And an LS or LT would essentially sit at the stock height of an SS....since it's SS stock springs, shocks and struts.

George....if you remember, this forum had the same discussion a while back and we all measured the wheel opening height, front and rear. Do you remember the measurement?

 

See the thread below for some measurements.

https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/brak...anel-ls-50840/

 

Thanks for all the info, I think I'm going to go with Eibach's and FE5 struts/shocks.

 

Check out Canuck Motorsports first

 

how are these on an SS? do they even lower?

 

I don't know of any spring supplier that has lowering springs for the FE5 HHR SS suspension, the springs from an FE5 SS suspension will lower the LS /LT models a little like 3/4 of an inch up front and 1 inch out back, not as much as Goldlines, Canucks or Eibachs, of which all seem to be approximately 1 inch front and 2 inch rear

 

Oldblue. Sure, there are lowering springs for the SS with the FE5's. Several companies in fact make them.
I have the Pedders which lowered my SS 1.5" from the stock FE5 height.
If you put these Pedders on a regular HHR I would think they would lower it more than the 1.5" you get on the SS.