Lowering 1 Inch!
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Lowering 1 Inch!
I asked a question earlier on how low is safe but i am wondering if i lowered my 99 coupe 1 inch all the way around do you think my tires would rub or for that matter have any problems and if i left everything stock shocks ect. for right now,i bought a lowering kit off a forum member the one with the longer bolts.just figured i would shoot this out there befor i get this done on tuesday.thanks again for all helpful info...JOHN..
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
No problem with 1"... You just have to remember how when you first started driving your car, you adjusted your driving habits when entering/exiting? Well, you have to adjust again.... not a huge deal.
Good luck John. Keep us posted
Dave
Good luck John. Keep us posted
Dave
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1" no problems. I lowered all the way on stock bolts (in front) and put longer bolts in rears with no problems. It wasn't low enough for me, so I removed the front bolts altogether and lowered the rear some more. Still no problems... Until I moved from Florida to Rhode Island and couldn't get into the driveway of the house I was renting, so I put back in the bolts and raised the rear a little. Still lower than stock. I just bought a new house with a flat driveway, so guess what -- slamming it back down! WOOHOO!!!
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1" no problems. I lowered all the way on stock bolts (in front) and put longer bolts in rears with no problems. It wasn't low enough for me, so I removed the front bolts altogether and lowered the rear some more. Still no problems... Until I moved from Florida to Rhode Island and couldn't get into the driveway of the house I was renting, so I put back in the bolts and raised the rear a little. Still lower than stock. I just bought a new house with a flat driveway, so guess what -- slamming it back down! WOOHOO!!!
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1" no problems. I lowered all the way on stock bolts (in front) and put longer bolts in rears with no problems. It wasn't low enough for me, so I removed the front bolts altogether and lowered the rear some more. Still no problems... Until I moved from Florida to Rhode Island and couldn't get into the driveway of the house I was renting, so I put back in the bolts and raised the rear a little. Still lower than stock. I just bought a new house with a flat driveway, so guess what -- slamming it back down! WOOHOO!!!
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thanks for the info
but i am paying a corvette tec 150.00dollars to do this and also to give the car an alignment also so its like i would want to lower it like a one time shot at that price ya know,do you think i should go lower than one inch its not a daily driver and i am pretty careful thanks again for any helpful info JOHN..
but i am paying a corvette tec 150.00dollars to do this and also to give the car an alignment also so its like i would want to lower it like a one time shot at that price ya know,do you think i should go lower than one inch its not a daily driver and i am pretty careful thanks again for any helpful info JOHN..
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
thanks for the info but i am paying a corvette tec 150.00dollars to do this and also to give the car an alignment also so its like i would want to lower it like a one time shot at that price ya know,do you think i should go lower than one inch its not a daily driver and i am pretty careful thanks again for any helpful info JOHN..
but i am paying a corvette tec 150.00dollars to do this and also to give the car an alignment also so its like i would want to lower it like a one time shot at that price ya know,do you think i should go lower than one inch its not a daily driver and i am pretty careful thanks again for any helpful info JOHN..Let me tell you... It's not a $150 job... the hardest part (most time consuming ) is removing the front wheels... you don't even have to remove the rears. You turn 4 bolts... that's it!
45 minutes tops 
Find someone (Hopefully a CF member will step up) local to you and have them help you... I just hate to see people throw money at a "tech"... it's not a techy issue
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John ---
Let me tell you... It's not a $150 job... the hardest part (most time consuming ) is removing the front wheels... you don't even have to remove the rears. You turn 4 bolts... that's it! 45 minutes tops
Find someone (Hopefully a CF member will step up) local to you and have them help you... I just hate to see people throw money at a "tech"... it's not a techy issue
Dave
Let me tell you... It's not a $150 job... the hardest part (most time consuming ) is removing the front wheels... you don't even have to remove the rears. You turn 4 bolts... that's it!
45 minutes tops Find someone (Hopefully a CF member will step up) local to you and have them help you... I just hate to see people throw money at a "tech"... it's not a techy issue
Dave
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
dave thanks for thatINFO helpful but i have this kit with this two longer bolts for the rear,and as far as the alignment do i even need one?yea that would be great if there was a forum member i would much rather pay him. if this was a cr250 noproblem but this corvette stuff is new to me.thanks alot!JOHN
Alignment? Yes. About 2 weeks or so (if you don't drive too often, maybe longer)... the suspension will have to settle first. What susp. do you have anyway? F45 or Z51? The Z51 seems to be a lot tougher to settle...
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John,
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE just do this yourself!
It's VERY simple. Requires only hand tools (although a set of Allen sockets would be helpful too). DO NOT get it aligned right away. Wait for it to settle. Mine didn't even need aligning after lowering. Drop it an inch, see how you like it. If you want more, then go more. THEN get it aligned if it needs it. $150 is a RIP-OFF IMO. I've done this for a friend in less than 15 minutes. Dave is right -- getting the front wheels off is the "hardest" part. You don't even need to remove the rear wheels. If you don't have the tools, spend your $150 on tools and do it yourself. There are several good write-ups with pics that will walk you through it.
Good luck!
