..looks awesome... 
How do you lower your C3
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,971
Likes: 7
From: Longwood Florida
How do you lower your C3
"This is what was said by vette Brakes....
The rear can be lowered with longer bolts or a lower arch spring, the front will require cutting coil springs or converting to a transverse spring suspension package. see below
http://www.vbandp.com/detail.aspx?ID=474
Thank You for your inquiry
Robin Wilkie "
How are you guys lowering your vette?
The rear can be lowered with longer bolts or a lower arch spring, the front will require cutting coil springs or converting to a transverse spring suspension package. see below
http://www.vbandp.com/detail.aspx?ID=474
Thank You for your inquiry
Robin Wilkie "
How are you guys lowering your vette?
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 16,100
Likes: 17
I cut front stock coils by half a coil.This lowered front end by 3/4".This got me to 26.5" floor to center of wheelwells.My rear was ok for my purposes.
Another way is new coils,and there are guys here who can advise you on that.
I would start now by documenting your existing height(floor to center of wheelwells) for a baseline reference.Factory heights were in the range of 27.8" +-.
Another way is new coils,and there are guys here who can advise you on that.
I would start now by documenting your existing height(floor to center of wheelwells) for a baseline reference.Factory heights were in the range of 27.8" +-.
Last edited by rihwoods; May 4, 2005 at 06:59 PM.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,971
Likes: 7
From: Longwood Florida
rihwoods
I cut front stock coils by half a coil.This lowered front end by 3/4".This got me to 26.5" floor to center of wheelwells.My rear was ok for my purposes.
Another way is new coils,and there are guys here who can advise you on that.
I would start now by documenting your existing height(floor to center of wheelwells) for a baseline reference.Factory heights were in the range of 27.8" +-.
Explain again how to measure to the center of wheel well with tire on?
I cut front stock coils by half a coil.This lowered front end by 3/4".This got me to 26.5" floor to center of wheelwells.My rear was ok for my purposes.
Another way is new coils,and there are guys here who can advise you on that.
I would start now by documenting your existing height(floor to center of wheelwells) for a baseline reference.Factory heights were in the range of 27.8" +-.
Explain again how to measure to the center of wheel well with tire on?
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,711
Likes: 7
From: Metro Detroit -- Farmington Hills MI
Cruise-In VII & IX Veteran
Originally Posted by rihwoods
I cut front stock coils by half a coil.This lowered front end by 3/4".This got me to 26.5" floor to center of wheelwells.My rear was ok for my purposes.
Another way is new coils,and there are guys here who can advise you on that.
I would start now by documenting your existing height(floor to center of wheelwells) for a baseline reference.Factory heights were in the range of 27.8" +-.
Another way is new coils,and there are guys here who can advise you on that.
I would start now by documenting your existing height(floor to center of wheelwells) for a baseline reference.Factory heights were in the range of 27.8" +-.
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,728
Likes: 1
From: Maple
Originally Posted by Red73
Cut front coils and longer spring bolts.
Awesome...can you tell me the size of your rims and tires, the height to the lip of the fenders and if you have any issues with rubbing on the front?
Thanks....
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 16,100
Likes: 17
my measurement
Originally Posted by holley505
rihwoods
I cut front stock coils by half a coil.This lowered front end by 3/4".This got me to 26.5" floor to center of wheelwells.My rear was ok for my purposes.
Another way is new coils,and there are guys here who can advise you on that.
I would start now by documenting your existing height(floor to center of wheelwells) for a baseline reference.Factory heights were in the range of 27.8" +-.
Explain again how to measure to the center of wheel well with tire on?
I cut front stock coils by half a coil.This lowered front end by 3/4".This got me to 26.5" floor to center of wheelwells.My rear was ok for my purposes.
Another way is new coils,and there are guys here who can advise you on that.
I would start now by documenting your existing height(floor to center of wheelwells) for a baseline reference.Factory heights were in the range of 27.8" +-.
Explain again how to measure to the center of wheel well with tire on?
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 16,100
Likes: 17
Originally Posted by MotownPaceCar
Wow! I just measured, and have 28 1/2 up front, and 27 1/2 in back. I think I might need to trim my springs down.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,711
Likes: 7
From: Metro Detroit -- Farmington Hills MI
Cruise-In VII & IX Veteran
Originally Posted by rihwoods
Great.Now you know where you are starting from.Now you just have to decide which way to go.New springs or cutting existing ones.One thing I have learned is cutting existing springs proves that original stock springs do not fatique easy.i still have my cut stock springs in.I just checked the dimension,and it is as I quoted:26.5"
I am wondering if the new engine is light enough to make the car sit an inch or inch and a half, too tall? Any ideas?
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,971
Likes: 7
From: Longwood Florida
NO the deluxe motor has Iron heads.... so maybe a 30-35 lbs difference for the cast iron intake manifold and headers.
Maybe if you put in a LS1 motor like me... you would sit higher... my motor is all aluminium about 150lbs difference
Maybe if you put in a LS1 motor like me... you would sit higher... my motor is all aluminium about 150lbs difference
