Lowering affect handling/alignment?
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It's 5 o'clock Somewhere
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St Jude Donor '13-'14-'15
Lowering affect handling/alignment?
I dropped my new baby yesterday on the stock bolts as low as it allowed. On the way home it felt a bit spongy? Was that in my head? Also will the slight drop affect the alignment?
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Unsure about the spongy feeling since mine felt no different at all, but yes an alignment is needed after altering the ride height. I had my alignment specs measured before & after, and the after results were outside the spec range.
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It's 5 o'clock Somewhere
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St Jude Donor '13-'14-'15
Ok. Thank you. Honestly, that's what I figured about the alignment. I will get it on the rack Monday and get it adjusted.
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I'd believe all new cars out of the factory need an alignment check, whether height change adjustments have been made or not. It is well-documented that alignments out of the factory are all over the map. The factory only does a very quick (5 minute or less) alignment check at the end of the assembly process, and the range of acceptable specs is a "mile wide."
I had a precise alignment done on my '14 at a world-class racing shop, and the difference in handling and feel was unbelievable. I have a new C7 arriving by early Feb, and one of the first places it will go is back to that same shop for the same set-up.
I had a precise alignment done on my '14 at a world-class racing shop, and the difference in handling and feel was unbelievable. I have a new C7 arriving by early Feb, and one of the first places it will go is back to that same shop for the same set-up.
Last edited by Foosh; Jan 14, 2018 at 10:27 AM.
