Cobalt Coilovers $999 have arrived! Pics!
11-15-2007, 01:41 PM
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If you have no experience with using lowering springs on your car, and then having your factory struts blow out, your statement makes perfect sense.
When you use lowering springs on your car, its only a matter of time before you blow out the factory struts because of bumps, potholes, etc. And when you replace your struts because of the poor ride, your probably going to be at, or above the price of springs and replaced factory struts.
So, with this setup, you can not ONLY adjust the heigth, and lower it as much as you want, and not worry about blowing them out, but you can adjust how stiff/soft the ride quality is as well.
When you use lowering springs on your car, its only a matter of time before you blow out the factory struts because of bumps, potholes, etc. And when you replace your struts because of the poor ride, your probably going to be at, or above the price of springs and replaced factory struts.
So, with this setup, you can not ONLY adjust the heigth, and lower it as much as you want, and not worry about blowing them out, but you can adjust how stiff/soft the ride quality is as well.
11-15-2007, 03:02 PM
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Keep in mind, that you have full control over the dampening of the struts, with 30 adjustments from full hard to full soft to your liking.
Cobalt LS, Cobalt SS, doesnt matter, you can adjust it to whatever heigth you want. If you want it stock heigth in the front, and 2.5 inches lower in the rear, no problem. if you want it lowered 2.5 inches all the way around, no problem. Takes about 30 mins - an hour to fully adjust all corners.
Im suprised you have wheels but havent lowered your car.
So, nothing to worry about, its a great setup. I have the prototype BC coilovers on my 95 Dodge Neon,and the prototype BC coilovers on our 2005 Chevy Cobalt SS and both are working great.
Youll be happy with this setup and you DONT have to worry about the warranty on it !
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11-15-2007, 03:10 PM
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Sold. We'll see where I stand after X-mas and Tax returns. I have to get my engine/tranny mounts settled first before I tackle the suspension. From there, I have some flexibility in my plans. This is absolutely what I was looking for in a suspension upgrade...
11-15-2007, 11:08 PM
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I pre-ordered at the beginning of the month. Will the debit hit my account tomorrow?
11-16-2007, 04:14 PM
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11-16-2007, 04:23 PM
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i've hade springs on my car for over a year and 23000 miles later, no problems, i think people that have problems with there struts "blowing out" it would be their own falt, in not driving over bumps better.
11-17-2007, 04:08 AM
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11-28-2007, 02:41 PM
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finally got mine after fighting with fedex for a week! lol
I made a thread about em with pix... thanks modernperformance for the quality customer service and nice packaging job. No damage found!
I made a thread about em with pix... thanks modernperformance for the quality customer service and nice packaging job. No damage found!
11-28-2007, 05:08 PM
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Ill have to find the thread you posted!
Fwiw;
Our website doesnt have them listed right now, and is a little out of date.
HOWEVER, we are about to release our new shopping cart/website in the next week and they are listed in the Cobalt section for sure there!
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11-28-2007, 05:18 PM
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11-30-2007, 07:30 AM
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any way i could get a pic of your ss completely dropped? all the way? the rates look good and the product looks excellent. iwas going to go with k sports, but i think i am going to roll with these.
12-21-2007, 09:44 PM
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Been awhile since this threads been touched, but I did alittle research on BC since I haven't heard of them and am looking for a coilover setup. I found "BC Racing", as they are known, make MANY other suspension systems and components for other, "more well known companys". The reviews that I found were quite informative and on a positive note, especially from some that have experience with other systems. Just google BC Racing for some info.
I do have some questions for ModernPerformance.
1: Are the strut plates adjustable for camber, (can't tell from picture), if not, are camber plates available? (I would prefer camber and CASTER adjustment, but that seems hard to come by)
2: If I needed a heavier spring rate, how hard would that be to get different springs
in the future?
3: What did the wieght difference seem like between the previous suspension and the BC setup, BC lighter
or heavier?
I know my questions may seem like a PITA, but I do take those things into consideration.
P.S. Do you have them in stock?
I do have some questions for ModernPerformance.
1: Are the strut plates adjustable for camber, (can't tell from picture), if not, are camber plates available? (I would prefer camber and CASTER adjustment, but that seems hard to come by)
2: If I needed a heavier spring rate, how hard would that be to get different springs
in the future?
3: What did the wieght difference seem like between the previous suspension and the BC setup, BC lighter
or heavier?
I know my questions may seem like a PITA, but I do take those things into consideration.
P.S. Do you have them in stock?
12-28-2007, 11:35 AM
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Been awhile since this threads been touched, but I did alittle research on BC since I haven't heard of them and am looking for a coilover setup. I found "BC Racing", as they are known, make MANY other suspension systems and components for other, "more well known companys". The reviews that I found were quite informative and on a positive note, especially from some that have experience with other systems. Just google BC Racing for some info.
I do have some questions for ModernPerformance.
1: Are the strut plates adjustable for camber, (can't tell from picture), if not, are camber plates available? (I would prefer camber and CASTER adjustment, but that seems hard to come by)
2: If I needed a heavier spring rate, how hard would that be to get different springs
in the future?
3: What did the wieght difference seem like between the previous suspension and the BC setup, BC lighter
or heavier?
I know my questions may seem like a PITA, but I do take those things into consideration.
P.S. Do you have them in stock?
I do have some questions for ModernPerformance.
1: Are the strut plates adjustable for camber, (can't tell from picture), if not, are camber plates available? (I would prefer camber and CASTER adjustment, but that seems hard to come by)
2: If I needed a heavier spring rate, how hard would that be to get different springs
in the future?
3: What did the wieght difference seem like between the previous suspension and the BC setup, BC lighter
or heavier?
I know my questions may seem like a PITA, but I do take those things into consideration.
P.S. Do you have them in stock?
1) These are not adjustable for camber, or caster. Very very few manufacturers will make a coilover thats adjustable for caster, and when they do, they are expensive, and 98% of people who buy them cant even take advantage of a caster adjustment coilover. Its just way too complicated to setup, and adjust.
2) Simple, the springs are kept in stock in the USA, and run $100 per set of two. So, you can get a different spring rate/set altogether for the entire vehicle for $200 total.
3) The Bc coilovers weighed 13 lbs less than the factory suspension setup.