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Lowered C5's - Your Thoughts

Remo

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I really like the look of lowered C5's. It reduces that gap between the top of the tires and the bottom of the fenders. It also puts the overall body closer to the ground and that too looks great. It does require the driver to be more attentive to objects in the street as well as steep driveways. But hey, life's full of compromises. So let's here from a few of you. Lowered - you like? You don't?

Remo:cool
 
I like the look. I had a lowered C3, all kinds of problems with roads and such. I'll keep my C5 like it is because of that.
 
Remo said:
I really like the look of lowered C5's. It reduces that gap between the top of the tires and the bottom of the fenders. It also puts the overall body closer to the ground and that too looks great. It does require the driver to be more attentive to objects in the street as well as steep driveways. But hey, life's full of compromises. So let's here from a few of you. Lowered - you like? You don't?

Remo:cool

You know my thoughts :crazy, but what the heck, you are having Lingenfelter do it anyway so don't get yourself all worked up ;).

:w
Guy
 
6 Shooter said:
Go ahead and lower it, ya can't tell when a silver corvette gets scratched or drags anyway, they look like primer all the time! ;LOL

That just hurts :cry and if your that worried about it you can install rocker rails and frame savers and just dont worry about the occasional low spot.

P.S. Yellow will always be a fad, but silver will be around forever.:L
 
Mine was lowered when I got it and I scraped way too much for my likeing so
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I raised it up some.

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Its about 1/2" lower then stock
 
bossvette said:
Mine was lowered when I got it and I scraped way too much for my likeing so

I raised it up some. Its about 1/2" lower then stock

Craig - mines coming down about 3/4" - 1" all around

Remo:cool
 
6 Shooter said:
Here's a picture of a few Fad Yellow Corvettes for ya! :upthumbs

The only thing those cars have in common with yours is the paint color. The rest is just in your mind.:L

Remo:cool
 
Remo said:
Craig - mines coming down about 3/4" - 1" all around

Remo:cool

If I didn't live in the country I would have left it lowered they do look much better. Mine was at the limits when I got it. Scrapeing the spoiler sounds nasty but doesnt really do much damage, the skid bars protect the rest of the car. Mine has some nasty scrapes on the rockers/frame rails but you can't see them until the car is on a lift.:ugh
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Lowered looks fantastic to me. One day I got to compare (side by side) my yellow z to another guy who had lowered his. Mine looked like some kind of off road vehicle compared to his.

One day I will lower mine....one day.
 
6 Shooter said:
Is that the same day ur going to get new tires? :rotfl

;LOL I believe you got me on that one!

It is not a bad idea though. As long as it is "up in the air" for one... might as well do the other ;) Perhaps... 2007? :L
 
MsSchroder said:
;LOL I believe you got me on that one!

It is not a bad idea though. As long as it is "up in the air" for one... might as well do the other ;) Perhaps... 2007? :L

Holy Crap!!!!!!!!!! By that time you will be driving on just cables!
 
yes, it will need a new alignment a few weeks after lowering.
 

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