budget coilover.
Ride height adjustment is done by the shock body and typically gives you 1-3 inches of lowering. The dampers are monotube and give you 16 levels of dampening adjustment. They also come with aluminium top mounts.
Now, while Godspeed does market these as “performance” coilovers that are suited to track days, I wouldn’t put my money on it. Just be realistic with what you expect to get for this price.
However, if you are looking for a budget coilover for your street car, these are going to get the job done fairly well.
Features include:
- Ride height adjustment by the shock body
- Lowers 1-3 inches
- Monotube dampers
- 16 level dampening adjustment
- “Performance” internal piston with “race” shock oil
- Aluminium top mounts
- Anodized shock body
- 1 year warranty
GET THE CHARGER GODSPEED MONOSS KIT FOR THE BEST PRICE HERE
KW Clubsport
Price: $3024
Models available for: 2006-2010
If you are looking for a very high quality performance kit that is going to give you great track performance while still maintaining ride comfort, this KW coilover kit is for you.
The KW Clubsport kit is designed as a performance version of the V3 kit, and are tuned more for handling over comfort.
KW are known for their engineering and very high build quality. Every kit they make is specifically tuned for the vehicle application, and in the case of the Clubsport kit, was designed on the Nordschleife.
The Clubsport kit features twin tube dampers with 2-way independent dampening adjustment, which, through KW’s signature TVC-A and TVR-A technology, allows you to independently fine tune the rebound and compression settings.
Ride height adjustment on these is done by the spring perch, which does mean that the lower you go the less suspension travel you will have. So if you plan on going very low, this kit may not be idea.
Another significant benefit of this kit is its anti-corrosion resistance that KW is well known for. The shock bodies are made from INOX-LINE stainless steel, and have undergone 220 hours of salt spray testing to ensure they will never rust.
Combined with the polyamide composite spring perches, you will never have to worry about your coilovers seizing or corroding.
This kit is perfect if you are after performance and will be seeing a lot of track time with your Charger.
Features include:
- Ride height adjustment by the spring perch
- Twin tube dampers with TVC-A and TVR-A adjustment technology
- 2-way independent dampening adjustment – 16 level rebound and 12 level compression
- INOX-LINE stainless steel shock bodies
- Polyamide composite spring perches
- Unibal top mounts
- Specifically tuned for each vehicle, designed on the Nordschleife
- 90 day warranty
- Rebuildable
GET THE CHARGER KW CLUBSPORT KIT FOR THE BEST PRICE HERE
Bonus: KW V4 Coilovers
Price: $6254
Models available for: 2015-2021
I’ve included this kit as a bonus for those of you who own SRT Hellcats.
The KW V4 is a top of the line coilover kit only made for a select few high performance and exotic models, which includes the SRT Hellcat.
This kit uses KW’s race proven technology to give you uncompromised handling performance and adjustability while still retaining a comfortable ride for the street.
The dampers on this kit are twin tube and give you 2-way independent dampening adjustment, allowing you to fine tube rebound as well as low speed and high speed compression. They also feature external damper reservoirs.
These coilovers are based on KW’s successful race technology used by multiple overall winners of the ADAC Zurich 24hr Nürburgring race.
Like KW’s other kits, these also feature the INOX-LINE stainless steel shock bodies and composite spring perches, making then very corrosion resistant. These are also backed by KW’s lifetime warranty.
If you are after top of the line performance for your Hellkit, this is the kit to go for.
Features include:
- Ride height adjustment by spring perch
- Twin tube dampers with TVR-A and TVCLH-A adjustment technology
- 3-way independent dampening adjustment – rebound, low speed and high speed compression
- Based on KW’s winning 24hr Nurburgring race technology
- Tuned specifically for each vehicle
- INOX-LINE stainless steel shock bodies
- Polyamide composite spring perches
- Lifetime warranty
- Rebuildable
GET THE CHARGER KW V4 KIT FOR THE BEST PRICE HERE
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