Does your C5 scrape the road?
Racer
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From: Fredericksburg Va
Sense I lowered mind, I can't go anywhere that has speed bumps. I was taking my son to a soccer game last week and the parking lot entrance had several speed bumps. I ran up on them before I realized there were there, so the two cars behind me got pissed because they had to back up and let me out.
Racer
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From: Littlefield TX
St. Jude Donor '06
Got the Granetelli rail savers installed today. Easy as pie. They actually do work and work well. Best money I've spent on the car so far. 
BTW: It will still scrape the rubber pieces some but thats what they are for. It doesn't scrape the rails anymore though!
BTW: It will still scrape the rubber pieces some but thats what they are for. It doesn't scrape the rails anymore though!
Last edited by Dantas; Apr 8, 2006 at 07:35 PM.
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From: Bonita Springs, Florida
Originally Posted by SailHo
I believe this car may have been lowered by a previous owner. I'll get it on a lift soon.
http://www.frankhunt.com/FRANK/hobbi...5_Lowering.htm
The bottom of your center air dam should be 3.7 inches from the ground at the stock height and bottom of your rocker panels just in front of your rear wheels should be about 5 1/4" from the ground at stock height.
If your car has been fully lowered on stock bolts as mine is in the signature pictures below, you can deduct about an inch from each of the stock measurements. The space between the top of each tire and the lip of each wheel well will look like mine in my signature pictures.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Massachusetts
St. Jude Donor '10
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after having one of the SIDE mounting screws break I remove the 2 outer air dams.
I also did not know how much of the center noise was from the springs hitting the hard plastic. I put a couple of layers of black duct tape between the springs and the air dam.
also bought the frame savers wheels and rocker bars. the rocker bars now block part of the hole for the jacking pucks- but do not prevent jacking up of the car.
I also did not know how much of the center noise was from the springs hitting the hard plastic. I put a couple of layers of black duct tape between the springs and the air dam.
also bought the frame savers wheels and rocker bars. the rocker bars now block part of the hole for the jacking pucks- but do not prevent jacking up of the car.
Race Director
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From: ~The DARKSIDE Group~
I hated the noise of scraping too. Mine is lowered on stock bolts. I trimmed a inch off the the air dam, no more scraping and no side effects.
Hope you find a solution you can live with.
Hope you find a solution you can live with.
Safety Car
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From: Ocean Springs MS
Originally Posted by Dantas
Scrape all the time. Little rain here so no drains, just large dips on cross streets. I can go at a snails pace and they still scrape. The rails even scrape sometimes. I just picked up a set of Granatelli (sp?) rail savers that bolt on the front. Going to install them tonight. Guy I bought em from said they work well. I paid $79 for the set, new. http://www.corvettegarage.com/ is where I got em. They are local to me and a also a supporting vendor on the site.
Not a good store to go into with a pocketfull of $100 bills. I could easily spend a few thousand in there. Must resist temptation to accessorize.
Not a good store to go into with a pocketfull of $100 bills. I could easily spend a few thousand in there. Must resist temptation to accessorize.
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From: Gilbert AZ
Originally Posted by DeeGee
The noise is terrible but it doesn't generally do any damage unless you hit really hard.
I think that occasionally scraping the bottom of the air dam is more or less expected. Mine has shredded plastic hanging off the bottom since its been scraped a few times.. no biggy.
Drifting
Joined: May 2005
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From: Colorado Springs CO
That's what they're there for. I wouldn't remove them, as they are a good warning that you ARE scraping something and to just take it easy to make sure you don't damage the front fascia. The replacement parts are so cheap....let em scrape.
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St. Jude Donor '06
I lowered mine on stock bolts. Scrapes everything now. I don't mind, the plastic air dam pieces can easily be replaced. You definitely have to go over speed bumps slow and at an angle.
I wouldn't raise it back up though, it looks too good lowered
I wouldn't raise it back up though, it looks too good lowered
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My air dams will scrape occasionally, but they are flexible and no real damage is done other than marring up the plastic. Cheap and easy to replace. I'd keep them on since they help direct air around the car and into the radiator.
