fender to ground clearance
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fender to ground clearance
I was wondering if anyone knew what the stock clearance was from the center of the front wheel arch to the ground. Mine is 27 1/8". I'm trying to see if my suspension is settling. If you have a different wheel/tire combo and/or have lowered it please list yours too. Thanks.
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St. Jude Donor '10
Measured a dozen 'stock' cars last year at a show, Vert/Coupes/Z's
Front is 27.5 (+/- 1/4)
Rear is 29 (+/-1/4)
Max lowering front (removing bolts) is 25.5
Max lowering rear (7" bolts, maxed out) is 26.5
(Above on base suspension/springs)
Front is 27.5 (+/- 1/4)
Rear is 29 (+/-1/4)
Max lowering front (removing bolts) is 25.5
Max lowering rear (7" bolts, maxed out) is 26.5
(Above on base suspension/springs)
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I've had a problem since I bought the car, it's 26 3/4 on the passengers side and it 27 & 3/16 on the drivers side. I asked why and nobody knew at the dealership and so they replaced the front spring under warranty. Took them a week to do the work, and when I got it back i had to spend 2 1/2 hours cleaning the black grease out of the carpets. Then they gave me a lot of talk about ride height and Trim height ? I don't know a thing about it, but I guess I'll take to my expert suspension shop and see what they say. For me, i don't understand how when you build a car and mount it on a chassis how can one side be almost over a 1/2 inches ?
If that's the way to build cars why doesn't all 2003 corvettes ride lower on one side than the other ?
If that's the way to build cars why doesn't all 2003 corvettes ride lower on one side than the other ?