The Mevotec parts are FE1 maybe FE3 , haven’t used them on an SS , those I have used on an LS FE1 , they didn’t last longer, figment was questionable, in the sloppy side.
Bear in mind, if a manufacturer tells RockAuto or Summit Racing that their part fits, then they will post them in the online catalogue, ask about Moog LCA’s not fitting an SS because of the ball joint stub diameter incorrect!
Stamped steel LCA’s for a Cobalt are different then cast aluminum LCA’s for FE1,FE3 but they still lost them because the supplier says they’ll fit, which they will but not correctly .

 

If you are fixing the car to sell it then use Mevotech. They are "collision" parts suitable for getting the car out of the bay only. Don't make long range plans with them.

 

Keep in mind Mevotech has quite a quality range between their various lines. Are you saying all of their lines are "collision" parts?

I also have a front hub ABS sensor that's gone so I assume I need to replace the entire front hub assembly. I was looking at this one by SKF. It's hard to tell exactly from Rock Auto's information that it's correct for the SS but it does say in their fitment information for the part that it only fits HHR 2008-2010 which would seem to indicate that it's for the SS. Other websites directly confirm this. Can anyone confirm? I'm assuming that because it's SKF it'll be decent quality. Can anybody who has used this hub assy confirm this?

Is it okay to just replace the faulty hub or is it considered wise/advisable to replace them both at the same time? Car has 100,000 Km (~60,000 miles) on it.

 

Careful with the sway bar bushings that you get the right ones. The SS sway bar is smaller than the LS/LT.

 

Mevotech specializes in "clollision" parts. You can tell by the price. Too cheap.

The link I posted to the Part Number section says the front bearings for SS is Front hub/bearing assembly FE-5(SS) 2008-2010. Use GM PN 15793213. I would look for interchange in the details.
If it says "fits all HHR 2008-2011" then it is wrong the SS is different.

 

Yes, and even if some of their stuff is top shelf, how would you know?

 

What stuff is top shelf?
I know the under $100 struts are, they are advertised as such. I know that they primarily support collision shops.
Anything that sells for 1/2 the price of the cheapest part you can find is most likely either junk or a company that doesn't need profits.

 

23 mm sway bar bushings on the SS

 

Those Energy Suspension 9.5159G PU bushings are for a 23 mm sway bar.

Rock Auto just says HHR 2008 - 2010 and Cobalt 2008 - 2010 but it doesn't specify the variants of those cars it fits. Not that helpful. 2008 - 2010 were the only years that the HHR SS was made so that's an encouraging sign. This page here states that SKF part is for the SS only https://partsavatar.ca/skf-front-hub-assembly-br930317

[QUOTE=donbrew;923166]Mevotech specializes in "clollision" parts. You can tell by the price. Too cheap.
While Mevotech does offer a cheaper "Original Grade" sway bar link that Rock Auto sells in its Economy offerings (see screen grabs below), the Mevotech Supreme line MS50800 that I am looking at is not cheaper than any of the links that Rock Auto has on its Daily Driver offerings list other than the OEM GM and AC Delco Gold products. It is only one of two of the products on the Daily Driver list for the HHR that is greaseable which means it's only one of two that don't have a plastic ball joint cup and of the two greaseable ones (the Moog 9.86" one being the other), it is the only one that advertises that it has a sintered metal bearing cup which would make it superior to the Moog if the Moog doesn't also have a sintered metal bearing cup. The Moogs might also have a sintered metal bearing cups but you can't tell if they do or not because they don't say.

Mevotech also has a very high end TTX line which appears to be very high quality. Rock Auto offers this link from that line which I believe will fit the LS and LT (at least some sites say it will) and it's far more expensive than any of the other offerings on Rock Auto's Daily Driver list:

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=9158104

I guess my point is that Mevotech does offer some decent quality products in it's upper lines and it's probably not fair to lump those products in with generalizations made about the ones from its cheaper lines that are made to be collision shop quality parts. You know what they say about generalizations don't you? They're all wrong!

 

Price is not a terribly reliable indication of quality, especially on the interweb. No, you’ll not often get gold for the price of lead, but it’s easy to get lead for the price of gold.

And I’ve seen some glaring inconsistencies in Rock Autos “economy” vs. “daily driver” categories.