Z51 ride height adjustment
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Z51 ride height adjustment
Hopefully someone can help with the following questions. First let me say this, I went to my local Chevy dealership first and asked to speak with their certified C8 technician. When I posed my questions he looked at me like I was crazy, I knew I was not going to get the correct information from him, hence my questions here.
I know that the Z51 suspension can be adjusted for height, I’ve been told 1.5 to 2 inches, my question is, when you do this, and my goal was to lower 1 inch, would it be necessary to realign the car? Also, what effects can be expected in drive performance IE: understeer?
I don’t plan to race the vehicle, just want to get a lower ride height.
Thanks in advance for your advice!
I know that the Z51 suspension can be adjusted for height, I’ve been told 1.5 to 2 inches, my question is, when you do this, and my goal was to lower 1 inch, would it be necessary to realign the car? Also, what effects can be expected in drive performance IE: understeer?
I don’t plan to race the vehicle, just want to get a lower ride height.
Thanks in advance for your advice!
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Corner weighting is done to get both front tires to have as close to the same weight on then as possible, same for both rears, and the cremé-dela-cremé is to get the cross weighting equal. When you get the cross weighting the car will no longer drift right or left when transitioning from hard braking to hard acceleration. You want each fromt and rear tire to carry the same weight as the other on the same axis for equal traction in any of the 4 directions.
You do corner weighting by having the car on 4 accurate scales, then add/subtract weight (by dialing up or down the suspension member) from a given wheel at a time until the ride height is proper and the weight on each tire is as even as possible (above). About a 4 hour job.
You do corner weighting by having the car on 4 accurate scales, then add/subtract weight (by dialing up or down the suspension member) from a given wheel at a time until the ride height is proper and the weight on each tire is as even as possible (above). About a 4 hour job.
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Thank you for the detailed reply. I was pretty sure what you meant when you first mentioned the corner weighting. The process you described is probably more than I was willing to go into. The wheel weights make sense and combined with the alignments, I think that’s something that’s not to hard to accomplish. The big issue I really have is finding a competent technician to do the work without breaking the bank.
Thanks for schooling me!
Thanks for schooling me!
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shock on the right is at factory setting, the left shock is 1+" lowered
the rear shock closest to you in the pic is at lowered setting, 1+" easy to get.
when doing the adjustments, use the proper tools.
Last edited by StickerDick; Jul 3, 2020 at 06:44 PM. Reason: typo
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By the way, this process requires changes on a per track or per racing condition level (rain or shine) although the goal generall is to get everything at 50/50 weight distribution
Not really much of a necessity as getting the alignment of course if you're just looking to get better aesthetics.
Hope this guys' video help if you're considering to get the Corner Weight process done.
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