Vaughn
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE just do this yourself!
It's VERY simple. Requires only hand tools (although a set of Allen sockets would be helpful too). DO NOT get it aligned right away. Wait for it to settle. Mine didn't even need aligning after lowering. Drop it an inch, see how you like it. If you want more, then go more. THEN get it aligned if it needs it. $150 is a RIP-OFF IMO. I've done this for a friend in less than 15 minutes. Dave is right -- getting the front wheels off is the "hardest" part. You don't even need to remove the rear wheels. If you don't have the tools, spend your $150 on tools and do it yourself. There are several good write-ups with pics that will walk you through it. Good luck!
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Hey Dave Thanks I Wish You Lived Closer To!as Far As The Susp.i Dont Know All I Know Is Its Stock And The Car Has 20000mi On It.but U Think I Should Wait On The Alignment.that Corvette Tech Is Starting To Make Me Mad Now Its Kinda Like Hes Trying To Get Over On Me Now That Im Hearing All This!thanks For All The Helpful.john
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Hey Dave Thanks I Wish You Lived Closer To!as Far As The Susp.i Dont Know All I Know Is Its Stock And The Car Has 20000mi On It.but U Think I Should Wait On The Alignment.that Corvette Tech Is Starting To Make Me Mad Now Its Kinda Like Hes Trying To Get Over On Me Now That Im Hearing All This!thanks For All The Helpful.john
Don't beat 'em up yet... if you have the physical means/ garage space, 
100% with Vaughn... just tell him you're gonna wait.That's what our forum family is about... wait till you go to chnage the oil... I used to pay $90 a shot... started doing it myself 3 years ago after I got some pointers on this forum.
I like Vaughn's idea about buying some tools and equipment with the money instead... some Grey Rhino ramps, jacks stands some wrenchs, a nice low profile jack...
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HEY VAUGHN ,THANKS TO U ALSO , FOR THE HELPFUL INFO I DO HAVE ALL THE TOOLS I NEED ,I JUST NEVER MESSED WITH THAT KIND OF STUFF BEFOR .BUT THAT TECH SURE DOES SOUND LIKE HES GETTING OVER ON ME NOW AFTER TALKING TO GUYS.DO ME A FAVOR CAN YOU HOP IN THAT HELICOPTER FLY OVER HERE AND GIVE ME A HAND,JUSTKIDDING,I TELL YA WHAT THATS A COOL PIC!!john..
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You wont need the bolts for just 1". Max drop on my 10 year old Z-51 and that's all she can take. I had the longer bolts in the back, and although it looked good, springs were just dangling there, and the entire car was "riding" on the shocks. Needless to say it drove horrible. So put back the stock bolts, and everything is fine again.
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hey dave i dont have the ramps but i do have everything else ,i tell ya i never thought i would meet people such as yourselfs on this forum sitting hear on the couch with my laptop,amazing as far as beating him up i would like to rock him a good one for not being honest,what a chevy dealer !thanks JOHN..
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Hey, I'm a JAG -- I'll just hop in my F-14 and fly over for the day since I'm a little short on hours this month.... Oh wait -- I guess it's not like the TV show... That photo was of me last year in Iraq. I got to travel all over the country inspecting detention facilities. It was a blast!
This forum has saved me probably THOUSANDS of dollars with helping me do my own stuff. I'd never worked on Vettes before, but they really are quite straightforward for the most part. It's so simple, a caveman could do it! No offense meant to any of our caveman members...
That photo was of me last year in Iraq. I got to travel all over the country inspecting detention facilities. It was a blast!This forum has saved me probably THOUSANDS of dollars with helping me do my own stuff. I'd never worked on Vettes before, but they really are quite straightforward for the most part. It's so simple, a caveman could do it! No offense meant to any of our caveman members...
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
hey dave i dont have the ramps but i do have everything else ,i tell ya i never thought i would meet people such as yourselfs on this forum sitting hear on the couch with my laptop,amazing as far as beating him up i would like to rock him a good one for not being honest,what a chevy dealer !thanks JOHN..
There are some great ones like our very own Fichtner, and others, but what this techy was unloading on you is very common... he probably figured you were shy about working on the car... but like Vaughn said, these are pretty straight forward cars.
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Hey, I'm a JAG -- I'll just hop in my F-14 and fly over for the day since I'm a little short on hours this month.... Oh wait -- I guess it's not like the TV show... That photo was of me last year in Iraq. I got to travel all over the country inspecting detention facilities. It was a blast!
This forum has saved me probably THOUSANDS of dollars with helping me do my own stuff. I'd never worked on Vettes before, but they really are quite straightforward for the most part. It's so simple, a caveman could do it! No offense meant to any of our caveman members...
That photo was of me last year in Iraq. I got to travel all over the country inspecting detention facilities. It was a blast!This forum has saved me probably THOUSANDS of dollars with helping me do my own stuff. I'd never worked on Vettes before, but they really are quite straightforward for the most part. It's so simple, a caveman could do it! No offense meant to any of our caveman members...
Thanks for doing a great job Vaughn
Good thing you're any atty... that caveman is already suing the gecko...