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Old May 7, 2015 | 02:17 PM
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I am currently dropped on stock bolts as low as they will go. I wanna dropp the ride some more but dont want to cut bushings on bolts and mess with ride quality. So, I am considering dropping in some coilovers. Does anybody have these on there car? They are considerably cheaper then Lg coilovers. I am not tracking the car and its not a daily use car (weekend driver). Are these any good? Any opinions or recommendations much appreciated.
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Old May 7, 2015 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by BRZI
I am currently dropped on stock bolts as low as they will go. I wanna dropp the ride some more but dont want to cut bushings on bolts and mess with ride quality. So, I am considering dropping in some coilovers. Does anybody have these on there car? They are considerably cheaper then Lg coilovers. I am not tracking the car and its not a daily use car (weekend driver). Are these any good? Any opinions or recommendations much appreciated.
I have LG coil overs on my car, and yes you can lower the car more. Right now I believe I am about 2 1/2 inches lower than factory specifications. I did have the car weight balanced and a good alignment once they were installed.
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Old May 7, 2015 | 02:51 PM
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Yeah I know I can lower the car more I was just wondering if anybody has tried Qa1 coilovers. I know the Lg motorsports are good but they are also 500-600 more expensive then the Qa1's. So was wondering why so cheap and has anybody tried them and what pros or cons are.
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Old May 7, 2015 | 02:58 PM
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I ran QA1 coil overs on my 78 Malibu and liked them alot. i had it lowered almost 3 inches. They where a little stiffer than stock but not bad at all. I dont have them on my C5Z, was thinking about running the Ridetech coil overs. But might just go with QA1 again.






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Old May 7, 2015 | 03:16 PM
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An old thread you can review

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...coilovers.html

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Old May 8, 2015 | 11:34 PM
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Thanks tony that was very helpful.
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