New wheels, now car sits higher?
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Melting Slicks
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New wheels, now car sits higher?
I have a 98 Vert, sitting on stock wagon wheels. I just bought some Z06 black motorsports 18x9.5 fronts and 18x10.5 rears, and had America's Tires put on some Toyo T1 265/35 fronts and 295/35 rears; and now my vette sits high like stock again.. but I had installed the rear lowering bolts kit and lowered the fronts to the max the bolts would turn. It used to sit extremely low, but now the car is back to stock height. It's really weird.
Is this normal when putting on new wheels?
Is this normal when putting on new wheels?
Pro
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Ex suburban, now Chicago... IL
Are refering to the wheel wells in relation to the top of the tire? In general you need to drive the car around for the suspension to settle after it has been lifted.
No way for this to happen unless you decreased the overall diameter of the wheels. If you decrease the overall diameter of the wheels it will appear that the car has been lifted due to the fact that you will have more space between the wheel well and tire. The car would overall sit lower in relation to the ground.
Your car should sit a little lower now considering you decreased the overall diameter in the rear by .5" and the front by about .4" or so. By changing to those sizes, you have increased the gap between your wheel well and tire by about a 1/4" or so.
Stock C5 sizes
Rear diameter: 26.66"
Front diameter: 25.68"
Your new tires:
Rear diameter: 26.13"
Front diameter: 25.30"
Hopefully you are not noticing the 1/4" difference. From how you describe it, it sounds like it is noticably higher. Drive the car around, it should settle. It always happens to me everytime I raise mine off the ground.
No way for this to happen unless you decreased the overall diameter of the wheels. If you decrease the overall diameter of the wheels it will appear that the car has been lifted due to the fact that you will have more space between the wheel well and tire. The car would overall sit lower in relation to the ground.
Your car should sit a little lower now considering you decreased the overall diameter in the rear by .5" and the front by about .4" or so. By changing to those sizes, you have increased the gap between your wheel well and tire by about a 1/4" or so.
Stock C5 sizes
Rear diameter: 26.66"
Front diameter: 25.68"
Your new tires:
Rear diameter: 26.13"
Front diameter: 25.30"
Hopefully you are not noticing the 1/4" difference. From how you describe it, it sounds like it is noticably higher. Drive the car around, it should settle. It always happens to me everytime I raise mine off the ground.
