front lowering bolt?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Sandy Ego CA
yes, go to the front page of this forum, go to the top of the page and click on tools, go to C5 tech tips, go down the list until you see a post regarding lowering the front end, it has step by step pic instructions. It easy, go for it
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Gone
CI 6-7-8-9-10 Veteran
St. Jude Donor '03
I cut mine off without removing anything other than the wheels. Took 10 mins per side.
I jacked the end of the spring up with a hydraulic spreader tool, high enough to get easy access to the bushing, and used a coarse drywall saw to cut the bushings off.
If you try this, just be very careful not to put your hand under the spring at any time, there's a tremendous amount of tension there, and you could be easily pinned if the jack were to slip or collapse.
I jacked the end of the spring up with a hydraulic spreader tool, high enough to get easy access to the bushing, and used a coarse drywall saw to cut the bushings off.
If you try this, just be very careful not to put your hand under the spring at any time, there's a tremendous amount of tension there, and you could be easily pinned if the jack were to slip or collapse.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Paducah Ky
Originally Posted by maddman
I guess this means I have to take apart the suspension as shown.Any other options.What a pita for another 1/2".
I didn't want to take the suspension apart either. I've never been much of a mechanic and the job looked like quite a bit more than I wanted. I tried the method of cutting with everything in place, but it's so d@mn tight in there and not being able to really see it that good I knew that wasn't going to work. I decided the only way I was going to be able to cut 2/3 of the bushing was to drop the suspension. It really wasn't that hard, just took my time. The only problem I had was trying to get the A arm to drop. I finally put some silicone lubricant down around the stud and knocked the h@ll out of it with a short pc of 2x4. It fell right down them, but couldn't budge it before the lubricant. This is the link I used.https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...D=90&TopicID=1
