CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion

Notices
C5 General General C5 Corvette and C5 Z06 Discussion not covered in Tech

Lowering the car

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 03:21 PM
Share
  #1  
B84RADR's Avatar
B84RADR
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Supporting Lifetime
15 Year Member
 
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 1,083
Likes: 0
From: Spanish Fork Utah
Default Lowering the car
Should I notice any difference after lowering my stock 97 C5 1"?

I'd do a search for it but at this point on the forum the search function is missing from the forum.
Reply
0
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 03:25 PM
Share
  #2  
Stangkiller's Avatar
Stangkiller
Race Director
15 Year Member
 
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 14,285
Likes: 0
From: Houston, Tx Got traction?
CI 5-6-7-8-9-10 Veteran
St. Jude Donor '07-'08
Default
yeah it'll look like you lowered it 1"
Reply
0
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 03:34 PM
Share
  #3  
ziffLS1's Avatar
ziffLS1
Advanced
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 86
Likes: 0
From: Austin TX
Default
Agreed....you'll also scrape a bunch of stuff...worth it though.
Reply
0
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 03:38 PM
Share
  #4  
edensknight's Avatar
edensknight
Race Director
15 Year Member
 
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 11,308
Likes: 1
From: The Beautiful Greater Bay Area California
Default
You will like the look. One inch will not be that bad. And, yes, the server on this website has been slow and faulty the past few days.
Reply
0
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 04:13 PM
Share
  #5  
jrose7004's Avatar
jrose7004
Team Owner
20 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 58,498
Likes: 1,822
From: Oklahoma City OK
C6 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
Default
Make sure you get an alignment after it settles for a couple of hundred miles!
Reply
0
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 04:19 PM
Share
  #6  
B84RADR's Avatar
B84RADR
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Supporting Lifetime
15 Year Member
 
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 1,083
Likes: 0
From: Spanish Fork Utah
Default
Originally Posted by jrose7004
Make sure you get an alignment after it settles for a couple of hundred miles!
OK good idea, will do!

Thanks guys.
Reply
0
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 04:20 PM
Share
  #7  
matt24's Avatar
matt24
Pro
 
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 706
Likes: 0
From: Orlando FL
Default
Originally Posted by jrose7004
Make sure you get an alignment after it settles for a couple of hundred miles!


I hardly ever bottom out, thanks to stangkiller on that mod!
Reply
0
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 04:34 PM
Share
  #8  
Black94Camaro's Avatar
Black94Camaro
Racer
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 357
Likes: 0
From: Arizona
Default
I believe he got his answer, so i am going to hijack it. How many inches will it be lower if you did it on stock bolts....
Reply
0
Corvette Stories

The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts

story-0

Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!

 Michael S. Palmer
story-1

Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!

 Joe Kucinski
story-2

150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter

 Joe Kucinski
story-3

8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time

 Verdad Gallardo
story-4

Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)

 Joe Kucinski
story-5

Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!

 Verdad Gallardo
story-6

Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!

 Brett Foote
story-7

Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!

 Michael S. Palmer
story-8

10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know

 Joe Kucinski
story-9

5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2

 Michael S. Palmer
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 04:38 PM
Share
  #9  
jaxgator's Avatar
jaxgator
Le Mans Master
 
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 8,142
Likes: 0
From: Time is a great teacher. Unfortunately, it kills all its pupils.
Cruise-In VIII Veteran
St. Jude Donor '07
Default
Originally Posted by Black94Camaro
I believe he got his answer, so i am going to hijack it. How many inches will it be lower if you did it on stock bolts....
You can get about 3/4" - 1" on stock bolts I believe, depending on your suspension.
Reply
0
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 04:58 PM
Share
  #10  
saniterium's Avatar
saniterium
Race Director
 
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 13,690
Likes: 0
From: San Diego, CA
Default
Originally Posted by jaxgator
You can get about 3/4" - 1" on stock bolts I believe, depending on your suspension.
How about on Z51?
Reply
0
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 05:16 PM
Share
  #11  
jaxgator's Avatar
jaxgator
Le Mans Master
 
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 8,142
Likes: 0
From: Time is a great teacher. Unfortunately, it kills all its pupils.
Cruise-In VIII Veteran
St. Jude Donor '07
Default
Originally Posted by saniterium92128
How about on Z51?
I have the Z51 suspension myself and got a minimal drop off of the stock bolts. It was almost unnoticeable to me even though I waited over a couple of weeks and a few hundred miles for it to settle. I got maybe 3/4" and probably more like 5/8" drop. I ended up getting longer bolts for the rear and completely removing the front bolts. After that and putting in Bilstein sport shocks I was happy with the look. Click on my sig pic for a larger view of what it looks like.
Reply
0

Get notified of new replies

To Lowering the car

Back to Subforum
C5 General
View Next Unread
3 different types of "gas"




Click for Advanced Search
Reply Closed Thread Share
Forum Jump
Trending Topics

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:32 PM.

story-0
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!

Slideshow: How to Protect A Convertible Top: 10 DOs & DON'Ts

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-03 00:00:00


VIEW MORE
story-1
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!

Slideshow: The 10 most explosive Corvettes ever built based on power-to-weight ratio.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-20 07:23:03


VIEW MORE
story-2
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter

Slideshow: From C1 to C8 we compare every Corvette generation by the numbers.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-12 16:54:12


VIEW MORE
story-3
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time

Slideshow: Some Corvette pace cars became collectible legends, while others perfectly captured the look and attitude of their era.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-11 09:50:51


VIEW MORE
story-4
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)

Slideshow: Ranking the top 10 Corvette engines by torque output.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-05 11:58:09


VIEW MORE
story-5
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!

Slideshow: A Corvette pace car nearly matching IndyCar speeds sounds exaggerated, until you look at the numbers.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-04 20:03:36


VIEW MORE
story-6
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!

Among a rather large group of them.

By Brett Foote | 2026-05-04 13:56:44


VIEW MORE
story-7
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!

Slideshow: the top 10 things Corvette owners want in the C9 Corvette

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-30 12:41:15


VIEW MORE
story-8
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know

Slideshow: 10 Important Corvette 'firsts' that every fan should know.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-29 17:02:16


VIEW MORE
story-9
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2

Slideshow: Should you buy a 2020-2026 Corvette or wait for 2027?

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-22 10:08:58


VIEW MORE