This is what I am hoping for out of the springs...around 1.5" lower and a bit stiffer spring rate...mostly in the rear is what i would like to see.

 

So Enquireing Minds Would Appreciate a Bone ! Also the Front Application Looks Pretty Straight Forward Change Out with a Lot of Adjustments! How Do the Rears Mount Up ?

Also I'm Pretty Sure the Eibach Sports will Give you the Desired Drop but Would Almost Bet that the Rear Shocks Would Need a Change Out as the Eibach Springs are Shorter than the Stock Shock Fully Extended and thus the Spring Would Move Around ! You Would Need Shocks About 1" Shorter in the Fully Extended Mode over Stock SS Shocks!

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I bought the eibach pro kit...and I THINK I'll just be getting the FE5 shocks and struts to replace the ones on my LS...or maybe I'll wait until the stock shocks and struts go themselves...even though I know it'll be sooner with the lowering springs.

 

^^"GOOD LUCK"^^ For a Dailey Driver You will Appreciate the Total Package !

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The coilovers will work. Everything is pretty much the same as far as mounting points on SS and Nonss. I agree with 1panel, and as far as waiting for anything specific for the SS or anything more than whats already out there i wouldn't hold your breath. There are many CobaltSS Drivers that will say the Eibachs are an inprovement over The "top of the line, tuned SS" springs. I would Say the pro kit should get you a little more leveled and only see the rear droping 1/2"-1" with it. The Sportline should get you sitting lower front and back little more level, but most people are skeptical to do so cuz i guess they have a lower spring rate. Another option would be Be Gold lines, droping you a lil more than the prokit. IMO I would decide between the GL's or the prokit. I don't think you would lose any handling quality by switching to these.
If not satisfied you can always switch back.

 

So, Don Juan, are you saying that the Pro series would be about the same in the front and 1/2 to 1" lower in the rear, than a stock SS? And the Gold Lines would be slightly lower than a stock SS?

 

The pro kit is supposed to be 1.6'' and 1.8'', goldlines would be slightly more than that. The ss is only lowered about 1/2'' and 3/4'' from a non ss.

 

Although I have not driven an SS yet, I have read a lot about them. The suspension components, as noted, have all been developed and tuned for optimum handling on the specific HHR. Any changes could very well detract from all of the careful planning GM has done. Remember that they even took the HHR to Nurenburg to test it on their track. If all you are looking to do is lower the car for purely asthetic purposes, then so be it. But, the engineers at General Motors have spent a lot of time and money putting together a package that, as reported by the many magazines that have tested the car have said, created a very good handling vehicle considering it's size and weight. And keep in mind that lowering a car will create new problems in as much as ground clearance, speed bumps, pot holes, curbs, etc. I know, because I had a very lowered Datsun Z car. For a daily driver, it represents a sacrifice in usage. You have to consider what you are looking for from your HHR. It is not designed, nor intended to be, a race car. It is a good looking, functional car that was built to carry 5 passangers and cargo from point A to point B. I myself have done my share of modifications to improve the factory settings, but I always keep in the back of my head what it's limitations are.

If you want a sports car or a race car, then you would be better off starting with something that has more potential in that area.

Most of all, remember what was said previously in this thread. When you lower the car with shorter springs, then you also have to stiffen it or you will be bottoming out. Stiffer springs require different shocks to dampen them. And the sway bars would also have to be changed to go along with the shocks and springs. In other words, you have just completely undone what the engineers at GM did. And I seriously doubt that any aftermarket company has spent the money that GM did in developing their components. I had no problems modifying my regular HHR, since there was no special development done in selecting the parts. But the SS is different.