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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 01:26 AM
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yea. i asked a guy and he looked it up in his fancy lil book of his and he said the biggest u can put on a cobalt non-ss is 17. if u go 18 then will rub when turning too tightly.
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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 01:50 AM
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personally ive been thinking about getting the pro-kit from eibach... anyone have any experience with these? i just dont want my car as low as the sportlines, but i want something that'll take away a lot of the body roll. i know the sportlines are lower, but i'd like to see a cobalt 2.2 with the pro-kit
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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 01:52 AM
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i was thinkin that, but one reason i want springs is to get rid of the 4x4 status of my car. i wanted a pair of goldlines, but when i ordered they had just sold the last pair like an hr before me. they drop it like 1.5-1.75 inches. right in between. but no, so im gonna go with the ksports, cheaper and drop it a good amount.
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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by BigTizzle903
yea. i asked a guy and he looked it up in his fancy lil book of his and he said the biggest u can put on a cobalt non-ss is 17. if u go 18 then will rub when turning too tightly.
thats completely retarded, were no different then the SS's on that aspect, and things like offset and tire size are going to play a huge roll as well, if i was you id never listen to that guy ever again
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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 07:04 PM
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dont the balts have a torsion bar in the back? cant you just adjust that for a lower height?
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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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idk. to me the sc springs dont drop enough. and the prokits are an even bigger drop but it wasnt enough. and the sportlines are too much for me. lol. thats why im goin wit the ksports. cheaper and a bigger drop. but u'd have to talk to someone who has em about ride quality. not sure on that right now. ill let u know tho.
before and after on my ksport lowering springs. read the thread alot of q and a's on the ride i have answered.

I LOVE EM!
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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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yeah I thought about putting 225/40/18 in it but I'm afraid that the tires might scrape on the fender when making sharp turns (U-turn) maybe I'll get 17s
dude....shrink your f*in sig, its half the size of my car
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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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i have SSC springs and love them, a bit harsher but not much, here is my thread with pics https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/general-cobalt-68/new-ssc-springs-installed-before-after-pics-78478/
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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 07:58 PM
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dude....shrink your f*in sig, its half the size of my car
yeah
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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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^word
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Old Oct 14, 2007 | 04:05 AM
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Is it better now??
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 02:26 AM
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no looks the same lol
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 02:30 AM
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got tenzoR and put the konis on... waiting to get my license back before the real ride but so far the short lil ride was amazing
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 03:04 AM
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my sig has mine w/ sportlines
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 10:39 AM
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Man and I thought I made my sig look smaller already
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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i'd love to put springs on my ls but i dont trust myself to compress the springs and dont want to really pay a shop cause they charge a lot

is there anywhere on here where i can ask if someone in my area can do it and ill pay them or something?
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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do u have any friends that like cars? its not that difficult. and theres a how-to on here. thats what im doin when i get em. me n my friend are gonna put em in ourselves. prolly a good 2+ hrs of work tho. well worth it
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:02 PM
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there aren't too many kids in my school who like cars. i only know about two people who might but probably won't/can't help me. i might end up having to do it myself and rent a spring compressor.
does anyone know how much a realignment would cost?(btw)
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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i know eibach makes an alignment kit. and u can buy a spring compressor for like 20 bucks. u can find em cheap. u dnt need the expensive ones.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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I was planning on using ss springs on my ls, would the eiback alignment kit still work?
(i dont really know what an alignment kit is...)
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 10:49 PM
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im sure it would , but the sportslines look the same as that last picture up there?
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BigTizzle903
i know eibach makes an alignment kit. and u can buy a spring compressor for like 20 bucks. u can find em cheap. u dnt need the expensive ones.
i think you can rent them from auto zone or advanced.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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I have SSC springs. I like4 the ride quality, its only bad on really bad bumps. They don't lower quite as low as the sportlines but it was exactly the drop i wanted.

here's a couple pics

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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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idk. im startin to like ss/sc springs. but i think i might still got wit the ksports. worst case i take em off n get the ss/sc springs n sell the ksports
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 05:21 PM
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he is a pic of my 07 LT2 with the dropped on sportlines. im also runnin 18" ss/sc wheels with 215/35/18 up front and 215/45/18 tires in the rear with 1/4" spacers to set the wheels out a little. i currently have all the same size tires 215/35/18 but i dont have any current pix of it....



Here i went and took a current pic for ya.

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