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Old Oct 6, 2013 | 03:02 PM
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Picking her up on Monday.What is the main purpose on lowering the front & rear?
Doesn't it effect the alignment?
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Old Oct 6, 2013 | 03:10 PM
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search "Lowering" here--lotsa stuff to read...
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Old Oct 6, 2013 | 03:17 PM
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To lower the center of gravity for better handling, and in the case of the C7 to improve its' stance.
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Old Oct 6, 2013 | 03:36 PM
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Lowering is good for center of gravity but not for getting is driveways - I'm leaving mine alone because I don't scrape!!
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Old Oct 6, 2013 | 03:44 PM
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It seems to me that the non Z51. Cars sit higher . This is stock from factory.
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Originally Posted by 450hp mike9
It seems to me that the non Z51. Cars sit higher .
smaller rims? 18/19....
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Need to be lower
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base car with lowering bolts at low position- muuuuch better:
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Default Now here is a Z51 that seems high

Z 51 needs to be lowered , it seems some are higher than others
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Yes there are some really high ones. Regardless of suspension the really high ones have one thing in common: low miles.
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Originally Posted by Glen e
base car with lowering bolts at low position- muuuuch better:
Will my GM dealer do the lowering for me? If lowered by my dealer, will that in anyway effect my new warranty? Any idea as to what my dealer will charge to lower using stock bolts referred to in many of the threads posted already?
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my dealer lowered mine and because it is nothing more than a factory provided adjustment, it will not effect your warranty. They did mine during the PDI
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by bluedevil 1
my dealer lowered mine and because it is nothing more than a factory provided adjustment, it will not effect your warranty. They did mine during the PDI
That's what I thought and was hoping someone would have the dealer do it! Good news!
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Originally Posted by 450hp mike9
Need to be lower
Is that Torch Red or Cyber red? Can't tell anymore with all these photo corrections & modifications...
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Ching Ho
Is that Torch Red or Cyber red? Can't tell anymore with all these photo corrections & modifications...
That is cyber red but was inhanced on my iPad .so it appears a little more red .
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Originally Posted by 450hp mike9
That is cyber red but was inhanced on my iPad .so it appears a little more red .
Ah that color would be ideal. A red between the torch red and crystal red, similar to Viper's candy apple red, porsche's guard red, or lamborghini's evil red.

Torch seems to orange to me, and crystal red too burgundy.
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my mechanic lowered my C5's on stock bolts and then alignes the front and rear. Lowering just looks better and the C7's need lowering .
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Old Oct 8, 2013 | 09:28 PM
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so how much drop are you guys getting from the bolts?
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