C-3 Dropped Spindles???
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I'm guessing-
"My Impala has Corvette Brakes" sounds better than "My Corvette has Impala brakes" -just sayin.
"My Impala has Corvette Brakes" sounds better than "My Corvette has Impala brakes" -just sayin.
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Na, pretty sure it's "don't suggest anyone do something to their car that I don't like." Otherwise, you wouldn't feel the need to go on and on about how it can't work to the point of belittling.
The full size cars had C3 brakes a year before the C3 even started production. GM decided they had such poor reliability for 4-season high mileage use that they switched the cars to using the single piston caliper the next year.
The full size cars had C3 brakes a year before the C3 even started production. GM decided they had such poor reliability for 4-season high mileage use that they switched the cars to using the single piston caliper the next year.
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The problem with coilovers on a C2/3 is the upper spring pocket. In order to avoid grinding the pocket for clearance, most use a semi-coilover that uses a spring that fits the upper spring pocket with a coilover on the bottom. To use a coilover and achieve your desired stance, call Ridetech and ask for Darren. He will build a coilover to your requirements, but you will need to grind out the upper spring pocket for clearance. This is what I did on my C2 and it is awesome.
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The C3 has the EXACT same brakes as the 1965 C2- which had 4 piston Disc brakes on ALL 4 corners. (OK about 300 or so 65's had the $64 delete credit and came with drums) I;m pretty sure of that as I've owned a couple 65 C2s.
Corvette was the first AMERICAN car with 4 wheel disc. The first production car before the Corvette with 4 wheel disc was the Austin Healey in the mid-50s
NO GM car had disc brakes (even just on the front) before the 65 Corvette.
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As someone else has said, you have a problem somewhere if the car is sitting that high. I'd concentrate on finding that problem! These cars actually have better A arm geometry when lowered, so a drop spindle doesn't make sense - they are normally used in applications where lowered suspension causes terrible geometry problems.
