Hello CSS,
My car just turned 100k. I just sold my other project, so now I'm onto bettering my car.

First things first, oil changed at 100k exactly and 8/32" tires put on (Conti ExtremeContact DWS).

Next, suspension overhaul!

I'm going to do basically as many suspension pieces as I can. This car has 100k and everything looks original.

Control arms:
New control arms are first as my CAB's are worn to hell (I think, I hear a click when letting off the clutch too fast and braking sometimes turns, always thought it was the road). Going OEM here, OEM ball joints and bushings.

Struts:
Looking for OEM basically as that's the best there is to offer for these cars (without getting into coilovers). But at $886 for FE5 struts and YYZ springs, is it just better to get BC coils for $100 more? I don't want to go low (I have enough difficulty with stock height) but an inch or so from the YYZ's shouldn't do too much.

Sway Bar End links:
just did these, but the boots ripped, should I replace them? (MOOG so lifetime warranty)

Sway bar bushings? Tie rod ends? Anything I'm missing that i should replace? Going with OEM parts with whatever I replace (unless a better alternative is suggested).

 

Whynot upgrade to all powell parts ?

 

This^ and you are done for a lifetime.

 

Get koni yellow shocks 500 something at zzp go perfect with your yyz spring cheaper then coilovers

 

Do they sell full control arms for LNF? If I'm gonna replace bushings on a 100k mile car might as well do it all and replace the arm too

 

Koni's reuse the old strut. Mine are rusty as hell (NJ car). Would prefer to just get new. And 500 shocks plus 300 springs is just as much as FE5 with YYZ. All OEM was $500 for shocks and springs.

 

Oem control arm bushings are a joke, get powell

 

Where do you order from? CED has full arms with Powell bushings but they're $500...

 

You can order bushings from CED by its self and you only use bottom half and you can sand them down paint them school bus yellow from rustoleum and they can be brand new and super clean looking

 

Ball joints. Not gonna put new parts with old parts. Just replace it all. Can't risk it failing after I put new stuff in.

 

Email Gloria at Powell direct: gloria@powellraceparts.com
If you can't use the housings of your front struts, consider getting the Bilsteins, they are a complete strut and are supposedly superior to Konis.

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/susp...6/#post7422413

 

Also, usually Tirerack.com is the cheapest source for Konis.

 

Did you do some research to figure this out? I have a metallic chirp or ***** sound when letting off the clutch too quickly or quickly accelerating/ stopping. Ive had it for 15,000 to 20,000 miles and thought it was something in the driveline. Been waiting for it to fail lol.

I bought OEM endlinks and that eliminated alot of suspension clunking issues.

 

My research from Facebook groups everyone said CABs. But if I'm that far in I might as well do CA's as they've probably never been replaced.

My end links boots ripped. Not sure if I should replace them or not

 

Id probably get them replaced. Dirt will fail the part pretty quickly. Since your already in there and before they turn to siezed rust, replace now.


Also let me know if your sound goes away. I will replace all the same stuff lol. Its sometimes pretty loud.

 

Getting all suspension over the winter and putting it on in the spring. Hopefully I can get a job at a parts store or dealership for the winter and ditch my restaurant job. Save dat money.