06CobaltSSLB

Does anybody have these CA #1 springs from the cobalt addiction site? If so whats your opinion on the drop and ride quality? worth buying these ones? thanks

06blackg85ss

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I installed them about 2 weeks ago... ride is a little bit rougher than stock, but not by much.. car looks perfect with the drop though. I know kenny took some pics and measurements before and after. I'll see if he can get them up on the site monday or tues

mastoer

i did nt like the dorp on mine...i agree with 06blackg85ss the ride is a bit rough but the drop i didnt like imma be gettin some h&r race springs on weds if u want my ca #1. ill sale them to u for like 60..not sure on shipping though..pm me if ur interested

06blackg85ss

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I dunno **** is low.... front springs take a while to settle

06CobaltSSLB

thanks, ill check the site

shiftingloco310

hey man i was wondering do you get any vibration between shifts? the reason i ask is becuase i had h&r springs before and they dropped the car so low that the axle angles were to serious that it made the car vibrate between shifts... How are the axle angles? and how is bump steer affected? let me know cuz if i get possitive info about these springs i might order them becuase they are the closest to the drop i want(0.5 front; 1.0 rear)

06blackg85ss

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I see no ill effects... no added vibration (I have poly mounts on everything so .. yeah) axles seem fine to me, look pretty straight actually... Sharp bumps hit a little harder than stock, but so far thats the only negative thing I've seen.

shiftingloco310

Ok thats good to hear then, cuz the h&r were horrible, my friend has sportlines and he's going throught the samething...my other option was to call eibach and see if they can custom amke me a set of springs....but i think it'll be to expensive. so this is the next option.

bluebeast

anybody with the Ca #1 springs do they sit lower in the rear or is it level

06blackg85ss

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Sit's a little lower in the rear, but it takes a few weeks for the front springs to settle all the way. Mine still aren't completely leveled yet, but getting close

biniecki

Any one have pics yet of these installed Im thinking about getting these but not sure yet

06blackg85ss

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I"ll post up tonight... my car is at home (took the lincoln to work today)

biniecki

ok thanks if you could take pics of the springs themselves in the rear that would help

06blackg85ss

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"ll try.. not really feeling laying on the ground in snow and slush and puddles in such

WhiteSSBalt

if they are the same "#1" brand that Nopionline.com stocks, then i'd have to stay that from past experience, i'd say stay away. My friend had them on his '03 Civic EX, and maaaannnnnnn did that car ride ROUGH. Riding behind him actually made me laugh b/c of how much his car bounced........looked pretty funny really. He's 6'2, so needless to say, he quickly became fed up with his head hitting the roof of his car due to the roughness of the springs. On top of that, after about 6 months of having the springs on is car, they still did not sit evenly, and never set they way they were supposed to. He ended up switching out to Suspension Techniques springs, which rode much better. However, when comparing rides with his car (well, when he had it, he now has an STi) and my SS, which has Eibach Sportlines on it, my car rides much much smoother.........essentially my car rides like it did stock. Not bouncy, not rough, and no spring squeaks like some springs. Pay the extra $$$ and get some quality springs, from the likes of Eibach, H&R, Tein or Sprint.

biniecki

From what people say they are actually a little stiffer than stock so the car wouldn't be bouncing and if im not mistaken CA stands for Cobalt Addiction so i think they make them and that they are just based off of the SSC or the #1 brand springs.

06blackg85ss

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I think they come from the same manufacturer as the SSC springs

biniecki

bump for pic request

WhiteSSBalt

#1 is Nopi's own personal brand. Go to Nopionline.com and look for yourself. My best friend who had the '03 Civic EX had a slew of #1 stuff on his car, including the springs, header, cat-back exhaust and even pedals. The #1 springs on CA might be licenced by CA, but are still made by #1, which is distributed by Nopi. Find any tuner mag and find a Nopi part's ad (usually several pages) and look at all the #1 stuff for basically all cars. You can get those EXACT springs on Nopionline.com which is why I know that they are not specifically "CA" springs. And stiffer springs means bouncier ride. My friends STi has much stiffer suspension stock than my Cobalt, and his ride is much rougher than mine.

biniecki

BUMP for install pics. Also NOPI is cheaper than CA by around $25 for anyone that is looking to purchase these

1gmfanatik

The #1 springs give a softer ride then the stock SS/SC's springs and they were too soft for my car. The rear bottomed out and the fronts hit pretty hard. I would suggest paying a little more for a higher quality spring. I replaced mine with the Eibach Sportlines, they're the best IMO

06blackg85ss

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oh yeah forgot about the pics.... I'll see if I can pull the car out of the yard tonight... might not get it out til friday though since the front is off the car right now. (HID install moving headlight ballasts, and installing hid foglights)

biniecki

any pics yet? The weather is getting nicer so i thought that there may be a chance that you got some.