lowering procedure
Melting Slicks
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From: Indy IN
If the spring breaks it will drop the car down onto the bump stops and it will ride really harshly. It could sag to one side first but so what.
The car will push a lot and if it starts riding rough it can tend to knock the alignment out.
Shouldn't take more than a week to get a spring, even in Norway. It's not so heavy that you can't airfreight it from the USA.
Good luck
The car will push a lot and if it starts riding rough it can tend to knock the alignment out.
Shouldn't take more than a week to get a spring, even in Norway. It's not so heavy that you can't airfreight it from the USA.
Good luck
Racer
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Not trying to steal your thread but I was hoping someone could offer some advice. Just bought my 01 Z06 the front is extremely low. The air dam is 1/4" from rubbing. The rear seems higher than stock. Is there a reason for this? I'll post a few pics. Also the car has aftermarket sways and endlinks of unknown manufacture. Not sure if the shocks are stock or not.
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Melting Slicks
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Dave,
Get in there and fix that stance immediately. Not a tough job to do at all. The front is lowered to its maximum, or damn near close. I'd raise the front two or three threads, and drop the back down as far as it'll go. See how that levels things out. Just remember to relieve the pressure on the front leaf springs before attempting to adjust the bolt. It won't go anywhere otherwise. Beautiful car you have, and it'll look even better once you correct the PO's strange lowering decisions.
Get in there and fix that stance immediately. Not a tough job to do at all. The front is lowered to its maximum, or damn near close. I'd raise the front two or three threads, and drop the back down as far as it'll go. See how that levels things out. Just remember to relieve the pressure on the front leaf springs before attempting to adjust the bolt. It won't go anywhere otherwise. Beautiful car you have, and it'll look even better once you correct the PO's strange lowering decisions.
Melting Slicks
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Racer
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If the spring breaks it will drop the car down onto the bump stops and it will ride really harshly. It could sag to one side first but so what.
The car will push a lot and if it starts riding rough it can tend to knock the alignment out.
Shouldn't take more than a week to get a spring, even in Norway. It's not so heavy that you can't airfreight it from the USA.
Good luck
The car will push a lot and if it starts riding rough it can tend to knock the alignment out.
Shouldn't take more than a week to get a spring, even in Norway. It's not so heavy that you can't airfreight it from the USA.
Good luck
The first weekend with nice weather is coming up now, so I will chance a smooth and easy trip with the car. The spring has been like this since I bought it (at least the height), and I have driven it quite hard, not broken yet. Let's cross thumbs.
I thought I'd strap some metal screw-straps (probably not what it's called in English) around the spring where its started to delaminate to keep it together. Since springs like this is made of long fibers, my limited technical insight tells me that it will help to stabilize it, but I could be wrong...
Team Owner
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Is that bolt screwed all the way through the spring?? Is what appears to be a hex nut on the stud, actually the "threaded insert" that's molded into the spring? If so, it's pulled through the spring, and therefore, the spring is broken, I think.....
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....I thought I'd strap some metal screw-straps (probably not what it's called in English) around the spring where its started to delaminate to keep it together. Since springs like this is made of long fibers, my limited technical insight tells me that it will help to stabilize it, but I could be wrong...
Racer
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no the spring is tight against the bottom of the lower a arm. The bolt is all the way "tight" for lack of a better word. And after looking closer it is the t1 bars and end links. Not sure about the shocks. Can't find that part# listed anywhere.
Last edited by Dave70; Apr 8, 2016 at 07:07 PM.
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Yeah, but the "hex end" at the top of the adjuster bolt, is what you turn, when you adjust the ride height. It should be protruding through the top of the spring......