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Feb 4, 2010 | 01:42 PM

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stretch89

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OP how are you liking the sportlines?

Feb 4, 2010 | 01:55 PM

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did they give you a print out of the specs of the alignment before and after because the 3 i have done i had to adjust the front camber slightly

Feb 4, 2010 | 03:31 PM

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did they give you a print out of the specs of the alignment before and after because the 3 i have done i had to adjust the front camber slightly

Ye they gave me a print out, I'll check it when I get home.

Sportlines are great so far, a lot less body roll

Feb 4, 2010 | 03:40 PM

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is everyone needing a camber kit?

Feb 4, 2010 | 07:56 PM

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Ye they gave me a print out, I'll check it when I get home.

Sportlines are great so far, a lot less body roll

can u upload that to as a pic i would like to see it i do alignments for the chevy dealership i work at and other work to

Feb 4, 2010 | 08:30 PM

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tutrunrtt777 is 100% correct. This stuff is no better than mild steel pos sway bars. Here is a piktar of a tenzo spring. UGH.

hello coil bind

Feb 4, 2010 | 10:20 PM

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Here is the report sheet. Dunno why it comes up as 06 cobalt FE1 but the car drives straight, so i dont care lol.

Feb 4, 2010 | 10:54 PM

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hmmmm

interesting

Feb 4, 2010 | 11:27 PM

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hello coil bind

That is all they are good for.

Feb 4, 2010 | 11:52 PM

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i just installed my steering rack spacers today and the car feels better, still pulls slightly
need to get another alignment i suppose

im on sportlines too, do u want to see my spec sheet too? of before and after

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is everyone needing a camber kit?

they recommend it after the alignment for me

i dont think its needed

Feb 5, 2010 | 12:33 AM

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hmmmm

interesting

... how so?

Feb 5, 2010 | 01:14 AM

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Noone needs a "camber kit" unless you are doing more than a 3" drop.

Feb 5, 2010 | 04:24 AM

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There is one thing I noticed that I thought I would mention. If I park and pull the parkin break, u can feel it lean on the rear suspension, which I know is normal, BUT that's also when the rear end suspension becomes uneven, if I park and don't pull the parking break the suspension is even, if I park and do apply the brake, the drivers side drops more then the passenger. It's probaly always done this but I haven't paid attention to it until I got lowered.

Am I being paranoid? Lol

Your fine. One side is grabbing more than the other making it lean.

Feb 5, 2010 | 07:53 AM

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what year is your car is it an 06 or what because the specs are different

here ar ethe specs
xTooltipElement
Service Information
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt | Cobalt, Pursuit (VIN A) Service Manual | Suspension | Wheel Alignment | Specifications | Document ID: 879951
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Wheel Alignment Specifications
Suspension
Camber
Camber Cross
Caster
Caster Cross
Total Toe
Steering Wheel Angle
Thrust Angle

FE1

Front
-1.00° ± 0.75°
0.00± 0.75°
3.00° ± 0.75°
0.00± 0.75°
0.20° ± 0.20°
0.00° ± 3.50°
--

Rear
-0.80° ± 0.75°
--
--
--
0.25° ± 0.30°
--
0.00° ± 0.30°

FE3 and FE5

Front
-1.05° ± 0.75°
0.00± 0.75
3.65° ± 0.75°
0.00± 0.75
0.20° ± 0.20°
0.00° ± 3.50°
--

Rear
-0.80° ± 0.75°
--
--
--
0.25° ± 0.30°
--
0.00° ± 0.30°

© 2010 General Motors. All rights reserved.

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Feb 5, 2010 | 10:17 AM

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Mines an 07 ss/na with fe3. As u can see on the sheet they didn't keep it within the fe1 specs and the car drives great so they seem to know what they're doing. They do a test drive before and after

Mar 30, 2010 | 02:59 PM

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if the top spring plate is notput back correctly, tab in, the ride height wont be the same side to side and the car will pull one way or the other....faulty installation is my bet assuming correct tire pressures alignment etc....

can you show a pic of what you mean by this? where is the tab? were you talking about the front or rear? the diagram that was posted was of the front struts right?

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