We got the car lowered...
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From: Arnold Ziffelville CA
We got the car lowered...
It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be and the car looks way better. Thanks to Centralcoaster and Vetteracer282 for helping. I met these guys on the forum and they both drove almost 2 hours from opposite directions to help me work on it. These guys are a perfect example of how all Corvette enthusiasts should be. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Drifting
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Re: We got the car lowered... (reyderz86)
http://www.vetteracer.com/images/Roger/
There are some pics, the red is reyderz86, the black one is CentralCoasters.
Was too dark to get a good comparison :(
But the car looks NICE in the front, rear is nice too, think it could go a tad lower ;)
Matt
There are some pics, the red is reyderz86, the black one is CentralCoasters.
Was too dark to get a good comparison :(
But the car looks NICE in the front, rear is nice too, think it could go a tad lower ;)
Matt
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Drifting
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Re: We got the car lowered... (quiksilver458)
Not too bad at all. Takes some time...
If you fly me out there I'd be more then willing to help with it.. I am sure the others would too (save it for summer though :D)
Lol...
Study the suspension system on the car, no special tools were needed, didn't even have to take the A-Arms off, just fed it one way, then under the arm the other way and it came out (had to lift the car high).
Matt
If you fly me out there I'd be more then willing to help with it.. I am sure the others would too (save it for summer though :D)
Lol...
Study the suspension system on the car, no special tools were needed, didn't even have to take the A-Arms off, just fed it one way, then under the arm the other way and it came out (had to lift the car high).
Matt
Melting Slicks
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Re: We got the car lowered... (VetteRacer282)
Not too bad at all. Takes some time...
If you fly me out there I'd be more then willing to help with it.. I am sure the others would too (save it for summer though :D)
Lol...
Study the suspension system on the car, no special tools were needed, didn't even have to take the A-Arms off, just fed it one way, then under the arm the other way and it came out (had to lift the car high).
Matt
If you fly me out there I'd be more then willing to help with it.. I am sure the others would too (save it for summer though :D)
Lol...
Study the suspension system on the car, no special tools were needed, didn't even have to take the A-Arms off, just fed it one way, then under the arm the other way and it came out (had to lift the car high).
Matt
Melting Slicks
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Re: We got the car lowered... (john3154)
Lowering my 96 LT1 CE is one of my winter projects. How much did lower your Vette? Is a wheel alignment needed?
Definitely get your wheels aligned following the lowering (or any other suspension changes that you might do).
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
Re: We got the car lowered... (SSLT1KID)
so, CentralCoaster, when are you gonna lower my car?
We didn't take pics of anything like planned. It's kinda hard to stop wrenching and snap photos in the middle of it. Plus we started late, and it was dark.
I really want to do mine now.
There's plenty of room for adjustment with the kit, even on the front end. You can set the rear wherever you want it without even pulling a tire off. The front is more guesswork- if you don't get it where you want it the first time, you have to pull the whole spring out again and start over.
Oh, and here's a comparison photo.
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From: Hammond LA
Re: We got the car lowered... (CentralCoaster)
those pics are kinda dark. hehehe :cool:
did you take any before & after pics in the same place for reference?
nice mod overall ---- thanks for the info!
:jester
Way2Fast
did you take any before & after pics in the same place for reference?
nice mod overall ---- thanks for the info!
:jester
Way2Fast
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From: Arnold Ziffelville CA
Re: We got the car lowered... (1SLO POK)
No it doesn't bottom out at all. I drove it all over Bakersfield today on the jacked up roads and it does fine. The strange thing is it seems to ride smoother. I thought it would make it ride rougher but I guess not.