I just got sportlines and i think iam a little over my head on how to put them on and i really cant afford to pay some one mabey if i could have some one explane what to do and what not to do before this and stuff like that would help greatly its a 07 SS is there any tricks to it to make it easeir.

 

Moved to suspension.

there's a how to for installing lowering springs which I used when I installed mine

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/how-...springs-50477/

 

rent a spring compressor from an auto store. Theyre self explanatory and should have instructions. There is a total of like 6 nuts you have to undo. Three on the strut tower, two bolts that go through the spindle, and the endlink nut that attaches the endlink to the strut. Take both struts out of the car (i would mark how the bearing plate is in relation to the strut tower) use the spring compressors, undo the nut at the top of the bearing plate. And you may be able to install the lowering springs you have without compressing the new springs. Install is reversed. The rear all you have to do is unbolt the bottom nut on the rear of the shocks, and take out the old springs and install the new ones. Bolt the shocks back up and done. In about a week go get the alignment checked. ( be carefull using the spring compressor you can get hurt if a spring shoots from the strut)

 

what are some thing that could go wrong or i could screw up this is my first time and i dont want anything to go wrong where do u put the jack when you take out the back strut bolts could i lossen the top strut nut while it is on the car and is it bad to hold the stut from spinning with a pair of vice grips

 

No offense man but take it to a qualified tech

 

the rears arent that bad but you can take just the fronts to like pepboys or some place like that and theyll change out the fronts for you for like $25

 

I'm going to say the same thing. If you haven't done springs before, you might want to bring it to someone before you or someone else gets hurt. I don't want to see a thread titled "Sportline went into my chest". If the step by step doesn't explain it all then you're probably not up for the challenge.

 

the thing is i could probly do it, its just i need someone just to double check my work i hate paying some one to do something that i can do

 

for some reason when i read the title of the thread, I automatically added the word "job" to the end

But really you should take it somewhere to get it done because you really should have an alignment done after lowering it.

 

if your doubting yourself then maybe you should rethink about paying someone to do it, specially if your not sure you can do it,

suspension is one thing not to mess with if you dont know what your doing

 

un-wise to venture into un-known...Front springs are a bit more complicated than rear

change your rear and have front done by an expert, in the end it will cost you a little more than it would to rent a spring compressor

 

well guys i did it haha i took it to my neighbor he works at a garage and he inspected every thing i did and gave me a few pointers and dident charge me a penny every thing worked out perfect