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Old Oct 29, 2013 | 06:28 AM
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I was looking into lowering my 88 coupe. I really wasn't going to until I saw a 1 inch lowering kit for $41 in Corvette Central. Does anyone have experience with this? Good or bad....feedback please.
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Old Oct 29, 2013 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by 88-VETTE-L98
I was looking into lowering my 88 coupe. I really wasn't going to until I saw a 1 inch lowering kit for $41 in Corvette Central. Does anyone have experience with this? Good or bad....feedback please.
I know alot of people run them, they have good luck with them. I had the front done on my 94. I think it looked good.
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Old Oct 31, 2013 | 06:19 AM
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Is the kit that's in CC for lowering front and back? Is it a big job?
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Old Oct 31, 2013 | 10:14 AM
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The lowering kit is for the front and rear.

The longer bolts lower the rear and the lower wedges lower the front.

Rear is very easy but, the front requires the entire leaf spring to be removed to cut the old wedges out and glue the new wedges in. The front of the Vette also needs to be raised Very High in order for the unsprung leaf spring to be removed.
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Old Oct 31, 2013 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by GKK
the front requires the entire leaf spring to be removed to cut the old wedges out and glue the new wedges in. The front of the Vette also needs to be raised Very High in order for the unsprung leaf spring to be removed.


http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...ing-wedge.html
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