By the end of next week...

[ocnblu]

...I hope to have a reason to post some new pictures of my Cobalt. Edited April 19, 2009 by ocnblu

[Satty]

Hello Kitty window cling?

[deftonesfan867]

Kelsey's Cobalt shall be getting FE5 springs soon. Pondering other mods as well.

[Intrepidation]

[ocnblu]

That's so weird... I swear I didn't say anything to anybody on here. Sigh, no need to post the pics now, my secrets have been spilled!

[Intrepidation]

If it makes you feel better, I've never seen that on a Cobalt before.

[cletus8269]

must... buy... skittles...

[GMTruckGuy74]

I'm going to take a guess, new rims???

[ocnblu]

13" Dayton gold plated wires, with spinner caps. Full hydraulics. Chain steering wheel. Gold velour interior with a naked chick embroidered into the headliner. Just subtle mods, nawmsayin'? Edited April 10, 2009 by ocnblu

[Robert Hall]

13" Dayton gold plated wires, with spinner caps. Full hydraulics. Chain steering wheel. Gold velour interior with a naked chick embroidered into the headliner.

Cool... that's different. Thought maybe you would go the 'Fast and Furious' route instead with a body kit, single yellow wiper, huge rear wing, fart muffler, and wide wheels/tires.

[Camino LS6]

13" Dayton gold plated wires, with spinner caps. Full hydraulics. Chain steering wheel. Gold velour interior with a naked chick embroidered into the headliner. Just subtle mods, nawmsayin'?

That's hilarious coming from the "Mr. Clean" of modding!

[ocnblu]

OK, some pics of the little mean green machine taken today, with my new wheels and tires, I went from granny 15" plastic hubcaps and 195/65/15 tires to a set of machined/gray painted MB 16" rims and Goodyear Assurance Triple Tred 205/55/16 tires, I got from Discount Tire over the internet. I think they do wonders for the Cobalt. I wanted something sporty, not flashy. See what you guys think:

and my stupid dent from the Durango, just inches from the driver's door glass:

[Intrepidation]

Those are nice wheels you have! They make a big difference.

[Oracle of Delphi]

You will look good sitting in your FWD, little man ...

[Camino LS6]

Nice improvement, except for the dent.

[ocnblu]

Agreed, the dent is not really an improvement, per se. :AH-HA_wink: But it will be taken care of next week!

Thanks for the compliments, guys. It rides much better, and fuel mileage is the same so far, after 3 days checking the DIC with the new tires on... a mad silly improvement over the crappy "low rolling resistance" Continentals.

[Cory Wolfe]

Thanks for showing me that, if I do any modifications, the first must be a lowering kit. I thought about getting some alloys, but even those superb ones you bought still look dorky with that massive ride height. A two to three inch drop would do your (and everyone's) Cobalt wonders.

[Intrepidation]

Agreed, the dent is not really an improvement, per se. :AH-HA_wink: But it will be taken care of next week!

Thanks for the compliments, guys. It rides much better, and fuel mileage is the same so far, after 3 days checking the DIC with the new tires on... a mad silly improvement over the crappy "low rolling resistance" Continentals.

I have a set of Continentals I got for cheap on the front of my car and they are $h! (you get what you pay for I guess).

[ocnblu]

I saw a black Cobalt LT on the road a few weeks ago with what appeared to be a 2-inch drop. It looked good, but I don't want to lose my ride quality or change the geometry of the suspension, which could put stress on steering parts and/or other suspension parts.

[Intrepidation]

Wheels are on my list as well...a nice set of 18s.

[ocnblu]

Those Avenger wheels would look good on your car, DF.

[Intrepidation]

I think so too, but I have to take care of that little engine thing first.

Any other plans for the Cobalt?

[Cory Wolfe]

4x4!

[ocnblu]

You totally just went outside and took that picture omg

[Intrepidation]

OMFG BATMAN!

[gm4life]

Love those wheels with the Silver Moss color, Ocn what about a lowering kit from Eibach? That would finish it off nicely.

Edited April 20, 2009 by gm4life

[ocnblu]

I wish someone would finish ME off nightly. Sigh. But anyhoo, I will need to do some more research before I commit to an Eibach lowering spring kit. Thanks for the comments. Edited April 19, 2009 by ocnblu

[deftonesfan867]

Looks great Blu, and BTW the FE5 springs will fit the non SS models. Lowers it an inch w/ only a slight decrease in ride quality do to the increased stiffness.

[ocnblu]

Hmmm...

[gm4life]

Hmmm...

DO IT. Your car will thank you. But either way the new rims are sharp.

[G. David Felt]

Very Nice, much better than rims and hub caps.

Here I was going to go and guess you went with the 007 missle launchers behind the headlights and a Martini Chiller in between the front seats.

