During winter I lowered the rear of Kira about 2 inches which is the point of almost tucking tire. By typical corvette standards this drop is BIG.
Lowering the rear requires longer bolts which were special order from Fastenal. The bolts were actually metric and were slightly thinner, still fit damn near perfect and were somewhere between 12 to 13 inches in length from what I recall. All I know is that the length was definitely on the extreme end from what people normally purchase. I then purchased nylock nuts and installed them virtually on the end of the bolt. I'll post pics later on.
I'm not sure if this will be low enough but I have to drive the car around for the suspension to settle before I can decide.
I find that the majority of vette owners are timid and lack the creativity required to successfully modify these cars, especially considering most of them have much larger financial capabilities. I've already discovered a much easier solution to lowering the rear more if need be and requires nothing!
In the center spring channel the spring is secured with spacers on either side allowing the spring to be clamped in place. By simply dropping the spring in the rear which is a million times easier then the front and switching the majority of spacers from the top to the bottom will effectively lower the car.
Currently I'm working on the front which has been a nightmare! I'm almost done just waiting on a new ball joint for the drivers side then everything gets buttoned-up.
Pic of the passenger side that I tided-up. Oh and new shocks to replace the crappy Monroe's on all four corners. Yes, they are KYB's and I'm aware they aren't that great but considering all four cost the equivalent of one koni shock I'm willing to accept the reliability risks. Performance wise I expect them to be day and night over the worn out Monroe's.
Lowering the rear requires longer bolts which were special order from Fastenal. The bolts were actually metric and were slightly thinner, still fit damn near perfect and were somewhere between 12 to 13 inches in length from what I recall. All I know is that the length was definitely on the extreme end from what people normally purchase. I then purchased nylock nuts and installed them virtually on the end of the bolt. I'll post pics later on.
I'm not sure if this will be low enough but I have to drive the car around for the suspension to settle before I can decide.
I find that the majority of vette owners are timid and lack the creativity required to successfully modify these cars, especially considering most of them have much larger financial capabilities. I've already discovered a much easier solution to lowering the rear more if need be and requires nothing!
In the center spring channel the spring is secured with spacers on either side allowing the spring to be clamped in place. By simply dropping the spring in the rear which is a million times easier then the front and switching the majority of spacers from the top to the bottom will effectively lower the car.
Currently I'm working on the front which has been a nightmare! I'm almost done just waiting on a new ball joint for the drivers side then everything gets buttoned-up.
Pic of the passenger side that I tided-up. Oh and new shocks to replace the crappy Monroe's on all four corners. Yes, they are KYB's and I'm aware they aren't that great but considering all four cost the equivalent of one koni shock I'm willing to accept the reliability risks. Performance wise I expect them to be day and night over the worn out Monroe's.
