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12-19-2007, 10:25 PM
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Anyone have any ideas? Here is the story...I'll make a very short
A little over a year ago I replaced all my C5 suspension with new '04 Z06 stuff. Everything has been beautiful so far except a few weeks ago I noticed that the L/F corner is all the sudden lower by almost a full inch! I have checked every pc. of the front end and can find nothing even remotely wrong! And Now I have reset my ride height but the front adjusting bolts are not even remotely close as far as threads measuring the same!!! I went 4 full turns clockwise to raise the l/f corner and almost 4 turns counter clockwise to lower the r/f corner!! WTF? The car now sits perfect and handles perfect! Help!!! Anyone? Should I be worried? Is there anything else I should be looking for? And why the heck is the R/F higher than the L/F. From my notebooks, the r/f corner somehow moved up!
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12-19-2007, 11:41 PM
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A little over a year ago I replaced all my C5 suspension with new '04 Z06 stuff. Everything has been beautiful so far except a few weeks ago I noticed that the L/F corner is all the sudden lower by almost a full inch! I have checked every pc. of the front end and can find nothing even remotely wrong! And Now I have reset my ride height but the front adjusting bolts are not even remotely close as far as threads measuring the same!!! I went 4 full turns clockwise to raise the l/f corner and almost 4 turns counter clockwise to lower the r/f corner!! WTF? The car now sits perfect and handles perfect! Help!!! Anyone? Should I be worried? Is there anything else I should be looking for? And why the heck is the R/F higher than the L/F. From my notebooks, the r/f corner somehow moved up!
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maybe you pushed the left front down with too many right hand turns??
ya know 3 lefts could make a really screwed up right...
12-20-2007, 07:56 AM
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12-20-2007, 08:30 AM
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Well I was also thinking shock but they are still tight and the adjusters are working!!!! I know I'm not the smartest bear but I've looked and looked and looked! I will be going coilovers before long but I don't want to complicate things.
12-20-2007, 10:13 AM
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plastic springs sag after awhile or the rubber pad on adjuster has taken a vacation
12-20-2007, 11:45 AM
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i say shock was stuck or sway bar was stuck...if it was the spring it would not have come back...
outside chance stuck balljoint or bushings but i really doubt those 
what did you change? springs, sways, shocks, spindles, A arms, tie rods everything? are thw wheel hub/bearings any better?
what is the main difference between c5 and c6 suspensiom? i thought they were almost the same?
outside chance stuck balljoint or bushings but i really doubt those what did you change? springs, sways, shocks, spindles, A arms, tie rods everything? are thw wheel hub/bearings any better?
what is the main difference between c5 and c6 suspensiom? i thought they were almost the same?
12-20-2007, 02:35 PM
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i say shock was stuck or sway bar was stuck...if it was the spring it would not have come back... outside chance stuck balljoint or bushings but i really doubt those
what did you change? springs, sways, shocks, spindles, A arms, tie rods everything? are thw wheel hub/bearings any better?
what is the main difference between c5 and c6 suspensiom? i thought they were almost the same?
outside chance stuck balljoint or bushings but i really doubt those what did you change? springs, sways, shocks, spindles, A arms, tie rods everything? are thw wheel hub/bearings any better?
what is the main difference between c5 and c6 suspensiom? i thought they were almost the same?
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12-20-2007, 04:47 PM
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Springs are good, bushings are good, suspension bolts tight. I finally got it level and will take it for a ride this weekend. For whatever reason, it looks like the R/F corner actually somehow rose up!!!!! I'm grabbing my ammo box right now!!
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12-20-2007, 11:03 PM
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12-22-2007, 12:07 PM
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Update: Well, no matter what I do the r/f is about 1 inch higher than the l/f!!!! No matter how I adjust the adjustment bolts...seems to make no differance!! I did notice today that the adjuster bushing on the l/f seems to be much softer and somewhat distorted!! So maybe I'll replace those and start over and reset ride height. Anything better than the stock material?
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