Hey guys. Im in the process of looking for a 2008 or 2009 cobalt ss. For some reason General Motors cant find one with an LSD in it. Should i keep waiting to try and find one or should i just tell them to find me one without an LSD and later down the road pay for one to get installed? Is an LSD really needed? i wanna get about 360hp out of her. Please need advice!

 

lsd will definitely help in snow and mud and just slippery situations

 

Is it 100% necessary? No. I have been driving without for 2 years and couldnt' tell you the difference except for in the snow.

Don't waste your money getting one installed. It's expensive as hell.

If you AutoX, drive curvy roads fast, or anything with heavy cornering, then find one with LSD, if not, buy a car at a great price and move on.

 

i was asking some guys i know around my area and they said that with 360hp my car is going to pull to the right alot if i take off on her.

 

You can always have one installed we carry one, which is the same quality as stock (UK Made)

Quaife LSD Chevrolet Cobalt HHR Saturn Redline 2005-10 2.0L - Turbo Tech Racing, LLC

 

Stock the car is going to pull, regardless of LSD or not. LSD helps a little, but not that much of a difference if that is all you are worried about. Like it was said, unless you are going to be AutoX or taking alot of fast corners it won't be noticable.

 

ok thanks guys just called General Motors and told them to also look for one with out an LSD hoping they come up with something soon.

 

There has to be a lot out there, they are not that hard to come by.

 

Odd, I'm having the same problem! I have a dealer looking for a SS Coupe with LSD, and he says they're hard to find. I don't want to tell him to find one without the LSD, because I'm in Michigan and we've been known to get snow in June, lol. Do traction control, ESC, and ABS pretty much make up for LSD in non-track situations? I mean, if the roads are slippery, I'm not going to be driving like I'm at the track...but I'd rather have the security of LSD, if it helps in slippery conditions.

I put a turbo in my old 2002 Ford ZX2, and I really should've put an LSD in as well. Tires lasted about 20K miles; I think it just had way too much power for the stock diff. But I never got the chance to try that car, a non-LSD turbo, in wintry conditions, so I don't know if it would've mattered or not!

 

FINN good luck bro i have been looking for 3 months now and GM cant even find a normall SS without LSD. Its crap i got a call today tho that they have found a silver one in Cleveland Ohio that they are trying to get ahold of them but watch my luck they wont have it anymore. Im looking for an 08 or 09.

 

A non LSD SS will smoke both tires in a straight line. LSD helps in cornering applications, then they both spin & you go straight anyway. lol.

Torque steer when tuned is a beast until you go with the OTTP rotated (almost solid) trans mounts.

 

No kidding! I've had them looking since January, but I've been looking myself since October last year. I told them find me an '09, but I'd take an '08 with low miles. I have a feeling that there are more 2010 models with the LSD, but 1) there are even fewer 2010s for sale than prior years, and 2) I can't afford a 2010!

This is driving me nuts. I spent ages trying to decide on what car I could afford and would enjoy driving, finally settled on the SS Coupe, and now I can't find one with the LSD. Meanwhile, my beater gets worse every day. I hate the thought of being forced into a situation where I HAVE to buy a car, which is why I'm driving this piece of junk...if I have to spend $$$ on another cheap car, it pretty much means I'll have to save for another year in order to buy a car I really want. That's another year driving something I don't enjoy.

I finally caved and went to the dealer because I thought they'd have an easier time finding what I want. I don't know if they're telling me the truth and '08-'09 Coupes with the LSD -are- really hard to find, or if they're not really even looking because I'm not a high $$$ buyer. If I had them looking for a $50K Cadillac STS, I'd probably have one within the week.

I'm seriously considering visiting another GM dealership in my own town; not as big as the one I originally went to, but I wonder if they'd work a little harder to get my business.

 

well i know dude my uncle is the guy looking for me. he works from GM and he said yes they are impossible to find. he said when they were new it was a $125 option for LSD but no one went with it...retards. Now im looking at $1200 for part to make it have LSD and then labor to put it in.