I have SS/SC springs with about 15k on them sitting in my garage...

 

thanxs to all no hate here its all good some times its just hard to understand others thanxs again springs have been bough,t at what i had to spend so we are happy take care i will post when i can and follow some of the treads here alot of great info keep the love for each other and GM!!!! dave if the mods need or want to close this thread ,,,,thanxs to u all also

 

Dave, post pictures of the car when you get the springs installed. Is it an LS or LT? Then you should actually see some drop in the ride height. Good luck and see you around!

 

^ It should lower the base models close to an inch shouldn't it? I know it's not a low drop but noticeable

 

I just got 18" rims for my base, they're gonna look banging. But I'm afraid with the huge gap the base models have it's gonna look horrible.

My stock struts/shocks have 100k miles on them, do you think SS springs would be too stressful on them (they lower about 1") or I shouldn't think about lowering unless I get new struts/shocks? (fe5)

Another question, what's the difference between struts and shocks? Do I need 4 struts and 4 shocks? Cause I saw a "complete" set selling here with 4 springs, 2 struts, and 2 shocks? The shocks go in the rear and struts in the front? So confused when it comes to these 2 parts...

 

i will post some pics when its set up ,i did buy a very nice set of hhr SS 18inch rims and tires 2 days ago so thats why i want to do the springs now i think it will drop it just enough to sit close to the new tire size and not look like its sitting on the ground and should give this old guy a nice ride still thanxs again talk soon there going on a 2lt loaded sunburst orange panel it also was a new find at a great deal ,maybe this will be a better year so far so good

 

oh wait didnt you ask me some questions about a system in your HHR before?

in our cars the fronts are struts and the rears are shocks

 

Thank you man! That just cleared everything up for me haha i guess every car is diff.

Now the only question I have is... Should I get stock SS springs and put my rims on (considering my stock suspension has 100k miles) or should I replace struts bc the 1" of lowering will be too stressful for the struts/shocks?

 

honestly id do them both not because it would be too stressful but price wise. at 100k im sure your struts and shocks have seen better days and you will probably need to replace them anyway soon so buying the package will save you money IMO

also remember you will want an alignment

 

Yeah I guess that's true. I think the alignment is done within 1 week after installing the springs I believe. I could install them myself but I think I'll just have the shop do it for me if it's a decent price.

What's your estimate on price that I could get some fe5 struts/shocks for in this board used with low miles?

Now that you mentioned it I can also tell that my car over bumps and crappy roads is pretty uncomfortable. An upgrade would be nice.

EDIT: This is the set I was talking about: https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/part...prings-270204/
So that's fe5 springs/struts/shocks all together?

 

i had a tire place do the alignment for me and the did the spring install dirt cheap with the alighnment

and yes thats the full package at a killer price. id check milage

 

Late response to this but figured if someone actually used the search function this might help...

Check the part #'s.

only the ss/na front springs are different. Rears are SC's. At least thats what I saw based on the part numbers Maven posted up

 

ok back for another set of springs if u have a set in your way and want to sell them off lmk need front and rear ss i want to lower another hhr maybe 2 budget is about the same but maybe be able to step up a little thanxs again !!! be safe life's not about what u get its what u give!!!!!!!!! don't get bite by feral cats or house cats ,, i came close to death months ago !!!! please don't hate the cats ,,,, ok i still need springs lol

 

I don't understand a word you just said but I do have a complete set of springs if you want. They have 80,000 KM on them. I will take $75 shipped because I'm shipping them out of Canada.

 

I have tc springs for sale, 5k miles on them selling mine 50$ plus shipping

 

Lmao. I skipped over his comment because it was so long but then read yours and went back to see what you ment and laughed so hard. Lol

 

Hey flowvdub do you still have the springs?

 

if not i have a pair of ss/sc springs

 

sorry u don"t get it was only trying to say be careful in life ,life's not so much about what u can get from others but what u give , i got bit trying to rescue a feral cat with kittens which iv done for years but this bite almost killed me and cost me and my wife all most $60.000 in hospital bills with no insurance ,,,,,, was not trying to start a dumb thread was just thinking out loud ,,,we got some springs thanxs for the offers take care ,,,,

 

Shoot, should move out to Canada. I love our health care.

 

a move may do us good ,just went back to the doc and had to do more blood work as i,m still not over this and now losing the use of my finger ,,,, so it was just a fyi on my part thanxs again take care ! too u all the holidays are just around the corner so if i don't post again have some nice family holidays !!!!!!