I'm thinking of dropping my 99FRC an inch or so, using the suspension bolts. I would like to know how it rides after this is done, does it have any adverse affects on the suspension components, does it stress anything to do this, and how does if affect the alignment??

Thanks
Benny

 

an inch ain't alot...you will need to get the alignment adjusted if you lower it....the ride isn't much rougher only going an inch

 

I suppose you think a lowered 99 Pewter C5 looks pretty cool, huh??

 

Best to replace your shocks with Bilsteins Sports when lowering a base sprung car.

 

 

The ride changes very little, if at all. You are only changing the wheel height in relation to the car, the spring is really not affected at all.

 

If you can follow my threads,Or check out "my corvette pics" I just lowered my coupe , New 7" bolts in the rear and removed the front bolt completely and installed a peice of polyurethane between the front spring and lower control arm, also Bilstein sports, ZO6 sways all around and aluminum endlinks, car handles like a dream, night and day difference over the F45 I had, Yes a 4 wheel alignment is needed after lowering, as far as the ride, it is a bit more stiff, but a good stiffness if that makes sense, Ive noticed at higher speeds like 130-140 mph, the vehicle just hugs the road much better and coming into a turn at 90mph the vehicle feels so much more safe.

I would highly recomend if your going to lower the vehicle, consider it as a package modification, (sways, shocks, endlinks,lowering), you will get more out of your vehicle as far as performance and appearance this way, and as far as the price, for around $550 you can accomplish this upgrade.

And if your going to change out the rear bolts, dont pay the outrageous prices vendors want for there so called lowering kits, which basically consists of a 7"or 8" grade 8 1/2"-13 bolts and grade 8 nylon 1/2 locking nuts and grade 8 washers, total for these parts at a nut/bolt warehouse or hardware store is around $14 vs $35-40 which other vendors sell for.

Just a thought

 

Not everyone is going 130-140mph, on the street. Don't see how all that is going to help your appearance either. I would lower it on stock bolts call it good. You have a great case if someone looking to get ready for auto x.

 

I dropped mine on the stock bolts about an inch and ended up raising it back about 1/4" because the rear suspension was bottoming out against the bump stops on rough surfaces. I have the Z06 sway bars, Bilstein sport shocks, and a fairly aggressive auto-cross alignment, I kept the base suspension leaf springs.
Lowering these cars beyond what the service manual calls for without additional modifications is useless in terms of enhanced handling. The suspension can't do it's job when it's bottoming out.

 

If that's a picture of you on your avatar, I have another theory as to why your car bottoms out.

*sincerely hopes that's not you*

 

It's not, I don't think the person in the picture would fit in the car, LOL.

 

I AGREE 100%, also get a alignment.