Lowered C8 - front end clearance
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Heel & Toe
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Lowered C8 - front end clearance
I installed Eibach springs on my non-Z51 non lift C8 which lowered my car 1.1" all the way around. Looks great but the front end scrapes A LOT now, like everywhere I go. Has anyone done anything to create extra clearance upfront? It looks like the only thing scraping is a small duct that hangs down in front of the front wheels. I'm assuming they're for brake cooling. It looks like it could be trimmed or possibly even removed. From what I can see it looks like that little duct is held on with it's own fasteners. With all the lowered C8's out there I was wondering if anyone has done that. I have not scraped my front splitter, just these little ducts and it's really only the drive side one that scrapes.
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From: Greenville SC
So I have these springs but not yet installed. But have noticed the clearance issues with the car lowered on the factory perches. I was looking at where it sits now thinking when I did install the springs it would scrub on everything. As I have few inches from ground now at this same area you are talking about, which I think these ducts are to flow air comes through the A/C condenser.
I guess leave it be and add some adhesive with a titanium thin plate on those ducts lol. Little sparks isnt going to hurt anything! #Thatlowlife
I guess leave it be and add some adhesive with a titanium thin plate on those ducts lol. Little sparks isnt going to hurt anything! #Thatlowlife
Melting Slicks
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From: Keizer Oregon
There's a little bit of irony in "I lowered my car, now it scrapes, what can I do to gain ground clearance?"
If you're scraping "ALOT" like you say, you might only have one solution - raise the car. Otherwise, you can either shield the scraping areas or try to relocate them so they are mounted a bit higher. Other than that, try taking a different approach angle.
If you're scraping "ALOT" like you say, you might only have one solution - raise the car. Otherwise, you can either shield the scraping areas or try to relocate them so they are mounted a bit higher. Other than that, try taking a different approach angle.
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Heel & Toe
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It's not an approach angle issue, the nose of the car has never scraped anything. It's the ducts that hang down just in front of the wheels, they're the lowest part of the car. I can be on an almost flat road, hit a bump and hear them scrape. There's quite a few cars on this forum lower than mine, so I figured someone would have addressed this issue by now. There's no irony, it comes with the territory of lowering a car. I'm asking exactly what you stated, has anyone in your words "shield the scraping areas or try to relocate them so they are mounted a bit higher" ....which was my initial question using slightly different words.
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It's not an approach angle issue, the nose of the car has never scraped anything. It's the ducts that hang down just in front of the wheels, they're the lowest part of the car. I can be on an almost flat road, hit a bump and hear them scrape. There's quite a few cars on this forum lower than mine, so I figured someone would have addressed this issue by now. There's no irony, it comes with the territory of lowering a car. I'm asking exactly what you stated, has anyone in your words "shield the scraping areas or try to relocate them so they are mounted a bit higher" ....which was my initial question using slightly different words. 
