Ragingfish,I installed the springs solely for the performance gain of stiffining the suspension. Unfortunately, being that the Vibe isn't probably the first car the aftermarket companies think of when they consider race parts a performance spring for the vibe that doesn't lower the car doesn't exist...

Man Madbill- you are a welath of knowledge! Thanks for all the details. I'll check them out tomorrow.Dave

I contacted Koni about a month ago and they said they were working on a strut set for the VIbe-, but I also saw threads almost a year old with the same remark- So- who knows if they will ever come out with a strut for our cars. As far as the KYB's. I believe the matrix/vibe actually uses KYB's as an...

Thanks Madbill. That sure sounds like an easier route to go. Any idea where I could find those? If not specific to my car any idea what diameters I might need?

Rassermon was right. The noise is non-existant now. I am now quite confident that the boots will stay in place while driving. As far a servicing, I found that as long as one wheel is lifted at a time the sway bar creates enough pressure to keep the boots seated. However, when both rear wheels are li...

Great idea, I just bought some of this material today. On a side note, I have been using the stuff you put in drawers (shelf liner) to keep thing from sliding. I keep it rolled up as well a folded towel in the compartment above the spare. I just roll it out when I need it. This would surely give thi...

Rassermon thanks again. I've been killing myself trying to find a way to eliminate the noise. You wouldn't believe how many times I had the struts on and off- I think I can do it in my sleep- or at least I'll be dreaming about it in my sleep. The noise---It's really not that bad, I just thought some...

Thanks again for the reply--However, what I meant by tires and brakes was- If you went to a shop did the tech have a problem with the springs being mis-aligned folowing the lowering of the wheels to the ground.Also my car still rattles, and I can't make out exactly where it's coming from. It sounds ...

Thanks for the details and even posting that image raserman. The springs are seated corectly and therre is 26.5 on the right and a hair less on the left Maybe 26-3/8. I did call Hotchkis this morning and we checked serial numbers and the springs do apear to be for this car. I did reseat the rubber b...

No- that would be impossible as the diameters are totally different.

I just completed a Hotchkis spring install last night. After taking it for a test drive I noticed a clank comming from the rear which I thought must be the spare tire because I didn't complete the install of the plastic floor pieces. During todays errends (car all together ) I kept hearing the clank...

Carl already called back. Very pleasant person to deal with. He did get my order, but has heavy spam blocking on his computer which probably caused my emails to be returned. He did mention that the shifter base bushings do work as well. Has anyone tried these- I plan on ordering these as well. (By t...

Thanks for the quick response. I did call and left a message on Mr. Crawfords phone. That's good news, because I am really looking forward to this mod!Thanks

Thanks MadBill. That's great info!

I ordered a set of the shifter bushings from http://www.speed-source.net about a week and a half ago. Immediately after the order and since I have not been able to contact this company. My emails have either been comming back with an error message and the ones that a I think went through have never ...

Thanks for all the responses. Faygol..-those rims are a little nicer than I need- good luck with with your situation. 5lbso- I'm so glad you responded. I am relatively new to the sport, and I new the rubber didn't change the class, but never though about wheel size. In that case I'll have to use rac...

Thanks for the adress. I checked p-tuning web-site and it showed they were currently out of stock- I'll call tommorrow to make sure.

I haven't emailed- I guess I'll try that as well as call P-tuning tommorrow. Thanks for al the quiiiiiiiiick response.

I recenty tried to order parts from neverenuf and his answering machine has been on every time I have called the past 4 days, and he hasn't returned my messages. Does this outfit still exist and can you sugest any others to order suspension parts from.Thanks

I was wondering if anyone knew the cheapest route to get larger rims 18-19 inches and how wide a tire could I get away with and still clear the fenders during the hardest of turns. I could care less about looks- these will be strictly for autocross with race rubber. If they look worse than the donut...

Devlop, They sound great- I can't believe you don't even have to crawl under the car. I'm going to have to work on convincing my wife how much safer the car will be with a better suspension- and that the $1,200 is a small price to pay for piece of mind

Regarding the shifter bushings- I felt for play in the stocks- and there was hardly any. Do you really think they will make a differece even if the stocks aren't worn- and why?

I think I'll start with the Hotchki's sway bars, and run the next event (Nov 6th) with just those. Your testimony make the teins seem very convincing- yet I'm not sure if i'm ready to invest so highly. I may do what you did and race for a season on sprngs, and then if I'm still waiting for (and want...

I found on other cars that cracked pads are usually caused by execssive heat for extended periods. I used to deliver papers in a saturn and because of very frequent braking I had to change the pads almost once every two months. When I ditched the job, the pads lasted years- same calipers. Your probl...

Great stuff, thanks for all the quality responses. Devlop, I would love to hear more about your setup and experience with the vibe on the track. How much of a difference was it from the Eibach to the c/o's. Being that there are (suposedly) dampners comming (emailed Koni- still not here yet) would sp...

Thanks for the info. The sway bar is a definite. About the spring/ coilovers. Which will give me a better performance advantage? What are coil-overs exactly- do they simply slide over existing struts and raise the spring- reducing it's efective lenth by a threaded sleve or what? Do springs give a cl...

Thanks, I'll check them out. If I put a better filter (k&N or other if poss.) on the cosmo would I still be better off with the AEM or Ingen and why. If so, what's better AEM or Ingen?

Thanks for the info. Do you recomend the full CAI over the short one? I see you are using Ingens. What makes the ingen worth the extra 100 bucks. I am concerned with filtration quality- does the ingen offer better filtration? I've also read a lot of peple with GT's say they love the sound these thin...

Will the Bomz short intake work of the bast vibe. It seems to be advertised to only the GT.

I recently began racing solo II in my stock base vibe and am looking to improve the handling. Initially I will be uing the street rubber. I am considering the following: Springs - The Vibe has by far the softest suspension of any car I've owned. I am looking to stiffen it up but hopefully not lower ...