LamboW9

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can i get a snapshot of where your camber is set up? i kno for sure mines off but dunno where to get it adjusted properly or for some 50$ or w/e they charge kinda suxx. yea mine groans a little bit at slow or no speed, i thought it could be a bit of coil bind but i'm going to check to make sure my tie rods are good tomorrow, i also gotta check my front sway bar bushings.

i'd also say to go with the zzp stage 2 axels, i think driveshaft shop makes stage 2 axels that are resonably priced now as well. then you won't have to replace them for a while and you know they will hold up, thats the route i'd go. i'll re-check my damper settings tomorrow and give you my rate as well. its tough to get that balance between stiff and not toooo bouncy.

LamboW9

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yea you can, just get a metal flake clear coat to top it off. its not my cup of tea but you did do a good job of spraying them, very even and clean. good job man!

iToastie

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Thanks man

I took my time with it, I usually rush with the coats, but I made myself wait 10-15 every coat.

reduf99

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Yea looks good man

LamboW9

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soo, my drivers endlink where it attaches to the front sway bar is loose, nut is tight so that means its time for a new endlink(s). any idea what kind to get or can i only get OEM, i'm bout to go search.

07cobaltLScoupe

get the MOOG FE5 links from Advanced Auto/ or maybe even NAPA, i got them on my car and love them. what i did for the camber was actually take a small block of wood (about 8" long) and ran it top to bottom on the outside of my wheels, and then put a 2 foot level on the wood and just adjusted it until the level bubble was as close to dead center as i could get it. i know they're close but not perfect, and for the tie rods you can actually see my wheels are pointed different so wednesday after work i take it to get aligned at a friend's shop. and axle wise if my ghetto rig doesn't work i may just order the ZZP 2.2/2.4 axles, my car won't be seeing boost any time soon so i think they'd be fine, or possibly a Powell rotated trans mount since i'm manual trans. we'll see what happens i guess

edit: new pic sitting at work...

redcobalt07

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Central to western PA guys are trying to get a meet up going sometime soon.

LamboW9

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nicee man, and you did that while it was sitting flat right? i mean you didn't have it jacked up when you adjusted the camber? i'll have to do use your camber wisdom with the level. lol. and it seems the MOOG end links are all thats worth anything to get so i'll snag one till my other goes bad, only like 35$ anyway. also, i think that groaning is coil bind because we have them set realll low. i'm going to try to stiffen my front dampening all the way and see if it reduces the shock travel thus decreasing the coil bind. btw i believe i'm on 19 for the damper settings right now.

widowedeight

Mmmm Evo, how much?

LamboW9

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btw, for the record, i disuade anyone from getting rid of their cobalts, its a shame they weren't even in production for 10 yrs. chevy has a way of using cheap plastics on the interior and then blaming the entire car for the reason why they aren't selling. Evo's are nice but everyone is getting them and i'm gettin Evo'd out. if your goin the new car route then go with a 350z, at least not as many people have them, in fact i haven't seen one in a while. even a solstice would be different.

07cobaltLScoupe

Lambo - nah i jacked it up and moved the camber a little bit and set it back down, then backed the car up a little bit and pulled back forward. actually i only had to adjust the driver's side since the passenger side was close enough to let go until wednesday

and redcobalt - i was commenting on the post in cobalt SS gang on FB, i'm andrew like i said on there i'd be interested in a meet as long as i don't have to drive all day to get there. i know reduf, itoastie, and a couple other guys may be interested as well from this area so maybe we can work something out in towards the middle of the state, only weekend dates i know i can't do so far are august 11 and 25

edit: yea my cobalt has been paid off for a year now and it's my DD. sure i do little things here and there but it's what gets me to and from work. 5 years old and has less than 34k on her so she'll hopefully be with me a long time yet. my next vehicle (other than a new bike ) will probably be a silverado HD

iToastie

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finished the rear wheels... still letting them dry (since 2:00).

Also... these pictures show my front gap being higher than it is (still jacked up in the back) so don't go 4x4 status on me :P






On a side note... Photobucket app is the ****, now I dont have to browse through all the folders and **** on my computer.

sjc0013

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Toastie lookin good man, I dig it.

LamboW9

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lol, definitely clean but definitely not feelin it, as long as you like it :

thanks for the tips andrew, i did some research an its apparently good to have a bit of negative camber for road racers. helps keep maximum traction. i'll have to try to adjust my camber this week, i know its gotta be wayy off, lol

iToastie

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Hmm... I'll probably change them in a few months, knowing me with my wheels.

But my mom digs them so that's a +1

sjc0013

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There's a reason everyone is getting Evo's. Power, awd, and they are sexy. If I got rid of the cobalt there is no way I would go with a 350z or a solstice. The solstice is still slow, plus uglier than the cobalt. The 350 is also slow as hell lol. A twin turbo build would be awesome on one but would be hella expensive.

It's hard to turn down the power, styling, and awd offered by Evo's and STI's.

07cobaltLScoupe

no problem, atleast the fronts are the only ones that need adjusting the only noise i hear is when turning the steering wheel when stopped or sharply at low speeds, it's sounds like the passenger side coil is "popping" a little bit. it only does it once in a while thou, i thought it was because of the tie rods being off at first so i guess i'll see if it's still there after my alignment. maybe ill have to spray the rubber on top and bottom of the coils down with WD-40

LamboW9

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i did some research again and you can adjust the alignment yourself. just loosen the jam nut on your outter tie road then spin your inner tie rod the corresponding direction in which you want to go to fix for your toe-in or toe-out. To figure that out you just need to measure the front and back of your Front wheels to see if you have toe-in or toe-out. also, adjusting your toe will effect your camber. and vice versa.

iToastie

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I moved my car out of the garage, to move my moms car back in for the night. As soon as I moved outside, rain drops fell on my windshield, yelled hell no and drove it back in.

Anyway, some inside garage with shitty lighting pictars




They look better than I thought at first

07cobaltLScoupe

yea i'm sure that will be good enough to be in the right ballpark. but my best friend's fiancee's dad owns this garage and he has a new laser alignment machine he got only a couple months ago so i'm sure he's not gonna charge me too much to do it, especially since the camber adjusters are right on the top strut mounts. i just want it done right

LamboW9

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yea i feel ya specially since yours is just a traditional DD you would want the camber an toe to be pretty much zero.

SJC i feel ya on the AWD aspect and the power. but reallly an evo is still pretty expensive. take a lesser car like even a base subie an you an put that money into the turbo kit an get something truly unique. even a base model AWD lancer and custom turbo kit. just tired of the traditional evo. like i said, i like em but everyone is getting them.

iToastie

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Spotted! Hahaha

LamboW9

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mmm coke!. goes great with a lil rum an lime.

reduf99

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Looking good Toby good job man

reduf99

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Look like in taking out a loan soon hello new clutch and coils