got z06 shocks
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Burning Brakes
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got z06 shocks
ditched the F45 shocks from my 1998 vert..
replaced with 2003 Z06 shocks
car actually rides smoother, and at the same time is more responsive and handles better. all my other suspension parts are stock (ie: leaf springs, etc)
one question.. my front now sits about 3/4 inch higher than before. the rear is the same exact as before. any ideas why? only thing i can think about is that the old shocks were bad (when you compress them by hand, they dont pop back up) so it was sitting lower before due to bad shocks.. but if that is the case, why isnt the same true for the rears (why isnt the rear sitting higher now)?
any advice is appreciated, thanks!
replaced with 2003 Z06 shocks
car actually rides smoother, and at the same time is more responsive and handles better. all my other suspension parts are stock (ie: leaf springs, etc)
one question.. my front now sits about 3/4 inch higher than before. the rear is the same exact as before. any ideas why? only thing i can think about is that the old shocks were bad (when you compress them by hand, they dont pop back up) so it was sitting lower before due to bad shocks.. but if that is the case, why isnt the same true for the rears (why isnt the rear sitting higher now)?
any advice is appreciated, thanks!
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Let the suspension settle a bit and then see where it is.
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I have the f45 also and will be putting in bilstein sports i picked up here on the forum going to try the resistor trick hope to do in the next week.
You should swap out the sway bars also.
You should swap out the sway bars also.
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ditched the F45 shocks from my 1998 vert..
replaced with 2003 Z06 shocks
one question.. my front now sits about 3/4 inch higher than before. the rear is the same exact as before. any ideas why? only thing i can think about is that the old shocks were bad (when you compress them by hand, they dont pop back up) so it was sitting lower before due to bad shocks.. but if that is the case, why isnt the same true for the rears (why isnt the rear sitting higher now)?
any advice is appreciated, thanks!
replaced with 2003 Z06 shocks
one question.. my front now sits about 3/4 inch higher than before. the rear is the same exact as before. any ideas why? only thing i can think about is that the old shocks were bad (when you compress them by hand, they dont pop back up) so it was sitting lower before due to bad shocks.. but if that is the case, why isnt the same true for the rears (why isnt the rear sitting higher now)?
any advice is appreciated, thanks!
They are very easy to change. A trick though is to wire the shocks after you compress them a little. That will make them much easier to fit into place and bolt up. There are only 3-4 bolts/nuts per shock. Very simple. If you can change a tire you can change your own shocks. Good Luck... Rob
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i had a shop do the work, but it was pretty easy
i just got back from a 600 mile trip.. and the car still sits the same. im 100% sure it wont settle, since the shocks i purchased already had 10k on them
for the F45 delete, i did the resistor method.
i just got back from a 600 mile trip.. and the car still sits the same. im 100% sure it wont settle, since the shocks i purchased already had 10k on them
for the F45 delete, i did the resistor method.
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I would think it would have settled by now.
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I put Z06 shocks and sway bars on my '98 a few years ago. If I remember correctly, it took a couple of days to settle, but after 600 miles it should have settled by now.
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the car is already lowered to the max on the stock bolts...
doesnt make sense, because before putting in the Z06 shocks it was low.. now its not. i was told the z06 shocks lower it further, guess not.
doesnt make sense, because before putting in the Z06 shocks it was low.. now its not. i was told the z06 shocks lower it further, guess not.