anyone ever use this lowering bolt kit Ecklers
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From: quakertown Pa
anyone ever use this lowering bolt kit Ecklers
Hey guys need the rear spring bushings anyways and saw this lowering blot/bushing kit,will this look weird if i dont touch the front end and just lower it in the back.and if anyone used this kit and how it looks.pics wld be a plus if anyone has some
thanks mike
thanks mike
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A lot of members including myself have just lowered the rear using the longer 12" bolts.
Just remember to leave the rear a little higher to give the stance a little rake like stock. Also, lower it with a full tank of fuel since it'll affect the measurement and get an alignment when you're done.
Just remember to leave the rear a little higher to give the stance a little rake like stock. Also, lower it with a full tank of fuel since it'll affect the measurement and get an alignment when you're done.
Last edited by GKK; Sep 18, 2010 at 08:22 PM.
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I lowered the rear about 1", so that the wheel well lip is now about 1/4" higher than the front one. I didn't lower the front.
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ok guys thanks alot yeah looks good,so i can just go out to the store in get bolts and buy the bushings seperate it looks like as its 4o from ecklers plus shipping and the bushings are 16 a set and bolts are prolly only a couple bucks?
Burning Brakes
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Yup, I got the bolts at my local Fastenal Store. This thread has the part numbers:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...r-my-86-a.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...r-my-86-a.html
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lowering the front can have it draw-backs, too. My son's 96 LT1 is lowered in both the front and rear and he knocked off his Corsa exhaust when he drove over a drain protrusion at a local gasoline station.
If was the front of the exhaust that caught on the protrusion.
Speed bumps become a problems too. So it's a mixed bag - makes the car look good but you'd really have to be careful when you drive over things.
Jake
If was the front of the exhaust that caught on the protrusion.
Speed bumps become a problems too. So it's a mixed bag - makes the car look good but you'd really have to be careful when you drive over things.
Jake
