Lowering car
Le Mans Master
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Re: Lowering car (Lord Odin)
Eklers
Mid-America (what i have)
The rear is just a matterof changing to longer bolts.
the front is very complicated, and requires the removal of the spring.I had mine done by a mechanic.
others on the forum claim up to 7 hours to do the job.
These kits will lower 1".....if you want more, you may have to work the suspension
Mid-America (what i have)
The rear is just a matterof changing to longer bolts.
the front is very complicated, and requires the removal of the spring.I had mine done by a mechanic.
others on the forum claim up to 7 hours to do the job.
These kits will lower 1".....if you want more, you may have to work the suspension
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
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Re: Lowering car (Phil-tha-Rush)
<ahem>
Ecklers
Corvette Central
Vette Brakes and Products
Mid-America
etc.
Rears are easy, well, relatively speaking. Jack car, support car, remove wheel, support knuckle, compress spring, remove bolt, replace with longer bolt, spend a couple of hours adjusting ride height (unless you carefully check the exposed length of the bolt you're going to remove, on both sides, and mark them as a guideline to set up the new bolts...)
Trouble is, 1" of lowering doesn't help the appearance all that much...to get the best effect, you really need to lower and then fill the wheel well with bigger (larger diameter) wheels...
Ecklers
Corvette Central
Vette Brakes and Products
Mid-America
etc.
Rears are easy, well, relatively speaking. Jack car, support car, remove wheel, support knuckle, compress spring, remove bolt, replace with longer bolt, spend a couple of hours adjusting ride height (unless you carefully check the exposed length of the bolt you're going to remove, on both sides, and mark them as a guideline to set up the new bolts...)
Trouble is, 1" of lowering doesn't help the appearance all that much...to get the best effect, you really need to lower and then fill the wheel well with bigger (larger diameter) wheels...
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2000
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From: Northern tip of Virginia
Re: Lowering car (Matt Black)
Trouble is, 1" of lowering doesn't help the appearance all that much...to get the best effect, you really need to lower and then fill the wheel well with bigger (larger diameter) wheels...
The larger wheels also create an "illusion" of filling the wheel well. :p:
my wheels are 18", but the outside diameter of the tires are same as stock. (actually very close)
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Re: Lowering car (Lord Odin)
I used the MAD kit also.
I'm more than happy with the result, my car looks slammed (and my friends with lowered vettes don't call my car the four wheel drive anymore
). Although, almost two years after lowering my car, I have occasional thoughts that it would be nice to get it a fraction lower... I won't do this though because our roads aren't good enough.
If you want to go lower at the front than these kits allow these are your options:
1. Trim or remove the spring pads on the outside bottom edges of the leaf spring (in conjunction with installing the kit).
2. Trim or do not use the supplied suspension wedges that fit on top of the spring (not my preferred option).
3. Install coil overs.
For options one or two, lowering the rear an equivalent amount should just be a matter of loosening the rear spring bolt.
I know people who have done both of the first two options, they have no complaints but that doesn't mean I game to do it to my car, I'm not certain whether there are any long term effects on the spring doing this (JMHO).
I'm more than happy with the result, my car looks slammed (and my friends with lowered vettes don't call my car the four wheel drive anymore
). Although, almost two years after lowering my car, I have occasional thoughts that it would be nice to get it a fraction lower... I won't do this though because our roads aren't good enough.If you want to go lower at the front than these kits allow these are your options:
1. Trim or remove the spring pads on the outside bottom edges of the leaf spring (in conjunction with installing the kit).
2. Trim or do not use the supplied suspension wedges that fit on top of the spring (not my preferred option).
3. Install coil overs.
For options one or two, lowering the rear an equivalent amount should just be a matter of loosening the rear spring bolt.
I know people who have done both of the first two options, they have no complaints but that doesn't mean I game to do it to my car, I'm not certain whether there are any long term effects on the spring doing this (JMHO).
