Notices
C5 General General C5 Corvette and C5 Z06 Discussion not covered in Tech

Lowering your ride.....?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 08:34 PM
  #1  
Mr. Lau's Avatar
Mr. Lau
Thread Starter
Pro
 
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 708
Likes: 0
From: Medicine Hat Alberta
Default Lowering your ride.....?

How much is a reasonable amount to lower if you want to be able to look good, but NOT scrap on speedbumps?

Anyone got a thread link aswell? TIA
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 08:37 PM
  #2  
Shore's Avatar
Shore
Safety Car
20 Year Member
Active Streak: 30 Days
Active Streak: 60 Days
Photogenic
 
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 4,812
Likes: 0
From: Port Orange Florida
Default

Mine is stock and it whacks too much as it is with that ant-scooter underneath.
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 08:39 PM
  #3  
34RedRage's Avatar
34RedRage
Race Director
 
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 12,899
Likes: 1
From: Denver Colorado
Default

i just lowered my coupe on the stock bolts. the front dropped 7/8 inch and the rear dropped just over 1 inch. i really do not notice any real difference in the scrapping

Reply
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 08:45 PM
  #4  
MIKE-C5's Avatar
MIKE-C5
Race Director
 
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 19,802
Likes: 0
From: San Antonio Texas
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'08
Default

I cut the front and bought extended bolts for the rear! ! !


Reply
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 08:58 PM
  #5  
devnull's Avatar
devnull
Scientific Negotiator
Supporting Gold
20 Year Member
Loved
Community Favorite
Top Answer: 5
 
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 6,724
Likes: 2,031
From: USA
St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'10, '14
Default

I hit everything...

(cut fronts and 8"ers in the back)...







If you lower on stock bolts only you will be in much better shape (pics):



And if you want to keep it 4x4, here is stock.

WHOA that just don't look right anymore!


Last edited by devnull; Sep 29, 2008 at 09:03 PM.
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 11:16 PM
  #6  
Dave68's Avatar
Dave68
Race Director
20 Year Member
Liked
 
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 19,304
Likes: 85
From: San Diego CA
Default

If you lower on stock bolts only you will be in much better shape
I agree. I can't imagine having my car lower than stock-bolt-low. I scrape on everything and at most, my car is about an inch lower than stock. If you don't have the Z51 suspension, don't lower until you upgrade.
Reply

Get notified of new replies

To Lowering your ride.....?





All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:37 AM.

story-0
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)

Slideshow: Ranking the top 10 Corvette engines by torque output.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-05 11:58:09


VIEW MORE
story-1
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!

Slideshow: A Corvette pace car nearly matching IndyCar speeds sounds exaggerated, until you look at the numbers.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-04 20:03:36


VIEW MORE
story-2
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!

Among a rather large group of them.

By Brett Foote | 2026-05-04 13:56:44


VIEW MORE
story-3
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!

Slideshow: the top 10 things Corvette owners want in the C9 Corvette

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-30 12:41:15


VIEW MORE
story-4
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know

Slideshow: 10 Important Corvette 'firsts' that every fan should know.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-29 17:02:16


VIEW MORE
story-5
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2

Slideshow: Should you buy a 2020-2026 Corvette or wait for 2027?

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-22 10:08:58


VIEW MORE
story-6
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor

Slideshow: 2027 Corvette lineup vs the world.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-24 16:12:42


VIEW MORE
story-7
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!

Slideshow: 10 major Corvette problems from the last 20 years.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-14 16:37:05


VIEW MORE
story-8
5 MOST and 5 LEAST Popular Corvette Model Years in History!

Slideshow: 5 most and least popular Corvette model years.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-08 13:25:01


VIEW MORE
story-9
2027 Corvette Buyer's Guide: Everything You Need to Know!

Slideshow: 2027 Corvette buyer's guide

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-17 16:41:08


VIEW MORE