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Corvette
General Corvette Discussion
The worry of SCRAPING the nose
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<blockquote data-quote="EJChevy" data-source="post: 192859" data-attributes="member: 3417"><p>Having driven/own a C6 and driven many C7 Corvettes, I can say:</p><p></p><p>The C6 scrapes everything, BUT, 90% of the time it is only the plastic/rubber air dam under the front bumper that is hitting the ground - nothing to be concerned about. If you are going fast enough, you can hit the lower edge of the bumper, but there are two chassis-mounted scrapers that will take most of the impact.</p><p></p><p>The C7... I've never actually had one scrape. </p><p></p><p>Looking at photos of the C8, especially the black one next to the black C7, the C8 does appear to ride a little bit higher, but the nose is much longer than the C7. Also, the C7 ramps up a lot at the lower edge of the nose if you don't have the front splitter installed. There's likely risk of hitting the nose with the C8, but it's probably not as bad as most people think it will be. If you are getting Z51, I would recommend the armour, but I wouldn't freak out over it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EJChevy, post: 192859, member: 3417"] Having driven/own a C6 and driven many C7 Corvettes, I can say: The C6 scrapes everything, BUT, 90% of the time it is only the plastic/rubber air dam under the front bumper that is hitting the ground - nothing to be concerned about. If you are going fast enough, you can hit the lower edge of the bumper, but there are two chassis-mounted scrapers that will take most of the impact. The C7... I've never actually had one scrape. Looking at photos of the C8, especially the black one next to the black C7, the C8 does appear to ride a little bit higher, but the nose is much longer than the C7. Also, the C7 ramps up a lot at the lower edge of the nose if you don't have the front splitter installed. There's likely risk of hitting the nose with the C8, but it's probably not as bad as most people think it will be. If you are getting Z51, I would recommend the armour, but I wouldn't freak out over it. [/QUOTE]
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