Ride Height?
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Instructor
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From: Denton Texas
Ride Height?
One c7z has damages the front splitter in my home town already. At a pull for tots yesterday 2 people came up to me and asked why the dealer did not lower the car upon delivering to ride height-they said it was at delivery height. Is this true?
Turn 12!
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From: The Beach
They do sit high on the stock bolts for that reason. It's up to the owner to lower the car unfortunately.
Heel & Toe
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Unfortuantely, lowering on the stock bolts does not produce the results most are looking for.
It takes grinding the adjusters to get them down to a decent height, same as on the Z51.
It seems like the mag shocks the z06 and z51 have won't allow it to go as low on the stock adjusters as a standard, non mag shocked C7.
It takes grinding the adjusters to get them down to a decent height, same as on the Z51.
It seems like the mag shocks the z06 and z51 have won't allow it to go as low on the stock adjusters as a standard, non mag shocked C7.
Melting Slicks
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Yes it'll be a mild to moderate drop on stock bolts... this morning I lowered mine and after measuring again it dropped 0.5" in the front and 0.25" in the rear. It'll settle a bit more once miles accummulate and I think for now I'll leave it.
I don't want to drop too low so that dips and driveways won't scrape or damage the Z underneath. The height from the splitter to the pavement went from 6.5" to just under 6" (5-7/8").
I don't want to drop too low so that dips and driveways won't scrape or damage the Z underneath. The height from the splitter to the pavement went from 6.5" to just under 6" (5-7/8").
Instructor
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From: Canfield OH
I thought seriously about lowering my Z (stage 1 Aero), but I plan to leave it alone now, at least until spring. I have only scraped three times so far (700+ miles), and I like having the room to relax at every lot and intersection with a dip.
