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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by skyline26
k so considering that crate adn gmpartsdirect and rockauto cannot get the rear fe5 shocks (backorder per GM) does anyone know anywhere elsnd
or would it be wise to buy the rear set used with 60,000kms on them?
I'd prefer new because its daily driven and i put a lot of miles on them...but cant get my hands on any rears
I'm giving some consideration to changing to the FE1 Touring Suspension from the FE3 Sport Suspension on my 2011 2LT.
It has 11,000 miles on it and the whole car is SOLID and TIGHT.

Interested ??
Old Oct 23, 2012 | 09:32 PM
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i doubt my time-frame will be suitable for u..im going to do the swap in the spring when my warranty ends
Old Oct 24, 2012 | 11:22 AM
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i doubt my time-frame will be suitable for u..im going to do the swap in the spring when my warranty ends
Just something to think about as you wander your way to your final decision.
I'm not sure when I would do it at this point but will be working on it mentally.

Not sure exactly where you want to end up, but I can tell you that from what I have experienced with the FE3 sport suspension so far it's a pretty stable platform and with the addition of a TTR rear sway bar it would even be better.

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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 11:55 AM
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Living in Ontario, there is a better option locally, with no international shipping, if you know what I mean.
Old Oct 24, 2012 | 01:01 PM
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I had the same experience you just did-try here, good prices and they have them-I just ordered for mine.

http://chevypartshub.com/
Old Oct 24, 2012 | 03:44 PM
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Nice! Tom @ crateengine came through and was able to hunt the parts down for me! wooo! they also have a HHR package deal on the SS shocks now too
Old Nov 4, 2012 | 02:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Musicguy
I had the same experience you just did-try here, good prices and they have them-I just ordered for mine.

http://chevypartshub.com/
Am I reading things right over on that site. The FE3 struts are cheaper then the FE1 struts?
Old Nov 4, 2012 | 09:12 AM
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i just looked and the fe3's are more expensive in the rear but not the front..weird
Old Nov 4, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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Yes weird. I am moving up to 18's with lower profile tires and am going to wait to see how much harder the ride becomes before I decide if I want to upgrade to the FE3's or not. The ride now is very soft like the FE1 softride name implies. Until I knew that mine was called that vs the FE3's sport I always lol'l when peple said their ride was hard.
Old Nov 5, 2012 | 01:16 PM
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so when im there swapping shocks and springs..what else should i change? im going to grab some end links..but what else?
thanks in advance



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