Why I am happy I never lowered my C7
08-14-2018, 03:10 PM
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Yeah, who would possibly want their tires centered in the wheel-well? 
08-14-2018, 03:16 PM
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
It was for me. I don't, and won't, track mine like I did my C6 because my C7 is a vert. I didn't like the huge gaps between the tires and fenders so I lowered it over 4 years ago. I don't care if anybody else likes it or not, or thinks it was "asinine" (to quote a previous response) since I own it and it affects nobody else.
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08-14-2018, 03:24 PM
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How is that even remotely related to this discussion?
08-14-2018, 03:46 PM
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08-14-2018, 04:03 PM
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It was for me. I don't, and won't, track mine like I did my C6 because my C7 is a vert. I didn't like the huge gaps between the tires and fenders so I lowered it over 4 years ago. I don't care if anybody else likes it or not, or thinks it was "asinine" (to quote a previous response) since I own it and it affects nobody else.
Only U have to live with it, or else decide that something u liked the look of once needs to be reversed one day, like getting a prominent tattoo of “Mama’s Boy” or the name of the first girl u lost your virginity to, etc.
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08-14-2018, 07:23 PM
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After living with a lowered C6 for 5 years and replacing 6 splitters, I ain’t gonna lower my 19 GS. I can finally drive around without scraping. I’m loving the stock front end of my car. Seldom touch.
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08-14-2018, 08:22 PM
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I used to scrape my 2004 z06 air dam all the time. Stock height. 2019 Grand Sport not once. Like it.
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08-15-2018, 11:47 AM
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08-15-2018, 01:11 PM
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I can see it from that perspective.
Reasons to lower the C7:
1) Aesthetics --- Sportscars should look sporty for the road, not for off-roading.
2) Lowering the center of gravity for better handling/aero performance.
Notice how low the C7.R (and its competitors) rides:
08-15-2018, 01:14 PM
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Using the GTLM or other race cars as an example of why lowering is beneficial is faulty logic. Race car suspensions have been specifically set up with the appropriate suspension components to run at that height, and they are often set up specifically to work best on a particular circuit, based upon practice and pre-race testing on that circuit. They're also not dealing with potholes and broken pavement.
Street C7s have not, which is why a recommended ride height is published that allows the suspension to work best at it's full potential.
Street C7s have not, which is why a recommended ride height is published that allows the suspension to work best at it's full potential.
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08-15-2018, 01:30 PM
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Perfect height imo, advertised on Chevy's website
Those specs are a joke. I'd bet the rear is right at 28"
08-15-2018, 01:31 PM
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Using the GTLM or other race cars as an example of why lowering is beneficial is faulty logic. Race car suspensions have been specifically set up with the appropriate suspension components to run at that height, and they are often set up specifically to work best on a particular circuit, based upon practice and pre-race testing on that circuit. They're also not dealing with potholes and broken pavement.
Street C7s have not, which is why a recommended ride height is published that allows the suspension to work best at it's full potential.
Street C7s have not, which is why a recommended ride height is published that allows the suspension to work best at it's full potential.
At least lowering CG by an inch and having the splitter lower to the ground is actually known to have positive effects. Other than pure hunch, there is nothing to say the suspension geometry is negatively impacted. I'm not saying it is or isn't, but unless you actually have some sort of data, evidence, calculation, etc that lowering hurts handling, you're literally just making stuff up.
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08-15-2018, 01:32 PM
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08-15-2018, 01:33 PM
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08-15-2018, 01:34 PM
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08-15-2018, 01:35 PM
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Your assumption that the negative effects on suspension geometry/travel (if any- I'm not even sure there are any) offsets benefits of lower CG (and to a lesser extent, aero) are just as baseless as assertions that the lower CG/aero overcomes negative impact on geometry/travel (again, if any).
At least lowering CG by an inch and having the splitter lower to the ground is actually known to have positive effects. Other than pure hunch, there is nothing to say the suspension geometry is negatively impacted. I'm not saying it is or isn't, but unless you actually have some sort of data, evidence, calculation, etc that lowering hurts handling, you're literally just making stuff up.
At least lowering CG by an inch and having the splitter lower to the ground is actually known to have positive effects. Other than pure hunch, there is nothing to say the suspension geometry is negatively impacted. I'm not saying it is or isn't, but unless you actually have some sort of data, evidence, calculation, etc that lowering hurts handling, you're literally just making stuff up.
