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Old May 4, 2010 | 01:19 AM
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Lowered the c5 sitting on front spring by cutting the bushings and slamming it all the way down and i still have a inch between fender and tire, but the rear is forcing me to raise it all the way up(a 2000 FRC spring) and i still rub on my 345-30-19 tires with driver and passenger 225# each. at rest after it settles out i cant get my thumb in between the tire and fender. Is it just that softer of a spring than the zo6??
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Old May 4, 2010 | 02:15 AM
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IIRC, frc/z51 springs are the same as the zo6 (rears only)

Check for delamination. Are you running cutouts? My base suspension front spring was delaminating and it was noticeably sagging.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by cptinjak
IIRC, frc/z51 springs are the same as the zo6 (rears only)

Check for delamination. Are you running cutouts? My base suspension front spring was delaminating and it was noticeably sagging.
its the front one that is the same. the rear is stiffer on the z.
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no cutouts, but the heat from the borla off road exhaust was prob higher then the heat from the stock Ti exhaust. no delamintation either, At any rate, i think the spring was soft to start with. I want coilovers, but i guess i will get a low mileage stock Z06 spring for now.
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Originally Posted by SaberD
its the front one that is the same. the rear is stiffer on the z.
You are correct. I apologize.
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