HELP, suspension c6
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From: Daytona Beach FL
Well....I'd label the directions differently, but...
You need to turn the bolt in the direction you have labelled "right" - i.e., counterclockwise - to lower the car.
The bolt screws in from below the leafspring, and to lower the car you want to reduce the distance between the head of the bolt (the rubber bushing that rests on the lower a-arm) and the leafspring.
In order to do that you need to screw it so that there are less threads below the leafspring and more threads above the leafspring.
So.....turn in the direction you labelled "right" to lower the car.
Bob
You need to turn the bolt in the direction you have labelled "right" - i.e., counterclockwise - to lower the car.
The bolt screws in from below the leafspring, and to lower the car you want to reduce the distance between the head of the bolt (the rubber bushing that rests on the lower a-arm) and the leafspring.
In order to do that you need to screw it so that there are less threads below the leafspring and more threads above the leafspring.
So.....turn in the direction you labelled "right" to lower the car.
Bob
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Cumming, GA
You want to adjust/screw it to where there are "more" threads on TOP of the leafspring vs underneath. This would require turning the bolt head counter-clockwise. What you have pictured above is a higher ride height where as if there were "less" rusty threads in the above picture it would make the ride height lower.
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Well....I'd label the directions differently, but...
You need to turn the bolt in the direction you have labelled "right" - i.e., counterclockwise - to lower the car.
The bolt screws in from below the leafspring, and to lower the car you want to reduce the distance between the head of the bolt (the rubber bushing that rests on the lower a-arm) and the leafspring.
In order to do that you need to screw it so that there are less threads below the leafspring and more threads above the leafspring.
So.....turn in the direction you labelled "right" to lower the car.
Bob
You need to turn the bolt in the direction you have labelled "right" - i.e., counterclockwise - to lower the car.
The bolt screws in from below the leafspring, and to lower the car you want to reduce the distance between the head of the bolt (the rubber bushing that rests on the lower a-arm) and the leafspring.
In order to do that you need to screw it so that there are less threads below the leafspring and more threads above the leafspring.
So.....turn in the direction you labelled "right" to lower the car.
Bob
Be sure to get an alignment after you are done! You don't want to ruin any tires with your new, lowered Corvette!
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From: Hudson WI
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All the aftermarket bolt except the HardBar ones were junk, but they do lower the car more than stock bolts. I finally gave up and put Pfadt Coilovers on and solved all my problem with aftermarket bolts.
Safety Car
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A little lower on the factory lowering bolts is good. A lot of lowering with the factory leaf springs can be bad.
That's one of the big reasons we developed our coilover products. To give Corvette owners a way to lower their cars without the side effects of doing it with lowering bolts.