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sportlines are the ****, and this car is the easiest i have ever lowered totalinstal time maybe 1-1.5 hours, i dunno exactly, i did it between other cars at work

it in no way is too low or rough,

the alignment was out a bit so i spent like 2 hours aligning it
i notched the LF strut/spindel bolt hole and corrected the camber (piece of cake)
however, i have a call into the dealership to find out if there is any rear toe adjustment as the RR is out by a tenth of a degree(no biggie)

i set the front toe a little less then the specs for handling and to compensate for any torque/bump steer issues

i have alll my printouts if people want to see the step by step of the alignment adjustments

oh and it handles like a champ, the only mods i have are the Eibachs, DC strut bar, and billy badass Bridgestone Potenza RE950z 225/40/18(u all are not worthy...lol)

these three mods really glue this car to the pavement
body roll is near elimnated

things i have noticed, no rear adjustments period, to place for a rear tie bar or brace to go, and 0 caster adjustment period

enjoy

 

damn that's a hot drop

 

lookin good...so you say that arent that bad to do? sounds like a spring project to me...geez, so much to buy now...heh

 

very nice...

 

looks great

 

Those are the first pictures I have seen where it doesn't look too low in the rear. Nicely done. I am still trying to decide what springs to purchase.

 

no debate, sportlines should have been oem
my advice, if you dont have tools or a lift, go somewhere that does, the rear would be tough on a jack

the alignment is crucial, i took about a full degree out the rf and set the cross camber to .5
which is dead on the money for how i like my cars to handle,

im no newbie when it comes to this stuff so do it the right way and you will not be disappointed

 

any rubbing at all? do you think if i brought my car to the dealer they could allign it perfectly if i put sportlines on my base cobalt?

 

damn looks good, im starting to think i might be changing my springs to sportlines soon, the pro kit just isnt cutting it for me lol

 

if i took my car to the dealer i would demand printouts before and after and babysit
from my personal expirence techs just set the toe and let it go
w/o ever messing with the other angles, they just set the steering wheel strait, or they tell u it CANT be done
bullshit, u have to know how to do it the right way

i had the pro kit on my last car 95 Escort Turbo, it wasnt near low enough for looks, but plenty low for handling purposes

 

so when you wanna do mine

 

How is the ride comfort? When I put Sportlines on my 01 Z24 Cavalier it look great, but kill the comfort.

 

How much if you dont mind me asking

 

That looks real nice! Good job and thanks for sharing photos and your experience!

 

well he did it himself so the labor was free. the kit runs 150 - 250 depending on what kit, from gravana

 

Thank you for info.

 

Doesn't that scrape EVERYTHING? My stock SS S/C scrapes coming out of every strip mall/fast food/school parking lot in existance.

 

you must have some inclines then

i never scrape, ok well i did once...but it was on the lower deflector...not the lip...so im not worried...

 

Looks sweet. How's the ride quality?

 

Does it feel like the car is constantly leaning back?

 

no car rides better
i got it from modern for 235 shipped
the popping i had when negotiating speed bumps before is now gone
i think the ride is better than before, havent scraped it since i put them on and i used to scrape before

stiffer springs dont scrape as much because the spring travel is reduced

i dont feel like im leaning forward, in fact when u sit in the car the suspension doesnt sink like it did before

when i went to the dealer today to get my shifter put in(shift pattern broke off knob, now i have the 06 shifter diff design)
they noticed but gave compliments not a bunch of ****

it isnt SLAMMED, just lowered a bit, but fills the wheel wells perfectly with the 18s and my slightly lower profile tires

next time i have it in the air, im gonna snap some more pics
and prolly make a how to

im gonna title it "FE5 sus. for dummies"...LOL)

 

the specs for the cobalt, the SS/SC is the FE5
the FE3 is the same suspension on the 2.4SS and Saturn Redline up to 04(Redline has specs a little les ie caster should be 3.60 instead of 3.65 and toe is within .1 of the SS)

the FE1 is the base sus.

another pic after the struts have settled in, i will realign it when i rotate the tires, as i am sure it needed a settle in period with all the new settings

 

perfect look, i love the way the wheels fit nicew in the wheel well, nice cobalt

 

more pics

 

Very nice.