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Ride Height Help

Old Jan 27, 2002 | 04:46 PM
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Does anybody know what the correct ride height for an '86 z-51 car is? Where do you check the height and how do you adjust it? I searched the Helms and Haynes but could not find it.
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 05:02 PM
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you need to buy a kit from MAD or Ecklers and do it, sorry but i'm not quite sure what my ride height is
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 05:18 PM
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It's kinda hard to explain, it's in the GM shop manual with pics. Email me and I'll send you a digital pic of the pages.
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 06:36 PM
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I couldn't find it in the shop manual, I guess I didn't look hard enough.
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 07:00 PM
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1986 dimensions:
wheelbase=96.2"
length=176.5"
width=71.0"
height=46.7"
weight=3,190lbs
weight disrtrib (f/r) 51/49

maybe these will help.
lowering kits are available from ecklers, mad, and corvette central. fairly cheap..
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Its in the Wheel Alignment section of the big red GM book. Section 3A-6 in my 85 manual.
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