Drop the rear
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Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Hudson WI
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Lowering bolts or coilovers.
I went the lowering bolt route and most are junk and last about two months. The Hardbar brand are the only good ones in my opinion. I tried several brands before those, but gave up and installed coilovers.
I went the lowering bolt route and most are junk and last about two months. The Hardbar brand are the only good ones in my opinion. I tried several brands before those, but gave up and installed coilovers.
Pro
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Pipe Creek TX
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Track Junky
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Orlando Area
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Just did mine 2 days ago. Took the stock bolts out and cut the bottom 2 ribs off. pain in the *** to cut - the ribs are metal washers so be careful. Between that and lowering the bolts all the way I got about an 3/4" out of my rears initially. Since then, I have driven about 50 miles and they have settled another 1/4 inch or so.
One thing I did prior to putting everything back together was put a small dab of grease under the freshly cut bolts to aviod any annoying squeaks while the suspension settles in. Here is a good link to aid in the process.
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/vemp_07.../photo_01.html
Hope this helps. I finished the rears in about 2 hours total.
One thing I did prior to putting everything back together was put a small dab of grease under the freshly cut bolts to aviod any annoying squeaks while the suspension settles in. Here is a good link to aid in the process.
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/vemp_07.../photo_01.html
Hope this helps. I finished the rears in about 2 hours total.
