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Old 09-09-2009, 08:25 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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IIRC vettes use leaf springs unless converted to a coilover kit. So those shouldn't work.
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NVM saw that he posted its just the bolt kit and not springs. Just going off pics.
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Originally Posted by bcs71
NVM saw that he posted its just the bolt kit and not springs. Just going off pics.
He posted springs and the C5s don't use coil springs.

To the original poster, you can lower your car on the stock bolts. You don't need to change the springs.
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yeah thanks alot for the great info, I did look it up and saw that you can use the stock bolts to lower the vehicle, but it only lets you lower it about an inch, so I decided to give corvette guys a call and they helped with the real eibach bolt kit and I should be able to lower it now about 1 3/4 inches in the rear.
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Originally Posted by madchevy559
yeah thanks alot for the great info, I did look it up and saw that you can use the stock bolts to lower the vehicle, but it only lets you lower it about an inch, so I decided to give corvette guys a call and they helped with the real eibach bolt kit and I should be able to lower it now about 1 3/4 inches in the rear.
Well you asked for recommendations and didn't say you wanted to go lower than stock bolts allow. BTW any of the aftermarket bolt kits will work, you don't necessarily have to by Eibach. Post up some pictures when you get it finished. I love the look of a lowered vette
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sorry guys for the late pictures, this is how it ended up looking. Overall I was very satisfied.






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