I got me an 09 sstc cobalt and read alot about axle binding and steering rack issues when 2.5 inch drop or lower(coilovers)...couldnt find alot of info exept the dumb questions other ppl had about their automatic LS/LT cobalts...wondered since i had lnf axle and hub ouf course,will i get any axle bind or rattles...planning on goin 3 inch drop during summer and stock height during winter since we almost live in alaska here...wondered if steering rack shimming or rotated mounts were absolutelly necessary on the LNF...i plan on going stance or d2 coilovers.
Some1 please help me i dont feel like buying half the car just to go 3 inches lower,but want to do it right so will i need to do anything else but to buy and install the coilover set when UPS shows up to my door or will i have a major headhache having to get 20 thousand different parts and alwayz end up having to fix something.thank you. Chucky

 

Do rack spacers and do rotated mounts.
Good to go then

 

k so how much for all u saying and how long to install...?no way around exept breaking everything or just a religious tradition when cobalt ss owners buying a coilover set..?and when i will bring back the car to stock height will i have to remove those mounts and all that stuff..?

 

No. You can leave them in for stock height.

Go with Powell rotated mounts and see if he has rack spacers avaible.

 

if not, anyone tried slapping the coilovers on with 2.5 drop and juste drive it...(LNF's please)

 

A couple hours with hand tools and somewhere around 250

 

Yes you can do whatever you want, its your car. It may break it may not, but if you wanna do it right, do what blackSSstg2 said and get rotated transmission mounts and rack spacers.

 

cool so now i will now invest 1,100 for coilovers,250 for da mounts,work on a bunch of stuff others dont have to go through with their civics...i mean i really love my cobalt and know all the upsides of it compared to other vehicules,but this powel mounts thing just turns me off.

 

You can get cheaper mounts but the Powell mounts are the best and will last vs the other brands that you'll be replacing the bushings every year or so. I have a set of steering rack spacers I'll let go for $10 shipped, I thought I would need them and it turns out I didn't with just YYZ springs.

 

If you are going to bitch then dont mod it.
Its your car, install whatever you want however you want.
Just providing you with information to reduce your chance of fail

 

Rotated mounts are one of the best investments you can do for your car, especially if you're putting down power or going for stance

 

You gotta pay to play. If you just want cheap low and don't want to do it the "correct" way, then you should have just stuck with a Civic.

 

Did he just put down base models because he has an lnf? Lol

 

I think just automatics specifically. Im ok with that

 

Why do Powell's mounts turn you off? Because your cheap or because you think you can't install.them? Its easily done on jack stands. Cobalts are easy to work on.

Like other guys said do it right or dont bother modding it because then the car will be a "**** box" because work wasent done properly

 

You only need stg1 mounts, so its like 150 not 250. Welcome to mod'ing a car that hasn't been in production for 20+yrs and I'm pretty sure most in civics go through axles, I know the VW guys go through them or mod the axles so they don't bind.

 

u guyz are right,i was just being sarcastic about this not-so-plugnplay coilover/powel mounts/washers for the steering rack thing,and the reason i got me a cobalt was cuz i was tired of redoing the entire car every year because its getting old A-F...but i guess even if the car is new i still gotta swap those brand new mounts for my stupid axles to turn straight.i will lower the car for sure,and the right way,im getting all the stuff i need,because the cobalts sit way up in the clouds and look like monster trucks,and i got nothing against base model cobalts,its just that their axles are a bit longer and and tyhe answer their were getting were not appliable to me.

 

Im slammed on 17's and haven't done anything other than a alignment. so you dont NEED anything, thats up to you.

 

you think the oem tc rims will change something cuz ur on 17s.And how low is your drop?2.5,3.0?also what coilovers are you using? sorry for all the questions :p

 

you wont be able to go as low haha. Not to sure i just lowered them lol and ksports

 

so if i want the same wheel/fender gap as you got on your picture,i need tranny mounts and steering rack spacers to do it right.?

 

i dont have any mounts or rack spacers.

 

You also don't have a cobalt anymore

 

so u think going 2.5 drop with no mounts and rack spacers will be no problem for long term use?just gathering opinions and experiences.

 

How many threads do you need to post this in?