I am just wondering if the rear sway bar would work and fit fine on a lowered 07 ss/sc? Also who has the best price

 

I have an 06 LS, lowered 2.5 inches, a progressive rear bar, and no problems at all. Highly recommend it for all cobalt owners

 

progressive is the way to go...I got one.

 

yea i got sportlines and a progressive rear sway, awesome combo imo

 

Prokit on a LT with the Suspension techniques sway bar

 

Jasonaudio sells them.
Progress Rear Cobalt / Ion / G5 Sway Bar
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Price - $148.00
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the bwoody one its great,, only $85 check their site

 

I have a progress sway bar in the mail, then i want to upgrade the struts and springs.

 

Progress is great! I just installed it, very quick (about 15 min) didn't even have to jack the car up! I took it on a quick test and that along with the MRZ front strut brace is great!!!

 

bwoody would be my first choice.

rather than using strength, it uses geometry. work smart, not hard. and it costs less.

If you are doing any autocross progress is the better bet, its what I have. the only reason its better for autocross is it keeps you out of the street mod class.

 

Progress is a very popular choice.

 

Does the rear sway bar make much of a difference? And is it really worth it? I have been thinking about getting one, but i'm not completely sold yet.

 

its noticeable in turns. it also helps keep the car more stable when doing things like changing lanes on the highway. its noticeable, but its not night and day like some people say it is. at least it wasn't for me.

if you are doing auto cross or road racing its a must if your class allows it. day to day driving, even on a back road with a lot of turns its not a big difference. but when you are pushing every turn to the absolute limits of the car then yes, its a big difference.

I don't think its something everyone needs, it depends on what kind of driving you do.

it is a better way to spend your money than something like a strut bar.

 

I think it makes a good difference, I do a lot of highway driving and constantly being on the on and off ramps you can really feel the car stick better. Plus I can't wait to get out and autocross it this weekend!

I hate understeer, and the progress really does away with alot of the understeer in our cars.

 

I've always heard that a bigger/thicker mm bar is better. So does that hold any truth? Bc if it does then is there one offered yet thats bigger/thicker than the ss/sc rear sway bar?

 

There are a ton more things to think about then just size. The material makup on a bar can effect its stiffness more then the size, type of bushings, design of the bar and much more. The progress bar is a great upgrade as well as the st system. They both come with a better bushing system and the bar itself is constructed out of much higher quality metal.

 

That makes sense. How much is the progress bar running and how hard is it to install? So do you think that the sway bar is worth the money?

 

http://www.cobaltperformanceparts.co...i_Swaybar.html
Is the link to the bar. Its probably one of the most inexpensive upgrades to the suspension system you can do. If you do it along with springs you will have much better results.

 

I am already lowered on progress springs. So i will see better results w/being lowered?

 

They are made to compliment the other so you should notice a pretty good difference by putting it on the car.

 

From this thread I gathered that:

1. Stock SSSC rear bar is 22mm and tubular
2. There are no bigger or adjustable bars out there but they are available in solid and Tubular?
3. There are poly bushings available?

 

i thought it was 24mm, not that it matters. its built into the rear suspension and isn't easly swapped. it can be done, but its a lot of work. I would guess it would be well worth it though, provided you also changed the front suspension.

bigger is not better, balance is the key here. the progress bar gives a very good balance, understeer and oversteer can both be had based on driving style. thats as balanced as it gets.

I don't believe there is anything adjustable out there yet, the bwoody bar would be the closest to what you're thinking.

there are poly bushings out, last I knew it was only by one company and they had a lot of mixed reviews, more negative than positive...

look around, you can find them all over, I wish I could remember where I bought mine, I think I paid $20 less than progress was selling them. it was from a vendor here, I just can't remember their name.

scale of 1-10 on difficulty to install? on a car thats not lowered, i'd say its a 0.7. can you use a wrench and screw in 4 bolts? you don't even need a jack. on a lowered car its a bit tougher, you will need to lift up the car, and that might make the rear suspension bow in just enough to make starting the bolts a little tough. its still super easy, i'd give it a 2. 3 if you really can't work a wrench.

takes about 5-10 minutes, and that includes opening the box and unpacking everything.

 

denn454- thanks for the info. I already put it on and it was alot easier than i thought it was going to be. I just had to jack it up like you said since my car is lowered. I've been runing the rear sway bar now for about 3wks and like it alot. I just put on a strut bar on monday and have yet to take the car out to see if there is a difference. Overall i am happy w/my setup.