Re: [Chrysler300] 300M - everything you'd ever needed to know

["Bob Haag" <Scooter465@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Guys

I have a 99 300M I bought about 5 years ago from another club member.I is a good solid car my wife loves it.But I purchased a 09 Challenger recently now that is a totally awsome car great styling outstanding quality and rear wheel drive.Mike you will love the challenger.

Bob Haag  
 
  From: mwl1967@xxxxxxx 
  To: rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx 
  Cc: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 10:24 PM
  Subject: [Chrysler300] 300M - everything you'd ever needed to know


  Hi Bob,
  My brother bought a 2002 Special new after he drove and liked my 
  '99. In 99 the hp was rated at 253, by '02 they dropped that rated # to 
  250hp at a slightly lower rpm so they could market the 300m Special at 255hp (at 
  a slightly higher rpm). Hence, same engine.

  Before the Special the 300M;s had a handling package that actually 
  replaced the standard 17" wheels with smaller 16" wheels robbed from a 
  chrysler minivan and had a stiffer spring rate. The M specials all came standard 
  with 18" wheels and higher rated springs. It had a split muffler with dual 
  exhausts, side skirting which gave the car a lower look to it and two-tone paint 
  on those lower skirts ( cladding ) which I never cared for. It had a 150mph 
  speedo vs. the standard cars 120, carbon fibre looking trim instead of 
  woodgrain, turnsignals in the side view mirrors and tire pressure monitors.

  After driving my brothers new Special I yearned to make my 300M 
  handle better and ordered up a set of KYB struts for the car. I kid you not... 
  the new KYB's were soft and handled like crap and I wished I had left the 50k 
  mile oem struts in the car. A call to KYB and a conversation with an engineer 
  explained that the struts fit many different models and they are softer than 
  oems because most people will complain about a stiff ride but not a soft one 
  and they didnt offer any performance struts for the car. KYB reimbursed me 
  for the 4 struts and labor to replace them.. which I did with oem MoPar parts. 

  I also replaced the springs with a kit from H&R which lowered the 
  car an inch up front and an inch and a half in the rear. I didn't want the car 
  to have that silly "slammed" look but wanted the tires filling the wheel 
  wells a little better and this kit did that and was also engineered with spacers 
  for the engine / trans mounts to maintain the stock driveline axle angle. I 
  had heard of other kits which lowered front wheel drive cars causing 
  vibrations.

  My brother's M special has about 175k miles on it now and my 99 M 
  has about 110k miles on it. I'm getting the itch for a new Challenger ( my 
  buddy bought one yesterday ) and if you want a regular M for a daily driver let 
  me know... I'll give you a deal on mine... still have the original window 
  sticker and you know its history back to 99.

  Mike Laiserin
  Phoenix, AZ 

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