Lowered vettes?
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2000
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From: CT
I had my Z06 lowered all the way on stock bolts recently. I wish I had done it sooner. Looks much nicer. Like everyone else said...I scrape the front air dam upon entering and exiting some angled driveways, etc. Otherwise, it's fine.
Tech Contributor
Joined: Aug 1999
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mine scrapes like everyone else here, but here is the key to lowering IMHO. you don't want to get the body so low that the opening around the tire becomes flatish at the top and wide at the sides. the key is to get an even space all around the tire...turns out this is not lowering all the way, but most of the way on stock bolts...also minimizes the loud scrapes, but doesn't completely eliminate it. do the same spacing on the rear and your car profile will look great.
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 3,757
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From: Charlotte NC
What's peoples general opinion on lowering by pulling out the front bolts completely? I have my car lowered as much as it can while retaining the stock bolts and I honestly have zero problems. It scrapes a little bit over the crazy speed bumps and driveways but nothing big. I drive pretty carefully 
To pull or not to pull, that is the question lol
To pull or not to pull, that is the question lol
Racer
Joined: Nov 2008
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I'm lowered as far as I can go on stock bolts and I have two problems:
1. I scrape the air damn on my driveway, no big deal, did it before anyway.
2. At times when there is no room to dodge roadkill, a dead raccoon will wreak havoc getting bounced around under the car. At times I will be approaching a dead something or other and I swear I am high enough to get passed it and then I can feel the thunder from below. I have a small dent in my oil filter now from a dead raccoon.
I do plan to get longer bolts to lower it some more.
1. I scrape the air damn on my driveway, no big deal, did it before anyway.
2. At times when there is no room to dodge roadkill, a dead raccoon will wreak havoc getting bounced around under the car. At times I will be approaching a dead something or other and I swear I am high enough to get passed it and then I can feel the thunder from below. I have a small dent in my oil filter now from a dead raccoon.
I do plan to get longer bolts to lower it some more.
Pro
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 528
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From: Denver Colorado
I'm lowered as far as I can go on stock bolts and I have two problems:
1. I scrape the air damn on my driveway, no big deal, did it before anyway.
2. At times when there is no room to dodge roadkill, a dead raccoon
will wreak havoc getting bounced around under the car. At times I will be approaching a dead something or other and I swear I am high enough to get passed it and then I can feel the thunder from below. I have a small dent in my oil filter now from a dead raccoon.
I do plan to get longer bolts to lower it some more.
1. I scrape the air damn on my driveway, no big deal, did it before anyway.
2. At times when there is no room to dodge roadkill, a dead raccoon
will wreak havoc getting bounced around under the car. At times I will be approaching a dead something or other and I swear I am high enough to get passed it and then I can feel the thunder from below. I have a small dent in my oil filter now from a dead raccoon.
I do plan to get longer bolts to lower it some more.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 6,312
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From: North Haven, CT
I drive mine everywhere, lowered about 2" on coilovers. Only scrape the front air damn if there is a really big dip in the road or a steep parking lot entry, otherwise it's no problem. 
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 1,660
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From: Charlotte, NC
I cut my bushings and lowered all the way in the front on the stock bolts. To keep some of the rake in the car, I didn't lower the rear quite as far.
I trimmed the 2 corner and 1 center air dams about an inch to keep from scraping on everything.
I have two sets of tires/rims. The stock set doesn't scrape my driveway but the ZO6 set with stock ZO6 sized tires does scrap the driveway. It looks nice and my Bilstein sport shocks work well with this configuration (and ZO6 springs and swaybars).
I would love if someone would run their C5 on a skidpad test and then note any differences after lowering the car. It's a shame none of the car magazines tried that with either the C5 or C6.
I trimmed the 2 corner and 1 center air dams about an inch to keep from scraping on everything.
I have two sets of tires/rims. The stock set doesn't scrape my driveway but the ZO6 set with stock ZO6 sized tires does scrap the driveway. It looks nice and my Bilstein sport shocks work well with this configuration (and ZO6 springs and swaybars).
I would love if someone would run their C5 on a skidpad test and then note any differences after lowering the car. It's a shame none of the car magazines tried that with either the C5 or C6.