I recently bought an 06 LT coupe for my 80 mile round trip to work. Gas is expensive and my truck was costing me a fortune. I told myself I would leave it stock and just drive it. Well naturally, for me anyhow, that has lasted about 2 weeks. I've been thinking, since it needs struts soon maybe I'll get some lowering springs too. Since I'll need new tires in a year probably and the stock wheels are not only ugly, but are flaking clear coat, I might as well look into getting a nice set of 18s.

Anyway I've looked around some but since this site is for you folks with the SS, I'm not sure what applies to me. Am I right in thinking all springs and struts are the same between the SS and my LT? I know the SS is lower from the factory. Wheel and tire sizes aside, is an SS with X brand springs the same height as a base model like mine with the same springs?

One last thing, I only want a modest drop and don't want to totally destroy the ride quality since it's my daily driver. The car has been really growing on me, it just sits funny.

 

Every suspension component can swap between any cobalt model. I've done close to everything you can do suspension wise and I'm a base.

 

The springs/struts/shocks are different between the Base/LS/LT (FE1), the SS N/A (FE3), and the LSJ/LNF(FE5). They are interchangeable, however.

Here is a comparison of the different suspension (and brake) packages available for the Cobalt/Ion/G5/HHR.
Suspension and brake facts (FE1, FE3, FE5, J41, JM4, JL9)

To answer your question, the SS and the LS/LT, with the same size wheels/tires/springs will be roughly the same height. There are some minor differences in the strut/shock setup as well, however. And I mean VERY minor.

Here are some of the different springs available for the Cobalt/Ion/G5/HHR. Some are nearly identical, while others are drastically different in drop and ride quality.
Compare all lowering springs

 

X2 check out the link.

 

Thanks for the info about the platform codes. I wasn't sure what they meant. I'll look at that suspension and brake sticky. I did browse the first ten pages of the comparison thread but I wasn't sure if much if it even applied to me, being that I don't have an SS.

 

luckly everything is the same, and interchangable.