Help To lower or not to lower....

[flyboy999]

As a newbie Corvette owner I have a question for those with more experience with the C7as it comes to lowering. Pretty much all of my past performance cars were ( to various degrees) lowered. I am contemplating doing the same on the Corvette. I would think only aprx 1 - 1.25" in the rear and .75 to 1" in the front. I know that there are stock 'lowering' bolts on each corner and the task seems very easy. Any pros and cons from those who may have done this will be greatly appreciated. I have only put abt 100kms on the car as the weather is not Vette friendly, albeit I did change all 4 tires to (summer) Michelins. Thanks for any input.....

I don't lower any of my cars. One of the things I love about my two American cars (Z07 and Viper GTS) is that they are set up with enough clearance that I rarely scrape but have all that performance. They don't need hydraulic lifting systems which to me add unnecessary weight and added complexity for things to go wrong. My STi isn't lowered because it's a rally car, and my S2000 is stock height. I don't like scraping or damaging my cars. BUT I do love the way lowered cars look.

 

[Paul C7 to C8]

Well, finally had the time to lower the car today. Pretty easy to do but I had to drive it up on some scrap wood I had in order to get the jack under the pucks. (My low profile jack is lent out..... of course it is!!!) Anyway, I did it on the stock bolts and in all honesty, it really only lowered it by abt 3/8". I was expecting/hoping for slightly more, especially in the back. Toxix's post (6 above) shows his car lowered on aftermarket bolts and there seems to be a significant difference in ride height (lower) at the back. I like the front and the back will stay as is, not going to swap out for after market bolts..... after a couple of days of driving and settling, in for an alignment. Took it to the local Home Depot and Costco to check out the speed bumps.... no issues.