i jujst bought a 2008 cobalt ls 5 speed. it has lowering springs on it that have been cut so needless to say the ride is terrible.
should i go with lowering springs and struts or should i get coil overs?

and what kind of lowering springs/struts/coil overs would you recommend?

 

depends on what you are using the car for...

Then you can base your final decision off of your answer.

 

koni struts and progress(or any reputable brand) springs should do you good... unless you are into auto-x or road racing then coilovers might be the way to go

 

i think coilovers cause they have adjustable height and dampeners and if you do the sportlines/koni combo you can only adjust the dampeners...
imo they are better

 

coilovers if you have the money. theyre fully adjustable so that's a benefit.

 

thx i don't plan on auto-xing or anything like that. but i would like good handling and i probably will do some street racing once i make the car fast. i really just want it not to bounce around so much and don't want to cringe about the horribly loud thump it makes when i hit a pothole or manhole cover

i was thinking of the sportline/koni combo or the k/w V2 but i wanted som outside opinions

and first hand knowledge on how they all perform from anyone who has them installed on there cobalt

 

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i say spring paired with koni struts/shocks

 

yea im starting to lean that way too but for a few hundred more i could get some kw v2 coil overs

 

well do you really wanna pay couple hundred so you can adjust your ride height?

 

if im going to spend 1k for suspension i might as well spend another 300 for more adjustments.

but i still havent made up my mind

 

but even on the softest setting coilovers are going to be way stiffer than the konis. which gets old in a dd.

 

ahhh shitt !! the variant 2s are sick and affordable.
i myself only have sportlines.
but i just have a base model cobalt so i didnt think it was really worth it to go all the way.
---myself i have no "experience"

 

all i got is a base model 2.2.
how do you like the sport lines and how low is it?
(pics if possible)

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