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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 04:02 PM
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Will only cutting the bottom bushing drop the car half as much, or am I not accomplishing anything by only doing this?

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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 04:29 PM
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wish I could help but I have no idea how to lower the C5, maybe someone that does will chime in soon.....
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Don't cut the bushings in the rear - get longer bolts and replace the stockers with 6.5" or 7" long bolts to get the rear lower. That's if you want to further than the stock travel allows. For the front, follow this tech tip.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...D=90&TopicID=1
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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If you are going to cut the front bushings, cut them all the way (2/3's). You can always decide to raise it back up to stock ride heighth.
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