Lowering a C6 with ride control?
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Lowering a C6 with ride control?
If a C6 has the ride control **** for touring and performance, can you still lower the car? Will the two driving modes be effected by lowering the car. I was under the impression that you could not lower a Corvette that has the ride control package. However, my 2006 C6, which has ride control, also has lowering bolts. So my assumption must be wrong.
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If a C6 has the ride control **** for touring and performance, can you still lower the car? Will the two driving modes be effected by lowering the car. I was under the impression that you could not lower a Corvette that has the ride control package. However, my 2006 C6, which has ride control, also has lowering bolts. So my assumption must be wrong.
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Yep, start off by lowering the car, corner balance it on the scales, then adjust the ride high sensors linkage arms so they are all reading all the same on a tech 2 with the car on level ground.
As for voltage to look for/adjust to on the ride height sensor's with the car on level ground, just depends on the amount that you lower the car.
Hence the ride height sensor are not as linear in their arm movement, so once the car has been lowered, corner balanced, your trying to get the ride height sensor back in the center of cam position with the car on level ground and the height you have it lowered and re-balance to.
Also, don't forget that once you lower the car, you will need to have the wheel alignment redone all four corners as well.
As for voltage to look for/adjust to on the ride height sensor's with the car on level ground, just depends on the amount that you lower the car.
Hence the ride height sensor are not as linear in their arm movement, so once the car has been lowered, corner balanced, your trying to get the ride height sensor back in the center of cam position with the car on level ground and the height you have it lowered and re-balance to.
Also, don't forget that once you lower the car, you will need to have the wheel alignment redone all four corners as well.
Last edited by Dano523; 06-17-2018 at 06:52 AM.