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Old Jan 9, 2017 | 02:35 PM
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I have a project I am building with C5 suspension and was wondering if anyone knew if the front and rear suspension cradles sat level or if they had an angle with the car sitting on the ground? Any help would be appreciated.
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I can't answer this positively but from having removed my rear cradle I would bet that the rear is level, I would assume that the front is level too.
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The mounting points on the frame are not level, but if you draw a line through the lower a arm mounting points, that is level.
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See if the attachment will answer your questions.
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Performance Trends Suspension Analyzer has the C5Z model in it. You can download the trial and see the numbers.

And no, the lower a-arms are not level front to rear. The uppers aren't either.
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Originally Posted by lionelhutz

And no, the lower a-arms are not level front to rear. The uppers aren't either.
I was going to say, level A-Arms certainly dont sound right. Thank you for clearing that up.
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