Reversing the Lowering Procedure Just a Bit
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Racer
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Reversing the Lowering Procedure Just a Bit
I read a thread on lowering the C5 (front). It included unbolting the A arm and the stabilizer bar. Then you were able to turn the lowering bolt counterclockwise to lower the car.
My 2001 was lowered as far as possible on the stock lowering bolts when I bought it. As a result, a hard left turn at low speed results in passenger side tire rubbing. I want to raise the car back up (about 1/8”) to prevent this rubbing. Do I need to do all of the unbolting of the A arm and Stabilizer bar to raise it back up, or can I just wrench clockwise on the lowering bolts a couple turns each side? sam
My 2001 was lowered as far as possible on the stock lowering bolts when I bought it. As a result, a hard left turn at low speed results in passenger side tire rubbing. I want to raise the car back up (about 1/8”) to prevent this rubbing. Do I need to do all of the unbolting of the A arm and Stabilizer bar to raise it back up, or can I just wrench clockwise on the lowering bolts a couple turns each side? sam
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Lowered mine using aftermarket bolts because the Z51 springs we put in did not come with the OEM adjustors and you cannot buy them separately. After the the initial settings we went back in to adjust it several times following the same procedure as in the link in the other response. Settled at about 1" lower than stock to avoid bottoming out the shocks (C6Z06).
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and yes I need a better camera than my cell phone.
