I just got lowering springs (eibach sportlines) for my 2009 Cobalt LT.

I have 48,000 miles on the car and I was wondering should I switch out my struts and shocks when I put them on or am I okay for now?

Also If I buy the FE5 struts and shocks will they just bolt on or would I need to change out anything? Like knuckles or anything?

Any cheap place to get them except a junk yard?

 

You dont need to replace anything at those miles
and as far as getting the new struts, and shocks they should just bolt right up
and post pics of your car when you get the springs installed

 

Cobalt FE5 Struts and Shock Pkg FE5-S

if you decide to do fe5. i wouldn't until your current gives out though. i've had springs on my stock struts and shocks with no problems for 2 years.

 

Thanks for the help. I'll get some pictures of it.

 

That makes me feel good, what kind of springs do you have? I think Im just gonna start saving now and just buy them when I start needing them.

 

I got teins they're on my irl but meh same diff.

 

I like those. I was looking at those. Got any pictures of your car?

 

Yea haha these are about the few that aren't an engine bay one




High enough that I don't slap everything on the junky pa roads lol. I actually picked the car up in VA bout 3yrs ago in arlington I believe.

 

Looks good, yea that's around 2 hours from me, I live in Richmond. How much was the drop for the front and rear?

 

IDK exactly I think that pic was the day after I did it so they settled a lil bit i can fit 2 fingers between the front tire and wheel well and about 2-3 in the rear the teins seem to have a rake type stance to them which I kinda like.

 

Hopefully mine wont drop it too bad. The roads in Richmond are bad. To me that is. Since I came from a city there was barely any bad roads. seeing a pot hole was rare... Miss those roads.

 

You used to live in MD? it's crazy you don't even need signs to tell when you're goin from pa to md just can tell from the road conditon

 

No Virginia. I used to live in southern Virginia. I feel bad for your car.