I have them too, they fit fine and my car is also lowered. Call Gene Culley, he will fix you up. 
C-6 shocks on a C-5
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Go to www.gmpartshouse.com/search.html and use part number c6z06shocks and be sure to select Chevrolet make.
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NOT in my opinion! The difference on my 02 ZO6 was so slight that I thought I wasted my money on a shock up-grade. That is,,, until I put my car thru it's paces in a hard sweeping turn and it didn't have that nasty tendency to skidder across the road!!
The car handles SOOO much better in emergent manuevers!
If you have the BASE suspension, you will feel a little more firmness than your use to but nothing annoying or bone jarring. You will enjoy the added stability in turns!!
Great up-grade. Get the Sway bars also. Gene has a great deal on the C6 sway bars and end links and they fit your C5 too!
BC
The car handles SOOO much better in emergent manuevers!If you have the BASE suspension, you will feel a little more firmness than your use to but nothing annoying or bone jarring. You will enjoy the added stability in turns!!
Great up-grade. Get the Sway bars also. Gene has a great deal on the C6 sway bars and end links and they fit your C5 too!
BC
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From: Deep in the Heart o' Texas
St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13
NOT in my opinion! The difference on my 02 ZO6 was so slight that I thought I wasted my money on a shock up-grade. That is,,, until I put my car thru it's paces in a hard sweeping turn and it didn't have that nasty tendency to skidder across the road!! The car handles SOOO much better in emergent manuevers!
If you have the BASE suspension, you will feel a little more firmness than your use to but nothing annoying or bone jarring. You will enjoy the added stability in turns!!
Great up-grade. Get the Sway bars also. Gene has a great deal on the C6 sway bars and end links and they fit your C5 too!
BC
The car handles SOOO much better in emergent manuevers!If you have the BASE suspension, you will feel a little more firmness than your use to but nothing annoying or bone jarring. You will enjoy the added stability in turns!!
Great up-grade. Get the Sway bars also. Gene has a great deal on the C6 sway bars and end links and they fit your C5 too!
BC
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No, the Z51 option does not have the switch. The switch is for the selective ride option, F45 or F55.
The code is Z51.
The base suspension code is FE1.
I did the shocks, bars and endlinks all at the same time and have been very happy with the results.
The code is Z51.
The base suspension code is FE1.
I did the shocks, bars and endlinks all at the same time and have been very happy with the results.
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St. Jude Donor '08
The package that your thinking of is either an F-45 or F-55 real time dampening that has adjustable dampening rate shocks and you can change the dampening rate with a selector on the center console. Those packages also use the base suspension springs and sway bars.
In my opinion, the adjustable suspension is NOT worth the money. Stick with a fixed package, like, Z-51 or up-grade or add the ZO6 suspension parts to your base car or change it all to an after market package.
The C6 Shocks will improve the handling but, the addition of better springs and sway bars will make you think you have a new car!!!
BC
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I recently did the C6Z shock UG on my 02Z.The OEM's had 62k.
Ride is smoother and handling is very crisp.MUCH better than it was and the best mod I've done.
Got'em from Gene @ GMpartshouse.Gene is a trusted CF vendor and a friend to us Vetter's.Buy from Gene.
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carolina
Ride is smoother and handling is very crisp.MUCH better than it was and the best mod I've done.
Got'em from Gene @ GMpartshouse.Gene is a trusted CF vendor and a friend to us Vetter's.Buy from Gene.
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carolina
