whats everones ride height.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Taft TN
whats everones ride height.
Just curious at to what ride height is front and rear on some cars, stock an lowered. Measuring from the ground to the highest part of the wheel well arch.
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Burning Brakes
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My verts been lowered for about 5 years
Currently 25 '1/2" front and 26 1/4" rear
Still have the factory x brace and seems to be fine after all these years.
(was lower when on factory sawblades been on C5 five spokes for a couple of years and had to raise it a little for tire clearance in the wheel wells)
Now if there was a performance air or hydraulic system that was fx3 compatable I'd be able to go lower and still daily drive it...
Currently 25 '1/2" front and 26 1/4" rear
Still have the factory x brace and seems to be fine after all these years.
(was lower when on factory sawblades been on C5 five spokes for a couple of years and had to raise it a little for tire clearance in the wheel wells)
Now if there was a performance air or hydraulic system that was fx3 compatable I'd be able to go lower and still daily drive it...
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Burning Brakes
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From: Taft TN
Havent seen that name in a while. Car looks good man.
Seems most are 25 1/2 to 26 1/2 lowered and 27-28 stock. I measured mine and I'm 24 3/4 front and 25 3/4 rear and I dont want to go any lower. I like the way it looks and not changing it.
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Burning Brakes
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The reason I ask for these numbers is I have a couple ideas rolling around in my head. At the shop we had considered dropped spindles, but the cost would be to much to produce because of the way the spindle is made. 2nd is to build a k member to lower the car and maybe mount C6 front suspension. Its just a thought
its easier than that.
Spring arc holds LOTS of inches....
I went to a flat rear spring (very fast rate 499lbs/in) but stiff, and that alone dropped the rear end 3". The more arc the spring has, the higher the body rides off the chassis. Its a combo downside too...the higher it sits the looser the cornering and more body roll, and the more comfortable the ride the softer/slower/taller the spring. Rears vary from 230 lbs to 500 with about 5 inbetween.
Fronts only have a 20 or 40 lb difference for converts or coupes or GS packages.
Unfortunately there are few, if any choices for the front.; IF someone were to re-engineer a front spring, even steel, that would lower the front as well.
If someone would mfg a rear spring with a slower rate, that would be really really nice as well...
its currently like riding in a big go-cart with the flat springs and shims moved over...no liquids allowed inside while moving.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Taft TN
its easier than that.
Spring arc holds LOTS of inches....
I went to a flat rear spring (very fast rate 499lbs/in) but stiff, and that alone dropped the rear end 3". The more arc the spring has, the higher the body rides off the chassis. Its a combo downside too...the higher it sits the looser the cornering and more body roll, and the more comfortable the ride the softer/slower/taller the spring. Rears vary from 230 lbs to 500 with about 5 inbetween.
Fronts only have a 20 or 40 lb difference for converts or coupes or GS packages.
Unfortunately there are few, if any choices for the front.; IF someone were to re-engineer a front spring, even steel, that would lower the front as well.
If someone would mfg a rear spring with a slower rate, that would be really really nice as well...
its currently like riding in a big go-cart with the flat springs and shims moved over...no liquids allowed inside while moving.
Spring arc holds LOTS of inches....
I went to a flat rear spring (very fast rate 499lbs/in) but stiff, and that alone dropped the rear end 3". The more arc the spring has, the higher the body rides off the chassis. Its a combo downside too...the higher it sits the looser the cornering and more body roll, and the more comfortable the ride the softer/slower/taller the spring. Rears vary from 230 lbs to 500 with about 5 inbetween.
Fronts only have a 20 or 40 lb difference for converts or coupes or GS packages.
Unfortunately there are few, if any choices for the front.; IF someone were to re-engineer a front spring, even steel, that would lower the front as well.
If someone would mfg a rear spring with a slower rate, that would be really really nice as well...
its currently like riding in a big go-cart with the flat springs and shims moved over...no liquids allowed inside while moving.
Did you take that half shaft out yet and see how your C4 floats????
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...refurbish.html