Raise a c5 up?

[6speedvette]

hey guys, im sure this has been brought up before but havent had any luck in the search.. I'm thinking about raising my c5 up maybe a 1/2"- 1" for ground clearance reasons. I scrape almost everytime i take the car out and it kind of gets frustrating. ecspecially pulling into my gagrage. I think a half inch or so more ground clearance woud make a big difference.. so is there any ways to do this without heavy modification? i'm thinking mounting c6 rims/tires..that would prob give me about 1/2" more clearance. but then again its gonna be costly$.. what do you guys think?
thanks

 

[gmjunkie]

C5's can be raised about 1 1/4 -1 1/2 inches from stock height usually with stock adjustment bolts with out to much trouble!! You will have to have the 4 wheel alignment done though,It will change everything in the alignment!

 

[6speedvette]

o wow, i never knew you could adjust it that easily.. do you know where i could find info on how to do this?

 

[gmjunkie]

o wow, i never knew you could adjust it that easily.. do you know where i could find info on how to do this?

Your best bet is to find a good alignment shop that is experienced at these cars and have them do it! They have the rack with jacks built into it to raise and lower the car as needed to set it up!!Besides,the 4 wheel alignment will have to be done on the rack anyway!!

PS I see you have a 98,are you sure the springs aren't getting weak and letting the vehicle sag??
My 03 I don't have allot of problem with dragging as long as I pay attention and go across speed bumps and into driveways at a slight angle!! My 01 Z06 has been lowered about 1 1/2-2 inches and it drags on a Bull Frogs turd!!

 

[Pac-man]

If you lower the car, as GM junkie, and I have both done, the car handles even better than at stock hieght. Looks awsome as well. If you raise the car I suspect it would handle worse. You should try to lower a cars center of gravity, not raise it. That said, why in heck would you want to raise the car? It looks like a 4x4 stock, as it is. As far as the scraping, that piece is on a hinge, it's made to take that abuse. Mines lowered and I love it. But, if you really want to raise it up the stock bolts are very easy to deal with.