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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 10:57 AM
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Hey guys. Does the rear spring on a C6 Z06 fit under the C5 chassis and would the 782# rate cause my Vette to under-steer?

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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 11:29 AM
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So apparently the Z06 rear spring will not fit the C5 chassis. Can anyone tell me where the difference/s is?

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Hey guys. Does the rear spring on a C6 Z06 fit under the C5 chassis and would the 782# rate cause my Vette to under-steer?

TIA!
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 12:27 PM
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C6 rear sits above the lower A-arms like the front of a C5.
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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Find a C5 Z06 rear spring. P/N is 22188038. Been looking for one for a while and found one yesterday-came out of a Z06 that was converted to a T-1 car the day it was bought, so it's essentially brand new. Plug and play and that solution will probably accomplish what you want. That's what's going in the rear of my FRC. Front spring is already the same as a Z06. FWIW.
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P.S. Typically increasing the rate of the rear spring and or the thickness of the rear swaybar, promotes oversteer. I'm doing this because the PO put 3.05/19s on the rear and need more control for the bigger tires.
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