Magnetic Selective Ride Control - lowering
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Burning Brakes
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Re: Magnetic Selective Ride Control - lowering (bowtiebandit)
If lowering a conservative amount, say 3/4 of an inch - why would that cause a problem. Also, my Chevy dealer said that it would be no problem - that was one of the conditions I had to buy a specific C-5 on the lot with this supsension and he said - no problem. If the dealer told me that it would cause a problem, then I would not have purchased that vehicle!!!!
I tried to lower the car this weekend, it didn't seem to go down all that much, if any at all in the front. Seemed like the front was adjusted out (or in, depending on your perspective) - my issue is I hate the 4x4 look and I bought this car in order to get a lower look, like I had on my '00. The dealer specifically told me I could do it and now, I may have to cut bushing to get the same look I had on my '00 with the potential for damage! Hmmm,, I smell something fishy here.
Finally, if the adjusting bolts are there for adjusting, why wouldn't there be a warning from GM regarding this issue since they know a lot of us lower our C-5's?
When I lowered mine it only dropped 1/4 inch at first,within 3 days it dropped to an inch.
Drifting
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Re: Magnetic Selective Ride Control - lowering (fxrhm)
Around 50 I do believe..definitely less than 100. If you can find a pic of runamuk's car, it is lowered 1 inch also and both of our's sit about the same.
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Re: Magnetic Selective Ride Control - lowering (bowtiebandit)
Now, I have even more questions - if it takes that long to lower, then what happens if you do an alighnment right afterwards? Just curious since there is apparently a very detailed and involved procedure for properly lowering. Have we all been lowering the wrong way?
If a dealer tells you it is ok to lower, as a means to sell you a car, and you can't, would that constitute fraud?
I traded my '00 Coupe, which was lowered just on the stock bolts and it looked awesome. My new '04 Vert, the car in question, looks like a 4x4 - that's why I want to lower.
Some may think this is silly, but if I had been told that it is not recommended to lower the car or that you couldn't get the same look as my '00 that was lowered, I wouldn't have bought the car - plain and simple. I quite frankly, think that the C-5 looks ridiculous with the wide gap above the wheels. Take a look at other sports cars like, Porsches - very little gap. Now that is what a sports car should look like.
If a dealer tells you it is ok to lower, as a means to sell you a car, and you can't, would that constitute fraud?
I traded my '00 Coupe, which was lowered just on the stock bolts and it looked awesome. My new '04 Vert, the car in question, looks like a 4x4 - that's why I want to lower.
Some may think this is silly, but if I had been told that it is not recommended to lower the car or that you couldn't get the same look as my '00 that was lowered, I wouldn't have bought the car - plain and simple. I quite frankly, think that the C-5 looks ridiculous with the wide gap above the wheels. Take a look at other sports cars like, Porsches - very little gap. Now that is what a sports car should look like.
