Will the strut towers from a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt interchange with the car listed above?
Jun 25, 2021 at 9:44 AM
Strut towers swap
2003 SATURN ION
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Just want to confirm the part you are talking about because strut tower is the actual body component that the strut mounts to at the top.
Are you talking about number 3 in the image attached below?
I suspect you are so here is a guide that will help with replacing these:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-shock-absorber
As for if they will fit on the other vehicle, that is unlikely as while the Saturn was produced by GM, they were not exact duplicates or what they called "rebadged" vehicles. This means it is the exact same vehicle with just a different badge on the back of it.
I attached the part numbers for both vehicles and I checked a number of sites to see if anyone made a more universal strut that would fit both vehicles but I did not find one.
So it appears the only way to know for use is to lay them next to each other and make sure they are the same length and spring mounts are the same depth and orientation so that the spring sits properly.
Let me know if you have other questions. Thanks
Are you talking about number 3 in the image attached below?
I suspect you are so here is a guide that will help with replacing these:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-shock-absorber
As for if they will fit on the other vehicle, that is unlikely as while the Saturn was produced by GM, they were not exact duplicates or what they called "rebadged" vehicles. This means it is the exact same vehicle with just a different badge on the back of it.
I attached the part numbers for both vehicles and I checked a number of sites to see if anyone made a more universal strut that would fit both vehicles but I did not find one.
So it appears the only way to know for use is to lay them next to each other and make sure they are the same length and spring mounts are the same depth and orientation so that the spring sits properly.
Let me know if you have other questions. Thanks
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Jun 26, 2021 at 9:06 AM
The reason for my question about the interchangeable parts is because I want to put coilovers on my Saturn but they are hard to find and very costly as to where coilovers for the Cobalt aren't. looking at pictures everything looks the same between the Saturn and Cobalt.. my only concern was if the bolt patterns were the same...
Jun 27, 2021 at 7:23 AM
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I am sending some images of the Saturn strut set and the Chevrolet Cobalt strut set up. the gold ones are for the Cobalt.
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Jun 27, 2021 at 7:29 AM
This one is if the Saturn.
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Jun 27, 2021 at 7:30 AM
Totally understand. Unfortunately all I have to go on is the parts listing and compatibility charts as I have not attempted to swap these parts before.
If there are free returns then you can purchase them and compare them side to side when you remove the old ones and before you install the replacement. This way you can return them if they are not the same. I would not suggest going off the pictures because they may look similar but could be very different.
Sorry I don't have a definitive answer for you but I am limited by this info. Thanks
If there are free returns then you can purchase them and compare them side to side when you remove the old ones and before you install the replacement. This way you can return them if they are not the same. I would not suggest going off the pictures because they may look similar but could be very different.
Sorry I don't have a definitive answer for you but I am limited by this info. Thanks
Jun 27, 2021 at 8:40 PM