My 26" slick rubs on the bottom of the strut right there when they balloon out. As long as the chain was attached to top side of strut instead of bottom like yours, I can still probably pull that off.

 

Skip Jones put his to the inside so it can be done.

 

That's some crazy ****

 

Also, if you guys don't want to use chains, you can buy limit strap kits. Some are steel cable, nylon, etc. Some are even adjustable.

Probably what I will do, and weld a connector to Control Arm instead of strut.

 

Alot of the kits use the cables off of a pickup truck tailgate.

 

That too, it's funny you should say that. I was Advance Auto the other day getting spring bolts for my Honda exhaust, and saw tailgate cable kits. First thing I thought was, "weld a tab on the control arm and upper body, and these would be great limit straps on the Cobalt".

 

since we've got thick cast aluminum control arms wouldnt it be eaiser to put an eye loop on them and figure out where to mount the top piece that would be fairly easy to adjust wouldnt it?

 

Yeah that was going be my 2nd resort, mostly because all the "kits" won't be able to be welded to aluminum.

I just don't like the idea of the loop possibly sliding around, but that can be fixed as well.

 

What size footballs do you use and does it matter if they are true leather?

 

subd

 

peewees, but I think cmiller squeezed in juniors. not sure if mine were leather but I got the cheap ones at walmart.

 

i'm currently looking for some extra small airbags for the rear so we dont have to cut bumpstops at all... i want to be able to run bags with the pedders springs.

 

Lolwut?

 

has anyone noticed a legitimate performance gain with putting those footballs in the rear?

 

As many others have said in this thread... yes. They help keep the rear end from squatting, which helps to keep the front end from lifting... keeping more weight/pressure on the front end... giving more traction. They're more commonly known as "Drag Bags". People use the footballs though, because its a lot cheaper than spending a hundred dollars on official "Drag Bags".




I roll on Hoosier DR's mounted to some cheap 16's. Good set-up for the street, which is where I do most all of my racing.







Wheels: http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...van&tmn=Five+X

DR's: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HOO-17320/

 

USMC how far have you drove on those? It takes about 45 minutes to get to a weekly car meet and I can't do much there lol because of spinning.

 

I've only drove around town on them... but I put a couple hundred miles on them. I was running like 25psi in them, iirc.

Put them in your trunk. Change them out at a McD's before you get there.

 

subd

 

That would be awsome. Or show up at the meet, and put it on jacks and swap them out. Oh the looks on peoples faces lol.

 

Exactly.

I probably would have never put them on, if it wasn't for some redneck with a Trans Am. He pulled into our weekend meet in Findlay with his Truck and trailered LS1 Trans Am on Slicks and Skinnies. Said he had just left Norwalk, so we asked what it ran... iirc, it was a Heads/Cam LS1 that ran 11.5 @ 110mph. Then he started talking all sorts of **** about how he'd whoop up on anything, anytime.

I'm leaning up against my VeeDub eating a pizza I'd just picked up, not really paying attention. I look up and everyone's looking at me going, "Go get your car, dude." Blah, blah, blah... we exchanged some words. I laughed and left to go get the Cobalt. Threw the DR's on it. Show back up to the meet, and he's gone.

I'm like, "WTF? What happened?" They said he started asking questions about my car, and didn't seem to like the answers he was getting, so he pussed out and said "he didn't want to lose his license." He drove by a week later with Truck and Trailer again. We were all waiting and I had the car still on the Hoosiers... he didn't pull in though.

So I raced a CBR600, instead.

 

I have nt05s on my lnf and it just spins like crazy in 1st and all the way through 2nd.
I need some sort of 18" slicks, must of my racing is on the street btw.
Any recommendations?

 

These could help

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/part...adials-255998/

 

I love it when people do that stuff.

 

bump! whats the current consensus on best tire to throw on IRL wheels for an LNF?!
*EDIT*
answered my own post... just emailed MT Tech about how safe the MC Slicks are

 

just got an email back from Mickey Thompson in regards to motorcycle slicks on cars....