I auto-cross and I'm decent at it but my car is holding me back now. The only mod i have right now is an Eibach pro-kit which i got a good deal on. As I was talking to the pro's they said instead of concentrating on power, I should concentrate on suspension first. They suggest sway bars, but I cant find them for my '08 LT. Anybody know any websites that would have them? Or anybody have any suggestions on other mods? Im not looking for big mods like a turbo or supercharger because I plan to sell my car in a year or 2. And I also have a 5 year warranty that I don't want to void.

 

ttr sway bar

http://www.turbotechracing.com/produ...idproduct=5148
best and biggest you can get

 

Is that for an SS or a 2.2? Because i know the measurments are different for both. And what about front sway bars?

 

Seeing as you have the eibach pro springs, and the eibach sway bar kit was designed to go hand-in-hand with them, that's what I'd recommend. You would need new endlinks as well though:

http://eibach.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.exe...32773800030048

EDIT: Front sway bar options are either the 24mm FE5 with other endlinks, either FE5 or aftermarket

 

NOT DIFFERENT.

for front sway, you need to drop the whole subframe. but a strut bar would help.

the only front sway i know of is a) the cobalt ss has a big ass one, or b) eibach has one that comes in a kit with the rear, and i think suspension techniques r something like that has a kit for front and back.

THEY MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

 

Does the eibach kit come with the endlinks?

EDIT- And do i still need to drop the sub-frame with the eibach kit?

 

A front anti-sway that works on any Cobalt will work on your Cobalt, they are all essentially the same, you just have to change bar mounts on some cars without FE5.

Be careful putting a rear sway bar on, it may put you in a class in which you are way outy of your league.

 

eibach has never even made their sway bar kit, ask TTR, they offer it, but have never even produced one, get the TTR rear sway bar, get the MRZ front strut bar, those r the best available...and will help your handling, the frotn sway bar is 19mm on the 2.2, and 22mm on the Fe5 suspension

 

FE1 - 19mm
FE3 - 22mm
FE5 - 24mm

 

eh i was off from the SS and the SS/SC, oh well, either one is better than the ls sway stick, ive seen bigger branches on a jalapeno tree

 

HOLY ****!!!!





Jalapenos grow on trees!?!?!??!

 

heh heh...peppers a fruit....but don't grow on trees

 

Eibach has not made these bars yet, just keep claiming that they are coming. This has been the same story for atleast the past 2 years.

If you want a set, you should look at the suspension techniques bars, believe that they have adjustable end links. Not sure what effect the adjsutments could have though.

 

Eibach does not have the sway bars released, they have been stating "2 more months" for 3 years now....

It will be at least spring time (2009) before they are shipping

 

Well that's some bullshit there.

Tomatoes are a fruit, they don't grow on trees. I have lots of peppers in my garden, and none of them are trees.

 

Fe5 front bar, TTR rear, MRZ strut bar, competion knuckles from GM, springs, RAW subframe bar thats what i would do if i autox'd

 

most fruit grows on vines.......

fruit are fruit because its the flesh, seeds and seed bearing portion of the plant that you eat. Vegetables you dont eat eat the seed bearing porion and in many cases you actually only eat one reandom structure of the plant. Vegeable is a culinary term, not a biological one, so you can call anything you like a vegetable, but that doesnt change the fac that if its got seeds in the portion you eat that its a fruit

Tomatoes get called vegetables because the Supreme court ruled it that way in 1883(Nix v. Hedden) which was a case involving, come on you can gues....you got it, taxes. The tomato while technically a fruit was being taxed as a vegetable(imported fruit received no tax) and this led to the Supremem court case.

The tomato is the official VEGETABLE of NJ. the state use the Nix ruling to justify the claim.

 

I recend my trees comment on the basis it makes me look like a dumb ass

 

And then youd need to gut your car and add 150hp to be competitive after all those mods put you in SM, LOL

 

I was reading on the autox forums, they say just rear sway bar, strut bar, springs (which i already have) and tires. My all seasons are terrible for autoxing which is obvious. But i started out autoxing just for the hell of it but now its an addiction. So I want to mod my car, but not so much to the point where im in classes with STI's, EVO's and Mini Coops. So all this has helped alot besides the fruit talk. The plan is to buy the MRZ strut bar and TTR rear sway bar asap. Since the autox season is almost over I'll stick with my al seasons until next season and ill buy summer tires. I'l probably do some minor engine mods like CAI, lightweight pullys, exhaust etc.

 

Not true, install from the passenger side and it is easier because the trans mount isnt in your way till the bar is 3/4 way in.

 

Hmmm...FE5 frt sway bar is 5mm larger? I just added another mod to my future list.

So to switch out the frt sway bar, all I need are these?

http://www.crateenginedepot.com/stor...P1662C188.aspx
http://www.crateenginedepot.com/stor...P1663C188.aspx
http://www.crateenginedepot.com/stor...P1661C188.aspx

 

pears,oranges,apple,and bananas grow on trees and they are all fruit....so no they dont only grow on vines

 

get a good set of tires.

 

Thanks for the info, but no one said they "only" grow on vines.