Front lift Adjustable Height Memory
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Instructor
Joined: May 2004
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From: Glendale AZ
Front lift Adjustable Height Memory
I'm looking at a 2026 Z06 in the Phoenix area. Some cars were ordered with the front lift package, appears to help with speed bumps. Is this necessary, have no intention to lower the car in the future, street driven.
Instructor
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From: Orange County, CA
I not sure about the roads and undulations where you live but even here in the OC (great roads) - the lift is gold. There have been quite a few times where I was just not sure if the front would scrape and the piece of mind with memory is great.
I am lowered so there is that but even if I wasnt- Id want it for my personal driving needs and location.
I am lowered so there is that but even if I wasnt- Id want it for my personal driving needs and location.
Safety Car
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The lift is less about speed bumps and more about steep inclines at driveways, gas station entrances, etc. Or even worse when the road is flat, but the gutter on the side of the road is deep enough to cause you to scrape as you drive across it when turning into a parking lot or something... that is usually combined with some sort of an incline on the other side of the gutter.
People are going to line up to tell you that you don't need it. But the real answer is that it depends on your area and what the roads and all are like. I for sure need it where I live.
People are going to line up to tell you that you don't need it. But the real answer is that it depends on your area and what the roads and all are like. I for sure need it where I live.
Instructor
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From: Henderson NV
I’m in Las Vegas, and many of our driveways are inclined enough (to prevent flooded streets from entering garages during our infrequent heavy rains). I presume Phoenix has similar driveways. The front end lift would be valuable to prevent scraping the underside of your car’s nose going up or down such driveways. My driveway is just barely flat enough that I don’t need the lift at my house, but I’m glad I have it.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Myrtle Beach SC/Charlotte NC
Here is my take. When ordering my car the front lift was a “must have” for me. I live in NC and SC and it will be helpful with some of the funky curbs we have getting into driveways and parking lots. Could I manage without it? Yes. But I wouldn’t pass on a C8 if there was a used one or a new one on a lot that I really liked a lot but it was missing the front lift.
Race Director
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From: AZ
At least outside the Phoenix area, nearer to suburb mountains, the roads are used for drainage and some of the cross streets may be 3 MPH angle crossings w/o the front lift. I am in the high country and between driveways and intersections, the front lift is valuable.
Also some driveways going into restaurants and service stations down there can be steep. That was where my C6Z scraped fairly hard.
Also some driveways going into restaurants and service stations down there can be steep. That was where my C6Z scraped fairly hard.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: West Chester PA
I bought my car off the lot and it is equipped with the front lift. I initially thought that it was just one more thing that can go wrong and I don't need it. After having the car for a year, I'm glad it's on there, although I still would not have ordered it that way.
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