lowering springs

ClockworkC5 · 01-22-2007, 05:23 AM

a friend of mine has a 2" drop on his c5 and it looks great. he hasnt had any problems with it other then bottoming out occasionally. what kits have you all used and are you happy with them. also what is the ideal drop? 2"?

Anti Venom · 01-22-2007, 12:46 PM

There are no lowering springs for c5's. There are spring bolts and adjusters. Generally you will see a 3/4 to 1 inch drop. To go lower than that, there is bushing cutting required.

Gannet · 01-23-2007, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ClockworkC5

a friend of mine has a 2" drop on his c5 and it looks great. he hasnt had any problems with it other then bottoming out occasionally. what kits have you all used and are you happy with them. also what is the ideal drop? 2"?

Get a ride in his car over some big bumps first. The ride on our car got WAY worse on big bumps when we lowered it, bottoming out in some cases. Try hitting those bumps at the north end of the northbound Skyway with that setup. It's like someobody hit you in the back with a sledgehammer

zzzona · 01-23-2007, 07:28 AM

I lowered my car about 1 inch and have found no difference in the way it rides, and it handles the same. It is easy to do it, and I also added some frame savers....
You can always put it back to stock...check out this how to link
http://www.z06vette.com/diy_lower.php

ClockworkC5 · 01-23-2007, 08:05 PM

thanks for the info, what does it cost to do it?

zzzona · 01-23-2007, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ClockworkC5

thanks for the info, what does it cost to do it?

I don't know what a shop would charge, I lowered it myself. I am sure someone on this site could chime in...

ClockworkC5 · 01-23-2007, 09:50 PM

i do pretty much everything short of the tranny. how much for the parts? what is a trusted brand/setup that people have had good luck with