springs for aveo

so what are my options for springs going to be for the aveo?

h&r is 1.5/1.4 f/r

apex is 30mm = 1.2" f/r

intrax is 1.5 f/r

eibach prokits are 1.3/1.0 f/r

is that about it?

personally, i had h&r's on my matrix and i had problem/dislikes (the rear was higher than stock and the dead coils touched) but i did like their firmness

i have a buddy w/ intrax springs on his trix and theyre pretty comfy with a nice drop

apex i havent read anything bad yet from the aveo forums

and i currently use eibach prokits on my matrix and i love 'em (progressive rate so theyre slightly firmer than stock driving normally, but firm up the more you push 'em)

anyone have pics of their drop they can share?

to be real, the h&r's for the aveo are awsome, the rear sits a little higher then the front, but IMO best drop out there, aside from some apex with a few coils cut.

I have had no issues with my h&r's i have had them on for about 5k now, and love them, i hated the body roll stock, and the springs help that a lot. also ride is very smooth.

if you dont want h&r's i would suggest apex with a few coils cut. they dont drop it low enough.

h&r is the way to go....i think intrax lowering the car the same amount as h&r even tho they say its 1.5" all around.....h&r springs with 16x7's is the way to go

might try h&r's again....but im hesitent to give them my business....

i was thinkin about running 15's though....i like around 45% sidewall.....16's you dip into the 40's, which, in my experience, can get a bit rough

Get some nice 15" lightweight wheels with some 215/45R15....would look wicked and perform great too!

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Originally Posted by ontarian_frog

Get some nice 15" lightweight wheels with some 215/45R15....would look wicked and perform great too!

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thats what im going for! ;)

yeah 15's are nice, i am probley going with some 15's as well. trust me the h&rs are sweet. make the car look and feel mean

H&R's here as well, love em'

you could do 205/45/16

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Originally Posted by Blade979

H&R's here as well, love em'

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ya, yours looks pretty hot...

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...43_39_full.jpg

I got H&R... so H&R for the win!

yup yup

Thanks :thumbup:

Heres a couple more recent shots.
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7093/b7se.jpg
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/8092/c5zh.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1636/a4gg.jpg

+1 for the H&R's.


Apex if you can find them... but you can't until Kinkyllama and I get our act together :lol:

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Originally Posted by Audacity Racing

+1 for the H&R's.


Apex if you can find them... but you can't until Kinkyllama and I get our act together :lol:

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happen to have a pic of the rear springs mounted? id like to see how those dead coils sit...

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fwiw, here are the pics from my h&r experience....

stock
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ber/before.jpg

h&r's (supposed to be 1.3 front 1.2 rear - - actually about +1/2" in the rear)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...rber/after.jpg

eibach prokits (1.2" f/r)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ithprokits.jpg

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Originally Posted by thebarber

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Originally Posted by Blade979

H&R's here as well, love em'

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ya, yours looks pretty hot...

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...43_39_full.jpg

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god that looks so sexy...wish i wasnt retarded and got 16's instead of 17's

barber looks like you got a defective ass pair of h&r's. i had a defective pair of springs when i lowerd my scion xb back in the day, on the real the drop on that matrix is horrible. you should have called the company and had them ship out some diffrent springs. anyways, im sure someone will post a pic of the rear for you, if not then i will try to take a flic when i get home. there is a lot of dead coils.

oh yeah and i have to give blade some love, when i seen his car on cardomain i was in love. made me obses over the orange color. nice ride man

ya....we sent pics of the springs vs stock springs and eibach springs to h&r.....all the pics we had.....to try to work it out.....

they said that we must have installed them incorrectly, etc.....my friend that installed them is a licensed toyota mechanic....they were put in correctly....

thats what i get for being the first on matrixowners.com to get h&r's.....needless to say, no one else has ever bought h&r's....

but i digress...

the h&r drop on the aveo is tried and true (vs when i did it to my matrix) so i cant argue w/ the dozen others who have 'em w/o a problem....

i just wanna see how all the drops look on an aveo....we might as well have 'em all in one spot, no?

well if you do a search there is a post about all the drops. i dont know if it was transferd from the old site. but in my opinion h&r's is the way to go. some cats have had them on for seval thousand miles with no problems. i have had mine on for 5k with no allignment, and still no issues. good luck with buying your springs

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Originally Posted by Audacity Racing

+1 for the H&R's.


Apex if you can find them... but you can't until Kinkyllama and I get our act together :lol:

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I finally got some, two in stock and going on ebay as an auction style. For me to even make them worth my time they have to be more than the other springs on the market, but I'll put them as low as I can and hopfully they'll take a couple bids. Plus shipping with them offsets my shipping costs for my other apex springs

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Originally Posted by thebarber

apex is 30mm = 1.2" f/r

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Apex springs are a 1.4" drop f/r. I'm an APEX dealer and a quick glance I didnt see any other apex springs that could have been less of a drop

Anyone know the springs rates for any of these springs? esp the H&Rs? Also are the H&Rs DOT and TUV approved?

I can find out what they are for the Apex springs, but won't do much good unless I have something to compare it too.

I'd recommend the Apex springs over everything else except for the price. I'm selling them for starting prices of 199 on ebay and it honestly isn't worth my time, and they still cost a bit more than everything else when you include shipping. But I'd def. go for Apex springs over anything else...just consider that extra few bucks you pay for the Apex springs for the warranty (4 years...cant beat that).

I know for the forenza/reno there are many springs available, but the only ones that are even legal in the US, and the Countrys to springs are made in are the Apex springs.

Sorry for the ebay link but I dont feel like uploading the picture anywhere. In this link there's a pic of a stock Aveo with the Apex springs:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 0143342742

i mean is 3/16 of an inch that big of a deal?

Anyone want to buy my H&R's so I can get some Apex ones?? Slightly lower drop sounds good to me. :)

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Originally Posted by BigNasty

i mean is 3/16 of an inch that big of a deal?

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When lots of people are putting down Apex springs for the aveo b/c the drop isn't enough, yes it is.

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Originally Posted by whiteraven

Anyone want to buy my H&R's so I can get some Apex ones?? Slightly lower drop sounds good to me. :)

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Actually the H&R's are 1/10th" lower in the front...but when your getting that exact there basicly the same.

Just cut your H&Rs...there are formulas online that can tell you how much you can cut and what method and you can figure out the spring rate you get. The reason cut springs are put down so much is if you cut too much off and certain methods will raise the spring rates so damn much the car could bounce off the road.

I ordered some apex today from a local shop should get them in 2 weeks...
250$ cdn with taxes(around 230$ US)

Oh and I have to wait those 2 weeks because the chevy dealers around here ordered all the remainings..it seems some GM dealer finally understood that theres a tuning market for the aveo

Hey Frank, just curious...why did you choose the Apex vs. H&R's?

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Originally Posted by Frank

I ordered some apex today from a local shop should get them in 2 weeks...
250$ cdn with taxes(around 230$ US)

Oh and I have to wait those 2 weeks because the chevy dealers around here ordered all the remainings..it seems some GM dealer finally understood that theres a tuning market for the aveo

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what the hell are GM dealers gonna do with apex springs i thought they cant do anything but install GM performance parts, unless GM performance is gonna mock up some sport springs :roll:

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Originally Posted by Ron-E-Babe

Hey Frank, just curious...why did you choose the Apex vs. H&R's?

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first I had apex in my 2 previous cars and was pleased with them
second they are cheaper
third I could only get them online...meaning shipping charges and customs fees
and fourth buying them at a local shop I was expecxting to get them faster than having them shipped(guess I was wrong on that one lol)