Lowering on stock bolts???
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Drifting
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Lowering on stock bolts???
Really dumb ?...
That lowering bolt seems to be accessible as is, why do you have to remove shocks and all the other stuff to do this?
http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/foru...ad.php?t=26211
al
That lowering bolt seems to be accessible as is, why do you have to remove shocks and all the other stuff to do this?
http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/foru...ad.php?t=26211
al
Instructor
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From: Lititz PA
well sometimes u can get lucky and turn the bolts down. some times you cant. my pass side spun with it all intact. the drivers side it was so stuck in there i stripped the bolt and ending up taking the hole front suspension out to get the bolt out. There is sprung weight on the bolts and thats what makes them hard to turn.
Racer
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From: Fairfield CT
It's not dumb at all, & many have done it. There's no need to remove anything to do it. It's actually quite simple too.
I think it took me less than an hour, to do the front & back.
Give it a try!
Here is the link:
http://www.z06vette.com/diy_lower.php
I think it took me less than an hour, to do the front & back.
Give it a try!
Here is the link:
http://www.z06vette.com/diy_lower.php
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,437
Likes: 5
It's not dumb at all, & many have done it. There's no need to remove anything to do it. It's actually quite simple too.
I think it took me less than an hour, to do the front & back.
Give it a try!
Here is the link:
http://www.z06vette.com/diy_lower.php
I think it took me less than an hour, to do the front & back.
Give it a try!
Here is the link:
http://www.z06vette.com/diy_lower.php
I may try this during the next oil change.
Safety Car
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From: This is not a Song, It's an Outburst: Or, The Establishment Blues; Sixto Diaz Rodriguez
well sometimes u can get lucky and turn the bolts down. some times you cant. my pass side spun with it all intact. the drivers side it was so stuck in there i stripped the bolt and ending up taking the hole front suspension out to get the bolt out. There is sprung weight on the bolts and thats what makes them hard to turn.
Been there, done that. Seems like the fronts (my passenger side)are always the problem ones. Glad you got it done.
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From: This is not a Song, It's an Outburst: Or, The Establishment Blues; Sixto Diaz Rodriguez
^ Right above me, see what I mean, a very good explanation...thanks "Ikester"
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From: South Western Ontario
You need to take the spring pressure off the A-arm.
Put the car up on jack stands. Put the jack under the spring in the Y of the lower arm with a piece of wood or something else that won't damage it between the jack pad and the spring. Jack it up enough to lift the spring off the lower arm. Now adjust the bolt.
Peter
Put the car up on jack stands. Put the jack under the spring in the Y of the lower arm with a piece of wood or something else that won't damage it between the jack pad and the spring. Jack it up enough to lift the spring off the lower arm. Now adjust the bolt.
Peter
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From: John's Creek Georgia
You need to take the spring pressure off the A-arm.
Put the car up on jack stands. Put the jack under the spring in the Y of the lower arm with a piece of wood or something else that won't damage it between the jack pad and the spring. Jack it up enough to lift the spring off the lower arm. Now adjust the bolt.
Peter
Put the car up on jack stands. Put the jack under the spring in the Y of the lower arm with a piece of wood or something else that won't damage it between the jack pad and the spring. Jack it up enough to lift the spring off the lower arm. Now adjust the bolt.
Peter
I didn't remove the shocks and hit the bolts with PB Penetrant.
