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Old 02-21-2017, 11:19 PM
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Two weeks into ownership I'm really digging this car - garish 20" chrome rear wheels notwithstanding ...
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Originally Posted by NormK
Two weeks into ownership I'm really digging this car - garish 20" chrome rear wheels notwithstanding ...
The larger Z06 wheels look pretty damn nice. Looks like the rear is drastically dropped more than the front. You want to either lower the front, or raise the rear for proper rake
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Originally Posted by SuperTom
The larger Z06 wheels look pretty damn nice. Looks like the rear is drastically dropped more than the front. You want to either lower the front, or raise the rear for proper rake
Chalk it up to an optical illusion, as the rear is notably higher than the front. Although measuring wheel well height is a less than perfect method, it nonetheless works just fine for a quick and dirty comparison which, in the case of my car shows that the rear is 1.75" higher than the front.

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[QUOTE=NormK;1594161494]Chalk it up to an optical illusion, as the rear is notably higher than the front. Although measuring wheel well height is a less than perfect method, it nonetheless works just fine for a quick and dirty comparison which, in the case of my car shows that the rear is 1.75" higher than the front.

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Im referring to the wheel well gap not the actual distance from the ground
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Originally Posted by SuperTom
The larger Z06 wheels look pretty damn nice. Looks like the rear is drastically dropped more than the front. You want to either lower the front, or raise the rear for proper rake
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Chalk it up to an optical illusion, as the rear is notably higher than the front. Although measuring wheel well height is a less than perfect method, it nonetheless works just fine for a quick and dirty comparison which, in the case of my car shows that the rear is 1.75" higher than the front.

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Im referring to the wheel well gap not the actual distance from the ground
My mistake. For some reason I thought you were talking about the rake.

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99,FRC...........
When in doubt, less really IS more........


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Picked her up a few weeks ago - I have never been this excited about a car in my life lol - sooo many things I want to do to her I don't even know where to start lol
























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