Difference in front lowering bolt options?
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Melting Slicks
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From: LaGrange Park, IL IL
St. Jude Donor '13, '15
Difference in front lowering bolt options?
I've already lowered my 2004 coupe all the way down front and rear about 2 years ago. Last summer I added new wheels and tires and now I'm thinking of going a bit lower in the front. The rear sits nice IMO as it is.
So what is the difference in using aftermarket front lowering bolts found online at forum vendors, C6 front bolts, and the OEM bolts I already have? I'm thinking about another 1/2 inch taken out to sit just right.
Next question on this subject...cutting the front bushing off just gives you back the height of the bushing? And removing them all together gives you how much and at the risk of rubbing the leaf spring on the control arm?
So what is the difference in using aftermarket front lowering bolts found online at forum vendors, C6 front bolts, and the OEM bolts I already have? I'm thinking about another 1/2 inch taken out to sit just right.
Next question on this subject...cutting the front bushing off just gives you back the height of the bushing? And removing them all together gives you how much and at the risk of rubbing the leaf spring on the control arm?
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Melting Slicks
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From: LaGrange Park, IL IL
St. Jude Donor '13, '15
And anyone got more on my other question:
By removing the OEM C5 bolts all together how much more drop should I expect? The risk here is the of rubbing the leaf spring on the control arm correct? So some add a rubber pad in there?
Drifting
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^ This. That's what I did in mine and have been for 4+ years and 50,000 miles. Last time I looked at the front spring there was very little signs of wear. And by very little I mean just some minor scuffing of the surface that contacts the control arm.
But back to your original question OP, MOST of the aftermarket lowering bolts for the fronts are in fact C6 bolts.
But back to your original question OP, MOST of the aftermarket lowering bolts for the fronts are in fact C6 bolts.
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '13, '15
Thanks everyone. Did some more searches late last night in the Tech section and read numerous posts. Finally came across some how to threads that helped me understand what the front bushings actually looked like. I didn't realize how thick they were compared to the aftermarket/C6 bolts. Plus the task of removing them isn't nearly as daunting as I originally thought.
Mre1974: are you running bilstein or other shocks now?
Mre1974: are you running bilstein or other shocks now?
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Drifting
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Ocala FL
Thanks everyone. Did some more searches late last night in the Tech section and read numerous posts. Finally came across some how to threads that helped me understand what the front bushings actually looked like. I didn't realize how thick they were compared to the aftermarket/C6 bolts. Plus the task of removing them isn't nearly as daunting as I originally thought.
Mre1974: are you running bilstein or other shocks now?
Mre1974: are you running bilstein or other shocks now?