mcm95403

I'd love to drop mine on the stock bolts, but as it is, I'm already dragging the front spoiler in just about every driveway I use (and YES, I do go in/out at an angle - we just have a lot of steep ones here), and the average sidewalk lip BARELY clears the nose. We even have some interesction around here that you have to slow down for or you drag the spoiler because the gutters are so deep as they cross the intersection. Driving in/out of underground parking garages is laughable. The ramps are so steep there's no way you can avoid dragging the spoiler.

Maybe it's just the bad roads here in Cali-land but I don't get how you guys can drive lowered C5's (especially the slammed ones!) on anything other than a freshly paved oval track.

Advice/suggestion?

91redragtop

I cross stuff really slow!!! Mine is lowered some but I would LOVE to slam it!!

99mallett

I replace my front air dam every couple of seasons. My car is lowered by suspension, as well as the adjuster bolts. The dam only sits 1.5" off the ground. I like the look & ride, so I live with it.

peter pan

I cut an inch off my front air dam and all was good

iceman can

Very....very.....slowly and carefully.

robert miller

Man that looks just bad azz....

my02cents

Agreed!!!

jrose7004

I've got those little castors on the front of my frame horns.

AU Eagle

I'd love to drop the C5...but there is so much crap in the roads in the country.

I know you'll say avoid it or slow down, but sometimes you just cannot every time. I agree they look better lowered a bit, but I'd sure hate to hit something metal and tear up the underneath.

I hit something last week, I have no clue what it was, it was metal and made a huge noise I watched all the pressure gauges and everything remained normal. It gave my heart a scare though.

DaBoz

renegad44

Mine is lowered on stock bolts, maxed out, but my brother in NorCal has the same problem as you, just can't lower it because of driveways, and other hazards . I'll see how my Vette handles the roads up there next year, in April.

GM Fan

Yeah I won't be lowering mine, I already drag the airdam on my own driveway no matter what I do and it isn't at all what I would consider steep, and half of the places I try to go I have to be very careful. I'm not toooo concerned about the airdam, it is designed to be scraped and is easily replaceable, but you have to be pretty careful to avoid smashing the front frame pieces or scraping the nose too.

Can't go anything but the smallest speedbumps without literally coming to a stop going up and down the blasted things...

Unless mine was lowered by a previous owner I don't see myself lowering a Vette that is actually driven on real roads. Don't see how these wheel gaps would fit with already being lowered some...:

Mister Peebody

Are you rubbing a painted front spoiler or the black plastic air dam?

mcm95403

Just the stock black plastic air dam, but of course it's loud as hell and sounds like you're an idiot who just bottomed out the car 'cause you can't drive.

You should see how ground up the SacCity Fangs are already - and I'm REALLY carefull when I park. Maybe I need to install a webcam down there with a small monitor on the dash.

ZFLASH

Rob04C5LM

Mine is lowered about an inch all the way around. I don't scrape any more often than I did before lowering it. The car feels tighter and looks better. I'm probably in for replacing the air dam a bit more frequently, but for the handling and aesthetic improvement, it's worth it. You and I drive a lot of the same roads I'm sure. I say go for it and just go slower and cut wider angles...

Silverbullet00

Mine is lowered on the stock bolts. Scrapes sometimes. Going lower anyway...... u just gotta decide....I have a new airdam in the VetteCave as I type!

Vetteman Jack

Only advice I can give is be very careful and always watch the road ahead - it's one of the reasons I am hesitant to drop my car down - I'm afraid it will scrape every time I turn around.

mcm95403

Going slow just isn't in my blood

I guess I have something new to learn.

Qwik01

I drive mine daily and never have an issue going in and out of places. Add a front splitter to that and you have yourself a challenge.