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Old Jan 7, 2021 | 08:21 PM
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04 c5. Lowered rear bolts all the way( untill no more threads exposed)floor to center of fender 28". Lowered front all the way(allthe threads exposed). Front was still about 27.2 from floor to center of fender. Was too high still. Big gap between tire and fender and body was level, i do not want level, want slight rake. Removed front lowering bolts, replaced with aftermarket from pic above, lowered front to 26-1/8 which made perfect slight rake and perfect gap. Items are pictured above. Added anti scrape wheels pictured above.



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Old Jan 7, 2021 | 09:08 PM
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Pic of car now (and before)?
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Old Jan 7, 2021 | 09:47 PM
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Pic of car now (and before)?
Man I didn't take before pics. I can take after pic in morning. I threw car cover back on in garage and came in. Here's the wheels mounted on the front braces which is where all corvettes drag going up driveways. I'll take pick tomorrow of stance.
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Old Jan 8, 2021 | 10:20 AM
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Have you driven the car since to let the suspension settle in?Curious as to how much it will change.
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Old Jan 8, 2021 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jamieo
Have you driven the car since to let the suspension settle in?Curious as to how much it will change.
Do they “settle”? I understand a new lowered coil spring will, but I can’t see why an old transverse leaf spring would..
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Old Jan 8, 2021 | 01:25 PM
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Once the suspension is unloaded by jacking it up,then yes it will settle some.How much will vary by vehicle and suspesion option,mileage.etc.
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Old Jan 13, 2021 | 05:57 PM
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How difficult was the install? Did you have to dril holes in the lower support for the roller wheels?
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Old Jan 13, 2021 | 06:42 PM
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How difficult was the install? Did you have to dril holes in the lower support for the roller wheels?
Yess you have to drill the support that is why I went with the fangs instead
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FYI, the pads will eventually tear off those bolts and then they squeak steel on aluminum. I've been using pieces of rubber belting to fix mine since I don't have stock ones to use. Has to be re-done every now and then.
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I re-did the pads using a hole cutter on a drill and hockey puck. Glued them on with hybrid sealant. Not the full thickness of the puck!

May have mentioned this before but it wasn’t difficult to deal with completely seized (through rust) front adjusters. I had no success heating them up (carefully so you don’t melt the spring) but anyway, both parts starting turning in the spring. Oh no, you might think but they then come out (of the spring) easily enough.

Take them to a vice, use more heat/wire brush etc and the bolt will free up just fine. I then cleaned everything well before using epoxy to glue back into the spring.

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