Lowering a 92 ?
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Lowering a 92 ?
Anybody ever done this? Silly question, I know-I'm just used to slapping in some lowering springs and such, but I hear that you can just adjust a bolt on these things?
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I've lowered several cars including my own. The rear is easy, just change the adjustment bolts to the longer ones. The front is another story. Unless you have good mechanical skills, leave it to someone whon knows how. Anyway, the point I want to make is, make sure you leave a "rake" in it. By that I mean, make the rear a little bit higher than the front (at least an inch). Don't make them even. If you do, you'll soon see why it's best to leave a little rake. 
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Dont lower it. The Vette is set up to handle best when it is built. You can add new high performance parts but it was built to ride a certain height. Vettes handle well and are pretty low already. Just my two cents worth.
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Originally Posted by FDAMFA
Dont lower it. The Vette is set up to handle best when it is built. You can add new high performance parts but it was built to ride a certain height. Vettes handle well and are pretty low already. Just my two cents worth.
I don't know, I don't think it should be lowered, IMHO they are just fine as is, especially C4's It might be impractical to drive then worrying about your ground clearance.
IMHO lowering and oversize wheels, leave that to the C5 crowd!
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Originally Posted by john25
I've lowered several cars including my own. The rear is easy, just change the adjustment bolts to the longer ones. The front is another story. Unless you have good mechanical skills, leave it to someone whon knows how. Anyway, the point I want to make is, make sure you leave a "rake" in it. By that I mean, make the rear a little bit higher than the front (at least an inch). Don't make them even. If you do, you'll soon see why it's best to leave a little rake.
Can you explain what lowering the rear will affect? I just bought a '92 and the last owner lowered the rear so that there is no rake in the car.
Thanks,
Dave
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From: Slidell Louisiana
Originally Posted by Battlesmurf
Anybody ever done this? Silly question, I know-I'm just used to slapping in some lowering springs and such, but I hear that you can just adjust a bolt on these things?
Grant
Grant
Lowering the C4 is not any more difficult than lowering the average car and they are much cheaper to lower
Lowering the rear is so easy that it makes the front seem more difficult than it really is. The front requires the removal of the front spring. Check out this link IMHO C4s look better slammed. My lowering kit is supposed to be here today or tomorrow.
You should get a four wheel alignment when done.
Mike
Last edited by aboatguy; Sep 15, 2005 at 10:57 AM.
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make sure to post pics of your vette once you get the lowering kit on. personaly i cant imagine how lowering a C4 would make it perform worse and i think it looks great. so the only arguement i can think of not to lower is because it might be "impractical", but then again exactly how practical are our cars anyway?
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Originally Posted by SSLT1KID
make sure to post pics of your vette once you get the lowering kit on. personaly i cant imagine how lowering a C4 would make it perform worse and i think it looks great. so the only arguement i can think of not to lower is because it might be "impractical", but then again exactly how practical are our cars anyway?
The one in question is the red one (the buick and eclipse were the wife's). The more I look at it, the more I think It'll need bigger rims if lowered, the more I don't want to lower it anymore ; ) (besides, I don't want to play with the extra $$ to find rims that wide in a bigger size) It just seems to sit up awful high (look at the *** end in the pictures).
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I really need to lower mine, and the bigger wheels and lowered car, not just the c5 crowd ya know, question with your cars being lowered to you have a problem with the tires rubbing, my only concern is i'm running 305's in the rear, and I want to close that tire gap as much as possible. That look is very cool on those here who have done it
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Originally Posted by FDAMFA
Dont lower it. The Vette is set up to handle best when it is built. You can add new high performance parts but it was built to ride a certain height. Vettes handle well and are pretty low already. Just my two cents worth.
Altering the ride height from stock reduces suspension up travel and creates some undesireable handling behaviors. I dropped Rose abit too much. She looks great! Although crossing over RR tracks and dips in the road can be a shock on the spine when the suspension bottoms out.
Its your car to do with as you please. Just remember to cut back the bump stops or she'll bounce down the road like those little ricers.
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I want to lower on rear on stock bolts (make a drill hole at the bottom of bolt about an inch) because front already look lowered but rear too high. Is this possible on stock bolts?.
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Originally Posted by sami85L98
I want to lower on rear on stock bolts (make a drill hole at the bottom of bolt about an inch) because front already look lowered but rear too high. Is this possible on stock bolts?.
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Originally Posted by FDAMFA
Dont lower it. The Vette is set up to handle best when it is built. You can add new high performance parts but it was built to ride a certain height. Vettes handle well and are pretty low already. Just my two cents worth.
