That being said, any reason you bumped a 5.5 year old thread in the C5 section to post a picture of your C6?
[Z06] lowering z06
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lowering z06
I have just bought and installed lowering bolts front and rear
I wish i would have just left the front bolts out now. but beside that what kind of rake do you recommend ?? im at 27 1/2 all corners now to the inside of my fender but I know the back is lower. what do you like as far as rake is concerned ? for the best handling. thank you
I wish i would have just left the front bolts out now. but beside that what kind of rake do you recommend ?? im at 27 1/2 all corners now to the inside of my fender but I know the back is lower. what do you like as far as rake is concerned ? for the best handling. thank you
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Well, actually you should have spent some time looking for lowering threads on the DIY sticky in the C5 tech forum. Longer than stock rear lowering bolts are a waste since you end up with essentially no rear suspension travel and the car will handle like crap. The problem is that the rear suspension doesn't have much travel anyway and when you lower it as you have done you are essentially on the bump stops of the rear shocks. The suspension was designed to be lowered about 3/4 of an inch and lowering it beyond that results in poor geometry as well as horrible ride because of the lack of travel. When lowered the recommended 3/4 of an inch to an inch the geometry is optimized for best handling and if you take your car to a professional setup shop like Phoenix performance they will lower it that amount. More than that results in poorer handling.
Here is a link to a thread on the proper way to lower your car..
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1576940245-post92.html
As noted in the referenced thread you want about 1/2 an inch of rake between the front and rear. Without the proper rake air pressure builds up under the car and at speeds of 80mph and above it can effect handling. Note that the proper place to measure is the frame at the so called J and K dimensions and not the wheel wells. Some cars are relatively accurate when measured at the wheel wells and others are not. There are variations in fender lip height between cars and sometimes between one side of a car and the other.
Here is a link to a thread on the proper way to lower your car..
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1576940245-post92.html
As noted in the referenced thread you want about 1/2 an inch of rake between the front and rear. Without the proper rake air pressure builds up under the car and at speeds of 80mph and above it can effect handling. Note that the proper place to measure is the frame at the so called J and K dimensions and not the wheel wells. Some cars are relatively accurate when measured at the wheel wells and others are not. There are variations in fender lip height between cars and sometimes between one side of a car and the other.
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Post it in the C8 picture thread *AFTER REVEAL...those idiots post the same pics every hour on the hour, would be a nice combo breaker. LOLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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