[ocnblu]

on backorder

[Daryl Z71]

Nice looking car! All it needs now is a nice spoiler.

[Robert Hall]

How about a bodykit w/ wing like this..and a fart can muffler, single yellow wiper..that would be rad.

[Daryl Z71]

How about a bodykit w/ wing like this..and a fart can muffler, single yellow wiper..that would be rad.

Might as well buy a Camaro.

[daves87rs]

OK, some pics of the little mean green machine taken today, with my new wheels and tires, I went from granny 15" plastic hubcaps and 195/65/15 tires to a set of machined/gray painted MB 16" rims and Goodyear Assurance Triple Tred 205/55/16 tires, I got from Discount Tire over the internet. I think they do wonders for the Cobalt. I wanted something sporty, not flashy. See what you guys think:

and my stupid dent from the Durango, just inches from the driver's door glass:

Like the rims! Lookin' good!

I've considered rims for my Balt....we'll see...

[Intrepidation]

That front end is actually not bad.

[ocnblu]

None of that crap will ever touch the lean, green flanks of my little Chevy. No spoilers, no ground effects, no body kits, not even a tiny pinstripe. I might have the windows tinted, though.

[z28luvr01]

Do it. Even a relatively light tint like the one I have really sets the greenhouse off nicely.

[z28luvr01]

4x4!

My wheelwell gap is less than half that. Either your grandma installed a lift kit, or that car is up in the air.

[z28luvr01]

I wish someone would finish ME off nightly. Sigh. But anyhoo, I will need to do some more research before I commit to an Eibach lowering spring kit. Thanks for the comments.

I've read that Eibach springs will destroy the stock shocks/struts (especially on the base models) in a matter of months. So you might as well price out an aftermarket shock/strut upgrade to go along with the Eibachs. Me, I might just do the FE5 shocks/struts all around. I wouldn't mind a tad more stiffness, and they'e actualy cheaper than the FE1 stuff you and I are currently running. Not sure how much drop Ill get from not changing the springs,

[vonVeezelsnider]

My wheelwell gap is less than half that. Either your grandma installed a lift kit, or that car is up in the air.

Bear in mind, Z, that your 'balt has the 16 inch wheels, not that I think It'll make that much of a difference. I've got the 15s on mine so I'll take a picture today.

Ocn: did you put Chevy centrecaps in your wheels?

[vonVeezelsnider]

4x4!

Jury is still out I guess...

[ocnblu]

vonVee: I considered installing Chevrolet center caps, but there is no slot for a screwdriver to pry them out (I don't want to nick them up trying), and I don't want to take the wheels back off to pop them out from the back.

z, I heard the same thing about the struts being destroyed, so I've decided I am not going to do that. The window tinting sounds good, though.

[deftonesfan867]

My wheelwell gap is less than half that. Either your grandma installed a lift kit, or that car is up in the air.

x2..

[Cory Wolfe]

My wheelwell gap is less than half that. Either your grandma installed a lift kit, or that car is up in the air.

You want to bet on that?

You guys and your excuses for everything. It's pathetic. Yes, Z, my grandma felt like having a Cobalt that could conquer the Appalachians. Are you f@#king kidding me?

[Intrepidation]

Quick! everyone pull out a tape measure and measure your wheel gaps!

[vonVeezelsnider]

You want to bet on that?

You guys and your excuses for everything. It's pathetic. Yes, Z, my grandma felt like having a Cobalt that could conquer the Appalachians. Are you f@#king kidding me?

Quick! everyone pull out a tape measure and measure your wheel gaps!

I've already posted a picture from my car with the same wheel and tire size from the same angle and I can assure you my car isn't lifted either

It may look funky because of the angle Cory took the picture from but unfortunately that there is the wheelgap.

[Daryl Z71]

I've read that Eibach springs will destroy the stock shocks/struts (especially on the base models) in a matter of months. So you might as well price out an aftermarket shock/strut upgrade to go along with the Eibachs. Me, I might just do the FE5 shocks/struts all around. I wouldn't mind a tad more stiffness, and they'e actualy cheaper than the FE1 stuff you and I are currently running. Not sure how much drop Ill get from not changing the springs,

Thats just one reason I leave the ride height on all of my vehicles the way it is. Everytime you do something like that you end up breaking something or their is a ton of other stuff you have to change to get it to work right. I know two guys that have Dodge Ram 2500's one with a 6" Lift and the other has an 8" Lift, and they are so poor on fuel that they bought little 4 Cylinder cars to drive. Lmao leaves me wondering what the point was?

[deftonesfan867]

I've already posted a picture from my car with the same wheel and tire size from the same angle and I can assure you my car isn't lifted either

It may look funky because of the angle Cory took the picture from but unfortunately that there is the wheelgap.

Probably because he took it in the dark.