2014 Chevrolet Captiva LTZ Questions

Based on what I've found, the 2nd Gen Red Line improvements were nowhere near as extensive as what the 1st gen got. It sounds like it basically got stiffer/lower springs (it is an inch lower) on the same struts as the XR - I don't think the swaybars are any different (RockAuto doesn't list any replacement swaybars for the 2nd Gen Vue, so I can't confirm, but Vue forum posts seemed to imply that they were the same). Whiteline does make stiffer swaybar end links, which could help (Moog's Problem Solver end links are also offered, and are definitely thicker/stiffer than stock - they were a popular upgrade on Cobalts - I run them with my SS/SC front bar).

However, also based on RockAuto, there are FE3 struts available, but I am assuming that both the XR and Red Line use those. So if you replaced your struts, shocks and springs, you could, in theory, go with the FE3 struts/shocks and Red Line springs. At that point, I'd pick up the Bilstein B6s for the front and the FE3 shocks in the back (Bilstein does not appear to offer B6 shocks for the rear).

Now, it might still be a longshot simply due to the nature of the vehicle, but since it is an Opel, there might be a few more parts across the pond that are available for the vehicle, but I can't really find anything.

XR and Redline are trim levels. I believe the XR came with the V6, and the Red Line is the "sporty" version of the car (the Sky Redline, for instance, is the 2.0T, much faster version of the Sky roadster). The 1st gen Vue Red Line had a lot more going on for it compared to the regular Vues, but the 2nd gen wasn't that much different than the XR aside from having a manumatic mode and being an inch lower, as well as having unique fascias/wheels.

Vue (This one is a Green Line - the hybrid - but all non-Red-Lines looked similar):


Vue Red Line:


Summit Racing is where I found that Bilstein makes the B6 struts (B4 is stock replacement, B6 is a performance stock replacement, if that makes sense. B8 is for lowered applications and B12s are coilovers) for the Vue.

Otherwise, just a bunch of google searching for Vue Red Line or Opel Antara upgrades, since it's not a usual modding platform.

Yeah, it's not surprising, given the Captivas were fleet-only vehicles, and the Antara that it basically is, was introduced in 2006. It was built more to be comfortable and relatively competent for people who really weren't looking for a performance vehicle.

Still, it's an Opel so the interior is pretty nice for what it is, and it should happily get you from point A to point B.

Turn radius isn't something you'll be able to fix, but I think Bilstein B6s with Vue Red Line springs up front and Vue Red Line springs and AC Delco FE3 shocks out back, with Whiteline swaybar end links would probably be the most you can do - but every little bit helps!

I would say a lower profile tire, but you're running a 235/55R18 already, which really isn't all that tall of a sidewall, so I think you're good there.