Will these springs hurt my handling? I have heard various things being that it may hurt the handling of my SS/TC... I heard Pedders will drop it slightly, and not harm handling.

Reason I'm asking is because I can get a set of Sportlines that were on my boy's SS/SC for $100 installed.

Thank-you guys!

 

I had sport-lines for 12,000miles, the ride quality is awful, and they lead to pre-mature strut and shock failure....most people dont even realize there equipment is blown, till the removal of the springs.


Get pedders.

 

Damn! That sucks man! I'm sorry to hear of that. Thank-you for your advice.

 

Yeah, the eibachs lower the ride and it looks nice but they ride really rough and cause premature wear. The pedders lower the car slightly but they actually help improve some handleling characteristics.

 

Yea I am with everyone else. My Sportlines are pretty rough now. Probably need new struts/shocks

Never used the Pedders, but heard nothing but good from them.

 

had sportlines snapped my front passengers spring.... never will i own another eibach spring.

 

Damn! That's some pretty crazy stuff guys. Thank-you for all of your helpful advice.

 

They will hurt handling, softer springs is the reason and are designed for pure appearance. With TC struts it will be awhile before the struts wear out but they will eventually. Happy birthday to

 

i bought sportlines, never installed them (they're still sitting bnib, never opened) then bought pedders



pedders ride quality is VERY close to stock, but the handling is phenomenal

 

pics or ban

 

this is the only pic i have... i installed them on leave, and drove it for 3 days before i had to come back to the desert

 

Nice! I will definitely think about Pedders...

 

eibach sportlines definately worsen the ride and the handeling on lnf struts. only springs that will make the car handle better on stock struts are pedders and the pro kit. pro kit gives you no drop at all really and the handeling still isnt good. if your looking for low with good handling go with coilovers.

 

For me, they are ok, I had them on the car before I hit 1000 miles so can't say the difference between the two. Less harsh ride than my old ZX3 with aprox. the same drop and that was aftermarket struts and springs. As far as handling goes, works great for my daily driver and I've been in a .91 going around a turn and it stuck just fine on the stock tires.

I would say if you are going for looks on a DD go for it. I don't auto x nor have I tried a different spring on the car. But I accomplished what I wanted with the drop "looks" and I'm fine with the handling. I didn't think the Pedders gave enough drop to make it worth it for myself.

 

Do they hurt handling? In my opinion absolutely not.

However, they have AWFUL ride quality. Meaning you feel bumps/potholes more. Between my Ingalls TD and OTTP stage 2 tranny mounts, i get a lot of vibes and feel most bumps. Sportlines look nice and handle just fine but that's about it.

 

agreed with the above. I dont think they hurt handling much. its a soft spring, but the car being lowered helps negate some of the springs squishy-negative effects

it is however, far from a performance oriented spring

 

Sits pretty nice. Not sure if I wanna cough up the money to switch to these from sportlines though lol. I think I just need new struts/shocks lol.

 

You guys realize that the sportlines were not meant to be used with a stock strut - base, sc or tc. The spring rate is too high for the strut to effectively dampen. So of course they blow. If you have an aftermarket strut with valving designed for the sportline, it will be a much happier ride and longer lifespan.

 

i wouldn't have either, but this is what deployment money is for

 

on lnf struts they make the car handle worse. atleast from my experiance.

 

14K on stock struts and shocks still going fine. If they go soon they go, but I think when I put them on the car I really had about 500 miles on the car (maybe less), so it was either use the stock equipment or throw them away.

From what I've seen there's not too much aftermarket for a lowered cobalt in the way of struts and shocks. I don't know if they have them now, but there wasn't even a shock/strut from Eibach.

On my car, the Sportlines lowered the car .5 in the front and 1.0 in the rear. Anyway it works for me, in my situation and looks good.

Not saying Sportlines are the end-all but I got them in a GB for under $200 shipped.

 

After about 30,00miles of Sportlines I upgraded to pedders + LNF struts and shocks + rack spacers...I also need a new steering rack for the car now. Sportlines killed lots of things.

 

how did springs manage to kill your steering rack...?

 

The rack was over Stressed and so the inner tie rods + internal rack bushing are wore out

 

How did you know the rack was worn out? I think mine may be also...

Also where did you find the best deal on a rack?

I'm riding on Sportlines now, and I'm thinking about grabbing some SS/TC springs to go with my SS/TC struts and shocks because the Sportlines have some pretty terrible ride. Will the SS/TC springs give me a better ride at a much cheaper price than Pedders? I may just man up and get Pedders but if I can get some SS/TC springs for cheap it might be worthwhile...