C5 ride height
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Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Chandler AZ
C5 ride height
I have my 99 for almost 9 years now, and of course it's a pain to get across dips in the roads, speed bumps without scraping the air dam.
I went to a bank yesterday and saw what must have been a 2000-2004 convertible (mine is one as well) and whoever's was, they had pulled up way close to the sidewalk curb, where the front of the car was just over the sidewalk curb.
I looked at it, and looked at mine, if I pulled up to that curb/sidewalk edge, the front of my car would hit it, and not go over.
Looking at the front fender wells, that car seemed to appear to sit higher than mine, the gap from the top of the tires to the bottom of the center arch of the fender well was bigger.
Then I noticed the gap of the rear tire to fender arch looked bigger as well.
All C5s have the exact same ride height from the factory, right?
Maybe the previous owner lowered my car, and all these years I have been having to baby the car over dips more than stock height.
How can I tell if the car has been lowered, should I measure the height of the fender wells at the height of the arch from the floor?
Car just past 80,000 miles, original shocks (I assume)
It has the F45 I believe, with the 3 setting, tour, sport, perf, and the active handling button.
I went to a bank yesterday and saw what must have been a 2000-2004 convertible (mine is one as well) and whoever's was, they had pulled up way close to the sidewalk curb, where the front of the car was just over the sidewalk curb.
I looked at it, and looked at mine, if I pulled up to that curb/sidewalk edge, the front of my car would hit it, and not go over.
Looking at the front fender wells, that car seemed to appear to sit higher than mine, the gap from the top of the tires to the bottom of the center arch of the fender well was bigger.
Then I noticed the gap of the rear tire to fender arch looked bigger as well.
All C5s have the exact same ride height from the factory, right?
Maybe the previous owner lowered my car, and all these years I have been having to baby the car over dips more than stock height.
How can I tell if the car has been lowered, should I measure the height of the fender wells at the height of the arch from the floor?
Car just past 80,000 miles, original shocks (I assume)
It has the F45 I believe, with the 3 setting, tour, sport, perf, and the active handling button.
Last edited by 1999corvettels1; Mar 22, 2012 at 01:33 PM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,343
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From: Lexington Park MD
Yours looks to be about stock height. Maybe the other Vette had just been lifted up and had not settled all the way down yet. Or maybe your front shocks are worn out and it is sitting lower than it should, but it looks pretty average in your pics.
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