Lowering w/MRC
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thrill444, so did you have the car returned to the stock height spec as it came out of Bowling Green or is your car still lowered on the stock bolts ?
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John, I don't track the car. I bought it as a long distance touring car. It has served me well as such. This is why I am asking. I know a lot of forum members have lowered their cars. My non MRC Z51 was without issue. As expensive as the MRC shocks are to replace, I do not want any issues going forward.
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I never lowered it. It was going to be one of my first mods, but MSRC is very expensive to replace and I have an extended warranty so.... Staying stock so I can keep the warranty intact...
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Perfectly understandible.
I lowered mine as far as the stock bolts would go.
I agree with foose, lowering is reducing your shock travel some.
But that only comes into play at track level compression and rebound.
I lowered mine as far as the stock bolts would go.
I agree with foose, lowering is reducing your shock travel some.
But that only comes into play at track level compression and rebound.
John, I don't track the car. I bought it as a long distance touring car. It has served me well as such. This is why I am asking. I know a lot of forum members have lowered their cars. My non MRC Z51 was without issue. As expensive as the MRC shocks are to replace, I do not want any issues going forward.
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There aren't warranty issues. GM made it easy to adjust ride height. Cars vary from the factory. Pretty sure any height on stock bolts is within spec. The cars aren't tuned to specific height out of the factory since there isn't a specific height out of the factory.
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I would like to know how they set the hight from the factory?
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From the factory mine looked like a 4x4 in comparison to both my C6s and many pics of C7s, so I lowered it all the way on the stock bolts, which from early C7 forum threads indicated that there is no "stock height" standard; if your car is still using the stock bolts, it is within factory specs.
I do have to ride the brakes both up and DOWN any speed bumps I encounter.
@Foosh especially coming into the Trader Joe's parking lot right before the left turn to TJ's.
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I agree not all dealers are equal. My local dealer that services my car is one of the larger vette dealers. There service depart is great.
A couple of months ago I took my wife's 2016 rav 4 to be serviced. On the way I went really fast on the highway with it. I told the service manager I was shocked how fast I went, he said I could have voided the warranty going that fast. I laughed in his face and told him that he was nuts. That if going that fast would void the warranty then toyota should have governed it not to hit the speed I went. He was mad.....
A couple of months ago I took my wife's 2016 rav 4 to be serviced. On the way I went really fast on the highway with it. I told the service manager I was shocked how fast I went, he said I could have voided the warranty going that fast. I laughed in his face and told him that he was nuts. That if going that fast would void the warranty then toyota should have governed it not to hit the speed I went. He was mad.....
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That is something I don't want to happen. Our roads here in TX are truly beginning to suck swampwater. And, as mentioned, this is my long distance touring car.
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And speed bumps.
From the factory mine looked like a 4x4 in comparison to both my C6s and many pics of C7s, so I lowered it all the way on the stock bolts, which from early C7 forum threads indicated that there is no "stock height" standard; if your car is still using the stock bolts, it is within factory specs.
I do have to ride the brakes both up and DOWN any speed bumps I encounter.
@Foosh especially coming into the Trader Joe's parking lot right before the left turn to TJ's.
From the factory mine looked like a 4x4 in comparison to both my C6s and many pics of C7s, so I lowered it all the way on the stock bolts, which from early C7 forum threads indicated that there is no "stock height" standard; if your car is still using the stock bolts, it is within factory specs.
I do have to ride the brakes both up and DOWN any speed bumps I encounter.
@Foosh especially coming into the Trader Joe's parking lot right before the left turn to TJ's.
It's not just a track issue. I've bottomed out the shocks at the stock height many times in and around Wash, DC. We have some pretty mean streets.
I purchased mine pre-owned, and it has a 1.5" gap between top of fender and top of tire on all 4 corners, but that's after having it aligned and set-up at TPC Racing/DSC Sport at their recommended height for the DSC Sport MSRC controller.
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My gap is 1.5" as well, and my car is lowered all the way on stock bolts. (Had it subsequently aligned at the dealer.)
