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I did not lower mine but when I bought it the previous owner had lowered it all the way down on the stock bolts. When it was lowered it threw the alignment off so that all 4 wheels and tires sat in at the top and out at the bottom. Because he didn't have all 4 wheels realigned, all 4 tires were completely worn down to the steel belts on the inside, so when I bought it I had to tow it back to my house. The next day, I raised it back up to stock height and put a new set of tires on it. Had the alignment rechecked and it was good. Personally I don't like the lowered look and don't like having to go into parking lots and driveways at an angle trying to keep from scraping the splitter and bumper. To me, they sit low enough anyway and in case you had to get the car towed, it is extremely hard to load it on the trailer or roll back without doing damage to the vehicle.
Last edited by seniorstorekeeper; Feb 20, 2021 at 03:39 PM.
Mine was lowered all the way on stock bolts. I just did it to get rid of that gap between the wheel and the fender which did not look right to me. Doing it with the stock bolts it only brings it down about a quarter inch, so there really are no issues. I had an alignment done shortly afterwards, but I’m not sure if it was truly necessary.
Before - just as she was heading in to be lowered A few weeks later, after she had time to settle
Lowered my 16 Z51 all the way with stock alignment. Took it in for alignment and the read outs were perfect. Sold it with 8k miles and never had an issue. But can’t lower my Z because of my ridiculous driveway approach angle and all of the aero.
I'm impressed that people can handle the concerns when driving, parking a car that is already low from the factory. I have a slight downhill on my driveway and I scraped off those under the front nose splitters at least three times in my C6's (especially my '12 GS Conv). My C7 does so much better but barely clears...any additional lowering would put me back in that spot. Factory is just fine.......
I lowered mine on stock bolts then had an alignment done. Still on the original tires at 15k (17' GS) but they will have to be replaced before too long.
I did not lower mine but when I bought it the previous owner had lowered it all the way down on the stock bolts. When it was lowered it threw the alignment off so that all 4 tires sat in at the top and out at the bottom. Because he didn't have all 4 wheels realigned, all 4 tires were completely worn down to the steel belts on the inside, so when I bought it I had to tow it back to my house. The next day, I raised it back up to stock height and put a new set of tires on it. Had the alignment rechecked and it was good. Personally I don't like the lowered look and don't like having to go into parking lots and driveways at an angle trying to keep from scraping the splitter and bumper. To me, they sit low enough anyway and in case you had to get the car towed, it is extremely hard to load it on the trailer or roll back without doing damage to the vehicle.
Mine was lowered all the way on stock bolts. I just did it to get rid of that gap between the wheel and the fender which did not look right to me. Doing it with the stock bolts it only brings it down about a quarter inch, so there really are no issues. I had an alignment done shortly afterwards, but I’m not sure if it was truly necessary.
Before - just as she was heading in to be lowered A few weeks later, after she had time to settle
I lowered mine on stock bolts then had an alignment done. Still on the original tires at 15k (17' GS) but they will have to be replaced before too long.
Honestly, I’d go for it OP if you don’t have driveway angle issues. Not sure what yr your car is, but with the updated Mag software, you’ll never feel the difference with a lowered car. The updated tour mode still does a great job of smoothing out the bumps and the wheels look nicely tucked in.
I fully lowered my Z51 on the stock bolts... very easy to do.
The suspension will settle, so drive it around some before making any judgements or alignment. I suggest getting a paint pen and marking the bolt then counting how many turns it takes, this way you can go back up if you have any issues. I rub slightly on track due to aftermarket wheels with different offsets, so I had to raise it slightly and will recheck after the next track day. When fully dropped it went down about 1/2" then settled a bit lower like 5/8" down.
In reading the 2019 manual it actually recommends a slight drop in the front to improve handling on the ZR1.
I fully lowered my Z51 on the stock bolts... very easy to do.
The suspension will settle, so drive it around some before making any judgements or alignment. I suggest getting a paint pen and marking the bolt then counting how many turns it takes, this way you can go back up if you have any issues. I rub slightly on track due to aftermarket wheels with different offsets, so I had to raise it slightly and will recheck after the next track day. When fully dropped it went down about 1/2" then settled a bit lower like 5/8" down.
In reading the 2019 manual it actually recommends a slight drop in the front to improve handling on the ZR1.
Of course to each their own, however I've never understood the C7 'lowering' thing, not that I need to understand it.
The car is already super low to the point you have to be so careful to avoid damage.
I get that some like the "low look" however I doubt that if you chose 100 random people to observe a C7 lowered on stock bolts that more tan a few would even notice the difference.
