ZZP Gen 2 Cruze Coilovers

The stock 2nd Gen Cruze suspension is a far cry from a performance setup; it’s very apparent from the first time you drive one of these cars. The downfall of being a small economy car is you get, obviously, economy suspension. However, over the years as we’ve driven, raced, and tracked these cars we’ve come to learn that they are very solid handling cars with the right upgrades. Pair these coilovers with our and one of our brake upgrades and you’ve turned your squishy econo car into a handling and tracking machine. 

Our coilovers can be adjusted from stock height to 2.5-3″ lower than stock. You can go from perfect fitment in the summer to near stock ride height in the winter for blasting through the snow. Damping adjustment can be fine tuned for your particular height and tire fitment and ride quality. The lower the damping is set the smoother the ride, however if you’re looking for perfect tire to fender fitment you might have to crank the damping up to not damage those precious rear quarters. Even if you do not change ride heights, playing with damping can get you different handling characteristics; if you’re looking for more oversteer on track or auto-x then crank that rear damping up. 

During our testing we tried many different spring heights and spring rates, ultimately landing on 7kg front and 5kg rear. These spring rates, combined with our chosen spring heights, and shocks/struts that are valved specifically to these spring rates and chassis mean you will get excellent ride quality while retaining fantastic performance. Ride height adjustability is done via the shock body in the front, meaning spring pre-load is preset for the optimal combination of ride quality and handling. Rear height adjustment is done via the included high/low adjuster , and preload is set via your rear shock body. Front camber can be adjusted at the knuckle mounting point with our slotted lower mount; a camber bolt can be used for additional camber if needed. Rears can have additional lowering by removing the lock rings and adjuster assembly.