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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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Hi, I have a 1999 Corvette FRC, and sorry to be asking this question but I want to know if I buy the Eibach springs, is that all I would need to lower my car? I recently purchased some 18 x 10.5 rear z06 rims with 315/30/18 tires and 17 x9.5 front z06 rims with 275/40/17 tires, and the car sits wait too high, almost 4 x4 looking, what recommendations do you guys have to lower the car? Thanks.

These are the springs I was considering purchasing.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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Do some research on your car. Corvettes do not have a coil spring suspension. The ebay user is selling a false product, I can't believe they have 99.9% feedback. They must have meant to post the Eibach lowering bolt kit but screwed it up pretty good.

Do a search on lowering a C5 and familiarize yourself with the suspension setup.

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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 12:49 AM
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Bolts and bushings is all that kit is...
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 02:50 AM
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just lower it on stock bolts....trim the front bushings down and you can lower it quite a bit
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 01:23 PM
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I took out the front lowering bolts completely, and trimmed the bushings on the rear bolts.. car is verrrrrrrrry low now. Takes about 20 minutes on each side on the front, and about 5 minutes on the back.

check on corvetteforum or digitalcorvettes.com to find a walkthrough of how to do this.. it's very easy actually
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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this is how it came out

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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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nice job man. now go put a few hundred miles on it and get it aligned by a good shop.
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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do you know any good alignment shops that are national, like pep boys or something like that.
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where are you located? dont take it to any of those idiots!
there should be a performance/race shop somewhere near you that can dial it in right.

i was going to use these specs.


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Front 97-02 C-5 Corvette	Daily Driver  	Advanced Street 
Toe                                         1/32" in	0" to 1/32" in
Camber                                           0°	 1/4° neg
Caster                                           6-7° pos	 6-7° pos

Rear 97-02                C-5 Corvette	Daily Driver	Advanced Street  
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