heres some progress springs




i agree with this completely

 

ill probably be getting H&R springs sometime

 

This X6 haha

 

love my h&r's been over 4 months with them and yeah the ride is somewhat stiff and such but they ride better than b&g's and sportlines.. been in a car with sportlines and i personally had b&g's on my old balt.

love the look aswell.

 

I am also looking at getting some H&Rs. Need new tires so this would be a great time to do both.

 

I'd recommend Pedders or Tein. H&R are bumpy as ****. They are notorious with that through all their applications. But if you have to choose between those two I'd go Progress.

 

i got progress, ride isnt that great

 

This. I have H&R's and if the road isn't perfectly smooth you get to bounce your way to your destination . Thinking about going back to Pedders for the awesome ride even though I love the low.

 

Im still stuck between H&Rs or SSCs :/

 

Well pro's and cons here really:

H&R:
Pro- Looks
Con- Rough ride
Con- Possible Scraping

SSC/CM:
Pro- Ride Quality
Pro- Improved handling over H&R
Con- Not quite as low as some people would want.

As TommyP said in another thread:

Note that SSC is a decent amount cheaper as well, only 180 shipped. I don't have springs myself yet, but when the weather stops being snowy I'm going SSC.

 

Are you guys comparing h&rs on stock struts? Because with konis the ride isn't nearly as horrible as you guys make it seem...

 

is a good idea to replace the shocks when lowering the car?

 

Maybe its just me coming from having a slammed dub but honestly the h&rs ride aren't bad at allllll... lowering a car is gonna sacrifice somewhat of ride quality no matter what.. just gotta deal with it

 

This is the thread I was looking for! I just picked up a set of Progress springs used with super low miles for $80. Our roads are kinda crap, lots of potholes and such so I think I made the right choice buying them. Don't want to slam my car but wanted to close the wheel gap a bit. You wanted pics so heres a pic of my buddies car they came off of.

 

That's Jordan's car!

 

It is. And it looks like a 4x4 now being wingless lol

 

i have had my h&r for over 4 yrs. the ride quality is perfect for a car lowered this much. only complaint i have is my cv's pop when turning at slow speeds. progress drop is nothing why would you spend $$$ for not that big of a change.

also as stated earlier about the speed bumps the front plastic air dam scrapes on everything regardless if your low or super low. just take that **** like juan in his lowrider SIDEWAYS!!!

 

A progress drop is not nothing. It's just not slammed. And some people (like me) want that.

 

I purchased the ARK springs. I thought they were a good deal and liked them a lot.

Here are the details:

The Springs fit all the Cobalts, or so I have been told. I have a TC.

>>> Fits Cobalt 05-09 GT-F series Lower your vehicle approximately Front 2.0 "- Rear 2.5 inches drops for retaining ride comfort quality street performance.

Product Spec :

- 1year warranty.
- High-grade material adapted to improve guaranteed satisfaction.
- 3stage powerder coated painted.
- Rubber spring noise absorber protector included (most applications).
- Spring rate Increased up to 4% ~ 10% from factory spring.

 

Bad ass car man wish Mine look like that

 

so with the people who have h&rs has anyones axles completely went out? I see the struts hold up well and seem to hold up long enough for me to buy coils if I did get them. Now getting into axles it looks expensive. Thats the only thing holding me from buying the h&rs over the ssc/cm springs.


Edit: I have also read that having tc axles/suspension this helps not have axle bind or any other problems? It seems just the lsj/base have had the problems

 

how much are the H&R's going for, im on ksport right now and the rake is driving me nuts, but i dont really wanna buy coilovers just to level the car...

 

like $250 on ebay but the NGA vendor just said he could hook someone up for $199

i only paid $150 for a set

 

i've seen the rake on h&rs be about the same as those or level. Even with the race&sport springs

 

I can attest to that! The ride is very stiff if your roads aren't great your gonna bounce around bit in your seat. And our shitty plastic interior will start to vibrate. But they do improve the handling alot. In terms of speed bumps or sharp inclines I have no problem with most going straight over them. If it something I haven't driven over before or look pretty steep ill be cautious and take it at an angle. Just gotta use your judgement. The only time I ever bottom out is on dips . Correct me if Im wrong but the lower you go the tighter you want the spring to be so you don't bottom out while
driving and therefore the ride will be stiff. Gotta give a little ride quality to get that lowered look and better handling