HOW DO I LOWER THE REAR END?
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HOW DO I LOWER THE REAR END?
Can i lower the rear of the car an inch using the stock bolts,and if so how do i go about it? Do i really need to buy a lowering kit? Any help would be great THANKS!!! :confused: :cheers:
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Re: HOW DO I LOWER THE REAR END? (dankai)
Can i lower the rear of the car an inch using the stock bolts,and if so how do i go about it? Do i really need to buy a lowering kit? Any help would be great THANKS!!! :confused: :cheers:
Yes
The lowering kit has longer bolts. If you remove the pins and unscrew the nuts more on the stock ones, the hole for the pins will be in the portion of the bolt that is stressed and it will weaken substantially. Get the bolts. They take 5 minutes to put in and cost $20. To be safe, its worth it. :yesnod:
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Re: HOW DO I LOWER THE REAR END? (dankai)
you don't NEED to buy a lowering kit, however you do need to get some locking nuts. Thier are two bolts that go though the ends of your rear spring, simply back these nuts down the treads, the more you back them off the lower your car will sit. Your stock bolts use a coder pin to hold the nut in place this is why you need to get a locking nut. It should lower it about an inch maybe not quite.
I would say just get the longer bolts though, they are easy to install, the front is a little more tricky but we won't get into that.
[Modified by MongooseLT4, 12:16 AM 2/6/2003]
I would say just get the longer bolts though, they are easy to install, the front is a little more tricky but we won't get into that.
[Modified by MongooseLT4, 12:16 AM 2/6/2003]
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Re: HOW DO I LOWER THE REAR END? (dankai)
No....You can not lower the rear with stock bolts. But...you can remove one... go to your nearest Hardware store and match it up. Get the strongest grade bolt they have....change out the bolts making sure the car is level and you will be ready to go. :cheers:
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Re: HOW DO I LOWER THE REAR END? (chucks88)
Thanks for the input guys. What is the size and length of the bolt in your photo Chuck? Do i need anything else? :eek: :cheers:
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Re: HOW DO I LOWER THE REAR END? (dankai)
I bought the lowering kit from VBP. I won a gift certificate at a local Vette show and used it up on the lowering kit. So, I'm not really sure on its' lenght. I'll try to measure it tonight when I have a chance.
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Re: HOW DO I LOWER THE REAR END? (chucks88)
I got mine from http://www.madirect.com Ecklers has them also. Alot of them don't sell the rear only and want to charge 40$ for both front and rear. I think Ecklers charged $20 for just the rear. Also, if you want to do it yourself, get grade 8 bolts. The cost of the bolts with the locking washers is almost the same cost as the kit so why bother trying to hunt it down for a couple bucks.
I wouldn't lower on the stock bolts. I have heard of people snapping them when they do this causing the rear to drop rapidly. Could be bad news if you're doing something "energetic" at the time. :nono:
I wouldn't lower on the stock bolts. I have heard of people snapping them when they do this causing the rear to drop rapidly. Could be bad news if you're doing something "energetic" at the time. :nono:
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Re: HOW DO I LOWER THE REAR END? (Zora)
No....You can not lower the rear with stock bolts. But...you can remove one... go to your nearest Hardware store and match it up. Get the strongest grade bolt they have....change out the bolts making sure the car is level and you will be ready to go. :cheers:
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Re: HOW DO I LOWER THE REAR END? (MongooseLT4)
Why can't you use the stock bolt, if y ou replace the nuts with locking ones? :confused: I have the extended bolts and the nut backed off to about where the stock bolt ended and it droped about an inch.