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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 09:18 AM
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Default Just bought a C5

So, i put down a deposit and am going to buy a 1999 corvette.
i want to put some base c6 wheels on it and lower it. i dont want it scraping the ground though. what do people do to lower these cars just 1.5" or so?
the car already has a cold air intake and corsa exhaust. what are my options on headers and rough price estimates? ls6 intake manifold? how much? where to buy? worth it?
that's all for now, thanks everyone.
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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You can lower it on the stock bolts for free. Just get an alinement.
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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You can get those roller things but your going to scrape even at stock height in places...
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 02:07 PM
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http://www.frankhunt.com/FRANK/hobbi...5_Lowering.htm

Lowers it about 1 inch. I think any lower than that and the car won't clear much at all.

Plenty of LTs, all depends on your budget. I bought a set of LG Streets for $500 used and they are pretty nice
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 07:04 PM
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Congrats on the purchase
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