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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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What Are The Pros/cons Of Lowering 2004 Vert?ride Stiffness?tires Rubbing?
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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looks better but you will scrape more
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 10:43 PM
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Looks Good...but you will scrape MUCH, MUCH more often, you'll still scrape, no matter how slow you go...but it WILL look good! I wound up lowering mine,..then raised it back to half way between the two....sort of a compromise, still scrape some though.

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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 10:54 PM
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I lowered my 00 Coupe on stock bolts and have had no real problems with scraping or tires rubbing (uprgaded to Z06 tires & rims)...
get the rocker savers just in case... and it looks great !!
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 10:55 PM
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thanx guys just what i thought are there different heights or settings?
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 10:56 PM
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Looks so much better...so it's worth a little rub on the front valiance from time to time...no big deal.
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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how much for rocker savers?
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 11:03 PM
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how much for rocker savers?
I think I paid around $60? ...Oh ..and it's all about the look! ...

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I think I paid around $60? ...Oh ..and it's all about the look! ...

NICE LOOK MAY R WILL GIVE UP A LITTLE IN TRAVEL IN THE SHOCKS. GET THE SAVERS, THEY COME IN DIFF COLORS ALSO. HAVE A SET OF NEW COILOVERS IF YOU WANT TO DO IT THE BEST WAY.
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Originally Posted by epti88
how much for rocker savers?
approx $ 60... contact Nasty98...he set me up with a set...
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You'll probably get more replies if you ask a moderator to move this to C5 Tech instead.
This is the classified ads forum.
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What exactly are these rocker savers ya'll speak of? Got a picture?

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Pros: Looks much better


Cons: can't think of any unless you lower it too far


Lowered a little over 1 1/2"
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