Looking to lower my cobalt TC and wanted some feedback on what you guys recommend and where I can get a good deal. I primarly just want it for looks and for a few kills around town

 

eibach. you can get em on modernperformance.com or turbotechracing.com

 

i plan on lowering my 08 and i was gonna choose Eibach Sportlines. There common, but i had the pro-kit on my 2.2 and they were great. There well made and drop nice and ride quality is decent too

 

thanks actually i was just looking at their site, I think your right thanks soo much. Any idea what the labor cost would be to put these in and take the stock out obviously

 

yeah looks like modern performance has a good price on them, I just wonder about how much to get them on

 

yeah looks like modern performance has a good price on them, I just wonder about how much to get them on

 

We have them in stock also. Eibach Sport lines IMO are the best.

Depends on the shop, you could do them in a home garage, takes less than 2 hours.

 

dude, you can do it yourself for free

just rent a spring compressor for the fronts (rears are not needed)

 

i posted a thread askibng about these
http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...880&perfCode=S
im looking to do the same thing. i only want 1 inch in the front and 1.5 in the back

hey aaron,
how much do these wear on the struts. thats my main concern.

 

i reallllly dont wanna blow my struts is my problem

 

Is the price on your site shipped?? If not how much shipped to 19966 if you dont mind looking into it for me.

 

hey aaron,
how much do these wear on the struts. thats my main concern.

 

hmmm the garage is out of the question, but maybe a friends garage will do, is it not that hard??? I think i saw a how to thread.

 

i did em myself. but i don't know. the ride is a little more rough. but im going to replace the struts eventually. ttr has some and they aren't too bad of a price

 

Members have been running sportlines on stock struts since 2005...

You will get a better ride quality with the Koni setup, but the stock struts do hold up.

 

im not an expert or anything but i have heard the aftermarket springs will hurt your handling.

 

i was wondering the same...how do they feel? i want ones that feel like stock? or atleast increase handling!

 

I went with SSC springs. Same drop but the seller is in Canada so I don't have to pay a stupid amount for shipping that vendors here like to charge.

Apparently they drop the same as the sportlines but are not as stiff. I will wait until they are installed to comment more.

 

My stock shocks on my '06 2.4 Cobalt were bleeding after 2 years on Sportlines. The SS/TC shocks are upgraded I believe...but is it enough to handle a few years of Sportlines is the question? To those who would reply "Then get the shocks and springs and call it a day", price is an object for me personally so I can't grab both.

It will either be stock shocks and Sportlines, or stock shocks and stock springs

 

The TC struts are different than the SS/SC. With sportlines the TC struts should be fine. Yes they are rougher on the struts but the TC has very well made struts and you should NOT have a problem. If the SC ones can handle at least a few years, then I believe the TC SHOULD handle long enough that you dont have to worry about it

And about handling I have also heard YES they may hurt handling a bit. I dont personally see how a lower center of gravity would do this, but apparently the TC handling is tuned pretty well, and lowering the car will hurt it a bit, but I dont think anything serious at all. At least not enough for me to worry about. I think there more of a Pro then a Con. Get some sway bars and youll be ok again

 

Pedders makes a set of lowering springs for the HHR SS and Cobalt SS.

Lowers between 22-25mm (front and rear), plus the spring rates are nearly identical to the OEM SS-TC springs.

https://secure.merlinsoftware.com.au...&Level2=COBALT

 

^you buy each individual spring...that ****** WEIRD. works out to like 400

 

yes, selling them individually is wierd.
BTW... They do make very good products.

 

ive had sportlines on my car for about 6k now its rides a lil rougher and about handling in my OP it handles a lil better but what do i know i race on a straight line.



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once you install them i might sit a lil high but after you drive it they will settle and sit lower

 

Nice, thanks for the pics