Rear spring ride height-----
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Originally Posted by Unriced
Dont screw past the hole as it will become a weak spot on the bolt and could snap it.. They have long bolts that are about 20 dollars from
Ecklers for doing this..
Ecklers for doing this..
I was thinking about doing this myself, getting the lowering kit that is. How hard is it to do this?
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Originally Posted by 89Corvette6spdFX3
I was thinking about doing this myself, getting the lowering kit that is. How hard is it to do this?
check out this link
http://webpages.charter.net/khasting.../lowering.html
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Originally Posted by bowersock
How low can you screw the rear ride height adjusters?
Can the spring touch the knuckle?
Roger
Can the spring touch the knuckle?
Roger
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ride height
I dissagree.
Look at the rubber washers on the top/bottum, and the width of the spring.
If you screw it all the way down it will tough the knuckle under the centerlink.
My question is-Is this a problem?
I have all new VBP suspension. Installed rear first as it was the easiest then went at the front. When we set the front down the car is VERY VERY VERY Low in the front and the rear looks jacked-up. Just curious how far I can go on the bolts-------
Roger
Look at the rubber washers on the top/bottum, and the width of the spring.
If you screw it all the way down it will tough the knuckle under the centerlink.
My question is-Is this a problem?
I have all new VBP suspension. Installed rear first as it was the easiest then went at the front. When we set the front down the car is VERY VERY VERY Low in the front and the rear looks jacked-up. Just curious how far I can go on the bolts-------
Roger
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Originally Posted by bowersock
I dissagree.
Look at the rubber washers on the top/bottum, and the width of the spring.
If you screw it all the way down it will tough the knuckle under the centerlink.
My question is-Is this a problem?
I have all new VBP suspension. Installed rear first as it was the easiest then went at the front. When we set the front down the car is VERY VERY VERY Low in the front and the rear looks jacked-up. Just curious how far I can go on the bolts-------
Roger
Look at the rubber washers on the top/bottum, and the width of the spring.
If you screw it all the way down it will tough the knuckle under the centerlink.
My question is-Is this a problem?
I have all new VBP suspension. Installed rear first as it was the easiest then went at the front. When we set the front down the car is VERY VERY VERY Low in the front and the rear looks jacked-up. Just curious how far I can go on the bolts-------
Roger
Then your rear suspension must be dramatically different than the suspension on my 86. I can take the NUT completetly off, allowing the spring to drop all the way down. The only thing is comes close to is the bottom of the wheel.
When I lowered the passenger side of my rear, the spring moved away from the knuckle, not toward it.
You are talking spring to knuckle clearance, right? Am I missing something here?
Jake
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Is everyone here turning that nut in the same direction to lower the car? I'm not so sure.
PS: Chuck - your hand looks too clean to have done any real work when that photo was taken!
PS: Chuck - your hand looks too clean to have done any real work when that photo was taken!
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Originally Posted by CTYANK2
Is everyone here turning that nut in the same direction to lower the car? I'm not so sure.
PS: Chuck - your hand looks too clean to have done any real work when that photo was taken!
PS: Chuck - your hand looks too clean to have done any real work when that photo was taken!
As you back off on the nut, the spring follows, lowering the rear.
Jake
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It just hit me.
The new spring has a square end, the original is angled at the ends.
The part that actually makes contact is a corner of the spring.
The new spring has a square end, the original is angled at the ends.
The part that actually makes contact is a corner of the spring.