Ok so forst im gonna be replacingmy stock ls suspension with probably the Eibach sportlin kit but im confused. My car has two springs two shocks and two struts so why does the kit come with 4 springs do the struts get replaced with shocks???? Answers please

 

You shouldn't be modifying this car....

 

^^^ I agree but in all seriousness it comes with 4 springs because you need to replace the stock spring on the struts, just remember shocks are on the rear and struts on the front

 

The front is a McPherson strut and you have to bolt the new spring to the new struts with the old top hat. The rear is simple just shock and spring mount.

 

Then just put the Sportlines in the rear only

 

You gotta stack em in parallel for double the spring rate

 

Yea you should definitely have someone do this job with you

 

LMFAO

 

Be nice guys, we were all newer at some point or another.

Op heres something that may help point you in the right direction.

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

 

Look at Rice all grown up and responsible being a mod

 

well we chased away a new guy he could have been the next legend here who knows! this is a shinking forum and yea it's better to retain more knowledgeable people but why have them if we don't inform the newbies?

 

This.

Give the new guys a chance people!!

 

I agree. This is why I rarely ask anything. Always need your flame suit on.

 

Ignore the schmucks on this forum. There are way too many people on here who talk a great show but haven't really ever done anything -- all show and no go -- all mouth!

Everyone has to learn sometime, some of us understand that fact. Don't go away, keep plugging along and you'll enjoy your ride.

Scott

 

Remember this is CSS.net and there are those who find it funny to say un nice things

 

Look guys im not a ******* idiot i know how to do these things but this is the newest car i have ever owned and i was a little confused. I can take a joke aswell i understand make fun of the new guy. I was a avid member on carolina hondas and i have to say they are alot easier to work on. I appreciate all the guys on here that take me seriously, but to all the others that are on here to bust my ***** and make funny comments about staking springs, lol keep them coming its fun to read but dont think your gonna run ne off cause it aint happening.

 

If I had the right answers I would be glad to help you but I myself have never totally replaced the suspension on a Cobalt

 

Take a look in our suspension section on the site.

Lots of good info in there w/o the B.S.

 

Having never done suspension before I followed the instructions start to finish no issue besides the damn endlinks, make sure you get a new set because I'm sure you'll destroy the old ones getting it off.

 

Soaking all nuts and bolts with liquid wrench and allowing to sit over night is your friend if you have rust or corrosion.

My winter beater is 17 years old, has 170k original miles, and I never had an issue getting any suspension items off the car.

 

Thanks guys

 

Are you sure you want to go with Eibach Sportlines? I love them, but I must me the only one, since everyone else hates them. Any particular reason or you don't know of other brands?

 

Hated and got rid of ASAP was my experience.

 

Eibach sportlines = terrible spring rates.

Something to think about. Low is not everything.

 

Eibachs aren't as low as SSC and the SSC have a better rate.

I got rid of my eibachs and out SSC in my LNF and LSJ

I charged aupersquirel minimal for my eibachs. It took him longer to put them on than it did to hate them.