Lower, YES or NO!
Drifting
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From: Henderson NV
Originally Posted by pjm710
I rub every time i go out of my driveway. It all depends on if you like you air dam or not
Safety Car
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From: Redding, CA
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14
Originally Posted by iridelow
I am thinking of lowering my vette on the stock bolts. I want to get some of you guys/gals opinions, should I, or should'nt I ?
yeah, drop her.
Team Owner
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From: Bonita Springs, Florida
Originally Posted by iridelow
This is my first C5, and I have had four prior vettes but don't know much about the C5. I am a do-it-myself kind of guy. I do not like to pay anyone to do something that I can do myself. When I do it, i know it's done right, pluse I love working on my cars myself. Given this, how do you lower the C5. I understand, there is no cost to lowering on it's stock bolts, other than an aligniment at a "GOOD SHOP". can someone giive me (lowering on stock bolts instructions). I just had new tires put on and a front end alignment. Do I HAVE to align the front end if I just lower it abou 3/4 inches? Thanks for everyones advise....
http://www.frankhunt.com/FRANK/hobbi...5_Lowering.htm
Melting Slicks
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From: Las Vegas Nevada
St. Jude Donor '07-'08
I vote no. Since having the TTI Kit installed the vette sets lower in the front and i am always dodging something
Last edited by PUREFUN; Apr 6, 2006 at 04:54 AM.
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Drifting
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From: Henderson NV
Also, May I suggest If you are going to lower the Vette, To upgrade to ZO6 sways and aluminum endlinks, or a Hotchkis set up, along with Bilstein Sports on all 4 corners (unless this upgrade has allready been done on your vehicle), It is more of a complete suspension package upgrade to add to the driving experience (Lowering,shocks,sways)
Pro
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From: Indianapolis IN
Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
Yet chances are, you saw a lowered car long before you ever saw an asian car.
Go figure.
Go figure.
Yes, that's true, but typically only on the rods at car shows. Some of the cars/trucks that are in the weeds like that are cool to see, but are truly show pieces, and not practical on the streets. Today's import crowd likes to carry that concept onto their cars on the street, with the corresponding consequences when dealing with speed bumps, potholes, and curbs.
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From: Indianapolis IN
Originally Posted by devnull
Rice? The performance argument could be made dude...
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From: Indianapolis IN
Originally Posted by BltByKrmn
This board never ceases to amaze me.
Aesthetically, lowering a C5 typically throws off the whole look to me. I have seen some that looked righteous, but most of the lowered ones remind me of poorly done imports, in that the look of the car is now awkward.
Racer
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Originally Posted by Bill Baird
Variety is the spice of life!
Aesthetically, lowering a C5 typically throws off the whole look to me. I have seen some that looked righteous, but most of the lowered ones remind me of poorly done imports, in that the look of the car is now awkward.
Aesthetically, lowering a C5 typically throws off the whole look to me. I have seen some that looked righteous, but most of the lowered ones remind me of poorly done imports, in that the look of the car is now awkward.
However, that isn't what I'm talking about. "Rice", "imports"?
What happened to auto enthusiasts on this board?
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From: Indianapolis IN
Originally Posted by BltByKrmn
You are more than entitled to your opinion on how it looks.
However, that isn't what I'm talking about. "Rice", "imports"?
What happened to auto enthusiasts on this board?
However, that isn't what I'm talking about. "Rice", "imports"?
What happened to auto enthusiasts on this board?
Most of the lowered cars that I've seen on the streets around here seem to be imports or trucks. Somehow, saying that a lowered Vette looks like a lowered truck didn't make sense, and so I compared it to a poorly done import, i.e. "rice".
I can't say that I find that terminology any more derogatory than referring to a C5 at stock height as a "4x4".