aight guys, i never really thought much of dropping the balt until i saw one in the area that looked really damn good after being lowered...

i been running through alot of threads reading different things and looking at everybodies cars but now i can't figure out which route to take. Since my car is only used for daily driving and rarely does it see the track (maybe 1 time a season) i dont see the need for coils and i think springs will suite me just fine...

what im looking for is something to give me a little more of an aggresive stance however i dont want to be huggin the ground nor do i want to change the ride of the car much from how it is stock. any recommendations from you guys? just from what i have read it appears that the ssc springs might be what im looking for but i would like input incase i am not aware of other springs that might be better suited. thanks.. any pics of before/after would be great to

 

Get the ssc springs from zzp. They are a good spring and they dont drop the car to much.

 

Here is a before and after my car. Lowered it with Eibach springs. 1"front 1.3"rear.

These springs have treated me well. The SSC springs are the same drop.


BEFORE!




AFTER!

 

It makes a huge difference when you lower the car.

 

Yeah it does. Cobalts look sooo sexy lowered. It's a whole new look.

Plus if you go with the Eibachs or the SSC springs it's just enough of a drop to look awsome and give you a good ride.

 

yea.. what i saw this morning looked good as hell.. it wasnt dropped a ton but the car looked way more aggresive with the drop.. i just want to get some input this time through..

i dropped my fox body 5.0 a few years back and man that **** is huggin the ground and its to low for me.. i scrape everything i come in contact with.

springs + tints is what i am planning atm because it looks so good.. now i just gotta figure out which % and what springs.. atm im learning towards the SSC just because the price is so rediculous if the quality is that good...

now camber kits/new shock/struts will not be needed with these correct? i dont want to deal with all that..

 

My wheels were perfectly aligned when I installed these. Camber kits are not needed with the ssc springs. There is a thread on here for the ssc springs by denny, he has some good pics and I havent heard one person say somethin negative about the springs. Wait on sec i'll try to find the link for you.

 

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/show...ht=ssc+springs

 

No, no new struts. You can keep your stockers. My car has been droped for a while now and no issues.

I do recomend getting an Ingalls camber kit.

http://www.dezod.com/pd_ingalls_engi...obalt_0506.cfm

This will help with uneven tire wear.

 

With the ssc springs I had the car aligned and he said my car is sitting perfect. There was no need for a camber kit.

 

Wait untill your springs settle my friend. The alignment is done with fresh springs. Give it a month and the car is technicaly sitting at a different ride height. I'm good friends with a suspension GURU and he brought that fact up to me. A camber kit is the best $17.00 you can spend.

It' gives you adjustablility for $17.00

So after the springs settle, you adjust and wha lah, no uneven tire wear ever.

 

I'll keep an eye out for it.

 

Yeah it's nothing dramatic it's just if you slack a little on rotating tires this will help.
F-it it's only $17.00 right? Yeah keep an eye out. Later bro.....

 

I'm probably going to stick with Eibach Sportlines. I have their Pro-kit on my cavy and they sagged from 1.5ish (day of install) to about 2.5 inches all around. (about 2 months later, or so) I never got it aligned, even to this day lol. I have ZERO tire wear, I think the drop fixed my alignment lol.

 

thanks for the input guys, guess ill be picking up the SSCs

just set up a date tomorrow for 20% all the way around.. screw legal limit.. 32% isnt dark enough

 

Here are some pics of the Eibach sportlines.

Before:



And After:

 

Hey guys/gals

i'm looking to lower mine, and i live in michigan, so roads here aren't that great.
any of you guys scrape bad with the sportline kit? or if i get the pro-kit, will it sag like half-an-inch more later on?

thanks!

 

The best springs I have seen are the ones on my Balt. I got the HHR kit with camber adjusts. This lowers the car 1.5 in the front and only a little in the back. They are stiff and help the handleing a lot. It also gives the car a nice rake like a real sports car should have. I think the eibach sport lines lower it too much and it looks a little too ricer.