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Old Mar 15, 2025 | 07:22 PM
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The front of my 96' LT4 is very low. How can I raise it maybe an inch? THX
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Have you checked the fiberglass spring to see if it is cracking or delaminating? The front ends do not just sag low over time. Could the PO have lowered it? Dan
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Mine is low too. I'm thinking that the spring is losing its "springiness".

Looking at replacement spring or coilovers..

Roads are pretty rough around my area, and I have to be careful about bottoming out. That's the real problem that I'm trying to eliminate, the car sitting low doesn't bother me.
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Mine is low too. I'm thinking that the spring is losing its "springiness".

Looking at replacement spring or coilovers..

Roads are pretty rough around my area, and I have to be careful about bottoming out. That's the real problem that I'm trying to eliminate, the car sitting low doesn't bother me.
I used to wonder if that may be a possibility but I read in one of the corvette books that after a million cycles during development testing (full deflection I would think) they figured it may last a very, very long time on the street. however, I did have an aftermarket spring crack on both ends. It was a much stiffer spring for tracking a C5. It was later revealed that the manufacturer of those had a real problem.
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I can check for cracking/delamination but doubtful; only 20K miles. So there no adjustment or shimming procedure?
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Maybe something in this search can help. Since this is about lowering the front you can see if this has been done to your car. Raising the front would be the opposite from lowering. Dan

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