Corvette Rear Lowering Bolt kit
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From: South Shore Ma
Corvette Rear Lowering Bolt kit
i saw it on the corvettegarage website and i wanted to get your input on the kit. Is it work it and it says it will lower the rear end of the car 1.5 inches. Also does anyone have any pictures with this kit on their corvette. Just noticed it and wanted to see how nice and does it look alot better than stock
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I doubt you'll find any local hardware stores that carry grade 8, 14mm x 8" bolts. I've never even seen them that long at specialty vendors like McMASTER-CARR.
If you're going to use hardware fasteners for the rear bolts, other members have suggested using grade 8, 9/16" (fine thread) SAE bolts instead of 1/2" SAE. The extra diameter will reportedly slide through the oem rear bushings with a liberal application of your favorite lubricant.
The extra width may also reduce the chances of rear suspension failure by breaking the 1/2" hardware store bolts that some have experienced and reported here in the past.
In the end (pun intended) it's your car to do with as you please.
If you're going to use hardware fasteners for the rear bolts, other members have suggested using grade 8, 9/16" (fine thread) SAE bolts instead of 1/2" SAE. The extra diameter will reportedly slide through the oem rear bushings with a liberal application of your favorite lubricant.
The extra width may also reduce the chances of rear suspension failure by breaking the 1/2" hardware store bolts that some have experienced and reported here in the past.
In the end (pun intended) it's your car to do with as you please.
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From: Marlton. Increasing performance one speeding ticket at a time! NJ
I doubt you'll find any local hardware stores that carry grade 8, 14mm x 8" bolts. I've never even seen them that long at specialty vendors like McMASTER-CARR.
If you're going to use hardware fasteners for the rear bolts, other members have suggested using grade 8, 9/16" (fine thread) SAE bolts instead of 1/2" SAE. The extra diameter will reportedly slide through the oem rear bushings with a liberal application of your favorite lubricant.
The extra width may also reduce the chances of rear suspension failure by breaking the 1/2" hardware store bolts that some have experienced and reported here in the past.
In the end (pun intended) it's your car to do with as you please.
If you're going to use hardware fasteners for the rear bolts, other members have suggested using grade 8, 9/16" (fine thread) SAE bolts instead of 1/2" SAE. The extra diameter will reportedly slide through the oem rear bushings with a liberal application of your favorite lubricant.
The extra width may also reduce the chances of rear suspension failure by breaking the 1/2" hardware store bolts that some have experienced and reported here in the past.
In the end (pun intended) it's your car to do with as you please.
Grade 8 hex head 1/2x20 UNF 8in long.
9/16 available as well.
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The original poster doesn't need to buy a pair of 1/2" or 9/16" SAE fine or coarse thread bolts from them if he intends to use grade 5 or grade 8 (hopefully) SAE instead of metric. Those can be found at most well stocked hardware stores like ACE or TRUE VALUE.
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