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Front lowering procedure......
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Safety Car
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Sandhills of North Carolina
Front lowering procedure......
I need to lower my '96. I found this link http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/foru...ad.php?t=79763
Is this as good as any of the "How to's"? I know there is one on CF somewhere, just couldn't locate it. Thanks
Is this as good as any of the "How to's"? I know there is one on CF somewhere, just couldn't locate it. Thanks
Safety Car
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: St Marys GA
The link you posted as well as:
http://webpages.charter.net/khasting.../lowering.html
are what I used to lower mine this past weekend. Read both, as neither guide is perfect, and both have some good tips that the other doesn't. Took me about 15 hours total, front and back. I probably spent about 3 hours experimenting with different techniques to cut the rubber from the spring; that was by FAR the hardest part of the whole project.
Also, on my '96, I HAD to disconnect the lower control arms in order to remove the spring. I guess since 96 had the softest suspension of all the years, the spring has to be more curved, since its a linear rate....anyway, it's a b!tch.
Lowering the rears honestly took about 20 minutes. It was a piece of cake.
http://webpages.charter.net/khasting.../lowering.html
are what I used to lower mine this past weekend. Read both, as neither guide is perfect, and both have some good tips that the other doesn't. Took me about 15 hours total, front and back. I probably spent about 3 hours experimenting with different techniques to cut the rubber from the spring; that was by FAR the hardest part of the whole project.
Also, on my '96, I HAD to disconnect the lower control arms in order to remove the spring. I guess since 96 had the softest suspension of all the years, the spring has to be more curved, since its a linear rate....anyway, it's a b!tch.
Lowering the rears honestly took about 20 minutes. It was a piece of cake.
Are We Having Fun Yet!!
Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Folsom CA
Dragging stuff????
So I have already bought the kit to lower the car but may do some of the mods spoken of to not have to glue on the new wedges. I have a 1990 Z51 Coupe that I guess has a slightly taller front air dam than the standard Coupe. I drag the air dam every now and then with the car at stock height. Do you guys run into big problems lowering the car or just every now and then like it is now. My car sits higher in the back than the front right now and it appears most of you lower the back more than the front to get the spacing above the tires about the same front & back. This would raise the front air dam slightly I guess and maybe that makes up for some of the drop. I love the way the cars look lowered and will do it either way, just wondered what peoples experiences are. This if my first Vette, have had it about a month and really, really like it. I also have a '68 Mustang that has been lowered 1.5-2" and when I put the new front valance on it may be running into this same problem. The car is street legal but I am also planning to run it in the Silver State Classic at some point, hence the suspension modifications. Thanks for all your help and advice!!! John 
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Well you can shorten your front spoiler about 5/8" to a 1". I decided to lower my front end as much as possible and was worried about my spoiler hitting coming into driveway so this is what I did. I measured my spoiler. The middle part was lower than side peices,probley from hitting things in the past. I took that off and bent it upward with a heat gun using heavy gloves. I put it between 2x4's kneeling on the 2x4's and heated edge next to them. I held it upward till it cooled locking the plastic back in place. It took a couple of times putting it back on the car till front and sides were even. Then I cut about anther inch off all the spoilers and sanded the bottom edge back nice and even with a sanding block . It's atleast 2 to 2 1/2 inches higher than it was. Good luck Tim
Last edited by turbotim23; Jan 28, 2011 at 04:52 PM.
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,483
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From: Newark, New Jersey
when my car was on the lift for an oil change, i used my mechanics air powered rotary cut off wheel to take an inch off my front spoiler. I used 1 inch wide masking tape for a guide. Took about 5 minutes
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