All,

I am new to the Crossfire forum, and to be honest, I do not own a Crossfire yet. That said, I am looking to purchase a gently used SRT-6. My only reservation is that I hate the fixed rear spoiler. I feel that the fixed spoiler overwhelms the rear end and draws attention away from the powerful haunches of the car. As current owners, what do you think? Has anyone tried to swap out the trunk lid with one from a base/limited? Is it possible? Any feedback would be appreciated.

Kevin Murphy
Rockledge, FL

 

Swapping the hatch with a Limited would be the easy way to go I'm sure. Since there are so many more non-SRTs on the road that are involved in accidents, there are probably more parts in salvage yards for the Limited.
Switching the hatches would be no major undertaking. I don't know if they would use the same electrical hook up though to activate the rear wing. If not, it probably wouldn't be to hard to simply "hot wire" it to your own switch so you could raise and lower it when ever you wanted to.

 

be careful too; if you use that car to its real potential, you'll miss that spoiler's functionality once you get to 100+ mph -- make sure the trunk lid you get has a functioning spoiler.

 

Old topic but I am one that would not have bought the car without the fixed spoiler. Not that I am one that is into large spoilers but just the fact that, IMO, the car reminds me of a whimpering puppy when the retractable spoiler on the base/limited is not engaged. Added to the fact I found that when the retractable spoiler is up, there seemed to be more rear window obstruction then what I noticed on my fixed model wing. The SRT is the sport-tuned model in the Crossfire line so some minor body additions goes along with the overall theme of the car.

Irregardless of personal options, the car does tend to get a little squirrelly during quick acceleration maneuvers so changing the down force characteristics, especially if your possibly planning on increasing the power by engine modifications; might not be the best idea...

 

If it is true that the SRT-6 was fine tuned on Nierenberg Ring track by
Daimler-Benz engineers, why would you want to change engineering specs ???

 

Jimbo,

There is minimal difference in top speed between the SRT-6 and the limited. If the spoiler on the limited is sufficient, I would assume that it would be sufficient for the SRT-6. Oh well, with time maybe it will grow on me.

Kevin

 

Exactly... and I am not a big fan of the oversized wing. I think it detracts from the original "boat tail" design concept of the vehicle. IMO the rear end of the Crossfire is what makes it unique as the front end is not all that spectacular. Many may disagree, but I would not consider buying the SRT because of the wing alone.

 

I think this question has been covered in past post.

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...ght=fixed+wing

 

I also don't care for the fixed spoiler or the SRT6 wheels! Seats? Like the logos not the suede! Might modify all three when I get mine for under $30k! Also would love to see a Flame Red or Alabaster.

 

Yes it has, but like with everything else in any forum, it will be discussed again with different views and opinions as new folks join the forum.

 

Just sounds like the same old views and opinions repackaged to me...

 

AF Col,

This subject has been brought up since the intro of the SRT. Lots of reasons have been stated however only one still to me seems like it holds water. That is when the engineers tacked on the front lower lip to the front spoiler with the two large long think slits this at speed created more downforce to the front of the car further lifting up the rear. They needed a larger wing span to create more downforce at all times in order for the car to be more stable and thus you have the fixed larger wing. Now you'll hear many people have opposition to this but until then its just their opinion and that's why of all of the reasons i feel this one that i just mentioned is the most true reason as to DC's decision with the fixed wing.

But yes it's ugly as heck.

 

What kind of spoiler/wing do you see on hi-speed formula/grand-am, etc. racing cars (including Le Mans)? Big wings or small???
Big speed demands big wings to control lift in a vehicle that is shaped like the trailing edge of a 747 wing...
Duhhhh...

 

jimboo,
No significant difference in top speed between SRT-6 and Limited. Perhaps BullFrog's explanation. To counteract the increased frontal downforce caused by the front spoiler, is the best explanation. Oh well, it is starting to grow on me now that it is actually mine.

Kevin

 

The theory of the increased time it takes to deploy the spoiler compared to decreased time it takes the SRT-6 to reach high speeds compared to the base/limited models seems to make more sense...Those small slits for the front spoiler seem hardly big enough to play that big of a role, downforce wise, to require the use of a fixed spoiler...

Glad to hear the spoiler is growing on you...

 

I have the SRT-6 front fascia in my Limited and I really don't feel any difference even with the increased downforce of the front diffusers during top speed 150 mph.

I believe the small wing in the Limited can handle the same with the SRT-6. I think they build it that way to cut cost and give the SRT-6 a different identity than the Limited.

Just imagine...for $10k difference with the Limited, the SRT-6 comes with a supercharger, big brakes and different engine! Where can we get such an upgrade for that price in our Limited?

I think it's more in the cost reduction same as the Limited vs. Base Crossfire.

 

I called the chrysler dealer, they want $1,200.00 for the SRT spoiler. I want the spoiler but its not worth that kind of money.

 

Actually, I am surprised it is not more than that. Have you checked out prices of body kit add-ons on other vehicles? Some of that stuff is ridiculously expensive!

But, yes, $1,200 bucks for a single cosmetic change is expensive, especially since some would say the fixed wing is not cool.

 

I'll go for the roof spoiler that Startech had!

 

I really like the srt-6 spoiler. Im going to try and find away to mount that onto my car.