Oldblue

Cobalt SC/TC springs are popular for lowering just the rear.
I have Canuck Motorsports kit in Oldblue. They’ve been awesome.

glassdave

right now my fronts at 27 1/4" in the front and 28 3/4" in the rear. Thanks for the info i think i may end up with the Canuks if i do all four but am weighing out how far i want to go with this particular car. I am sure i will have this one for a while but really really want to do a panel SS conversion unless i can find a deal on an actual panel SS.

glassdave

off and running in a direction lol . . . scored a pair of Cobalt SS/SC rear springs for $25 shipped

Oldblue

Measure them after a couple of days to settle.

sleeper

Yes agreed. the Cobalt SS/SC springs in rear should drop your HHR by 1-1/2" approx..

I opted for the SS/TC rear springs. lil tighter & drop is 1-1/4" but that was measured about 9 yrs ago... LOL

glassdave

that should work perfect then, need exactly an inch and a half. Are the panel rear springs different then standard springs? Thought they might be due to them being intended to haul stuff.

sleeper

Cool.. I believe they carry the same part #.. So .................I wanted the SS/TC springs to go with my FE3 set up.. Good match up for my needs.

glassdave

I put them on yesterday . . . . took all of ten minutes or so lol. As of yet the rear only went down maybe a half inch hopefully they will settle a bit more. I may still do the Eibach springs but these were cheap enough and easy enough to do i figured I'd take a shot. Truth be told i am casually looking for a SS to do a panel conversion on, will probably keep this one for a long time but think i like it as a nice OEM driver for my shop. Definetly going to paint it but dont want to get carried away (famous last words lol). If i would have known how much i was gonna like this little car i would have bought one new when they were still making them.

Oldblue

The SS/SC springs are not as low as the SS/TC springs for the Cobalt.
maybe that’s why it dropped only 1/2 inch and not 1 1/2 inches.

glassdave

gotchya, it did drop a bit and it is noticeable (to me at least lol) im at 27 1/4 front and 28 1/4 rear so i did lose a half inch . . . . . maybe I'll bag it . . . sand bag it that is lol i think i have one or two laying around full of blasting slag