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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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I had my o5 vette on jack stands for about 2 months and now it sits higher than stock height. Why?
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just drive it, 2 months is a long time, maybe you forgot exactly where it sat. Maybe is will settle.
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just drive it, 2 months is a long time, maybe you forgot exactly where it sat. Maybe is will settle.
It was wrecked and was waiting on parts. wheels were bent. I'll drive it and see what it does.Thanks
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Originally Posted by bravo411
I had my o5 vette on jack stands for about 2 months and now it sits higher than stock height. Why?
Because you had it on jack stands for two months. Drive it and let the suspension compress and settle back down to where it should be.
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