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As asked, here is a separate thread on lowering your StingRay:
Thanks to travisnd, here is your answer !10fwy: The process is simple and similar to what one does on both the C5's/C6's.
"In the front you turn the bolt counter-clockwise to move the adjuster closer to the spring. This closes the gap between the lower control-arm and spring thereby lowering the car. In the rear the spring hangs below the a-arm. You back off the nut to where only a couple of threads show on the bolt this widens the distance between the spring and lower control-arm thus pushing the suspension higher up in the car and allowing the car to sit lower. To go farther than OEM adjustments you can cut the spring adjuster pad in the front and out back you can get longer bolts. However, going farther than OEM will negatively alter suspension geometry and the shocks will be bottoming out. For best performance lower the car 1/2-3/4" from OEM height and leave it there. Those that go more are just looking for a "slammed" look and are actually hurting the handling capabilities of the car. Lowering the car changes camber and toe so you'll want to get it realigned."
For lowering bolt pictures, and other suspension pictures and info:
http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/t...alkaround.html
A little more about lowering, as in the following pictures of someone who has just done that. Personally, would wait a month, as new Corvettes settle on their composite springs. We have seen StingRays which almost look "jacked up," while other look like they have settled nicely. Probably, that is due to the amount of time since they left the production line, the amount of miles they have been driven since, etc. In the pictures below, they lowered the front .75" (as much as they could on stock bolts), the rear .25". Would suggest that each car be measured and its lowering be separately determined, not mimicking what was done for this white car. Also would strongly recommend an alignment afterwards.
Of course, some folks have dips and bumps in their driveways, on the way to work etc. Have a Z06 with its standard 3.2" of ground clearance and while I take all of those things, SLOWLY, at a 45 degree angle, have not had a problem. We are still waiting for the exact ground clearance of a StingRay, but it will be more than 3.2".
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Thanks to travisnd, here is your answer !10fwy: The process is simple and similar to what one does on both the C5's/C6's.
"In the front you turn the bolt counter-clockwise to move the adjuster closer to the spring. This closes the gap between the lower control-arm and spring thereby lowering the car. In the rear the spring hangs below the a-arm. You back off the nut to where only a couple of threads show on the bolt this widens the distance between the spring and lower control-arm thus pushing the suspension higher up in the car and allowing the car to sit lower. To go farther than OEM adjustments you can cut the spring adjuster pad in the front and out back you can get longer bolts. However, going farther than OEM will negatively alter suspension geometry and the shocks will be bottoming out. For best performance lower the car 1/2-3/4" from OEM height and leave it there. Those that go more are just looking for a "slammed" look and are actually hurting the handling capabilities of the car. Lowering the car changes camber and toe so you'll want to get it realigned."
For lowering bolt pictures, and other suspension pictures and info:
http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/t...alkaround.html
A little more about lowering, as in the following pictures of someone who has just done that. Personally, would wait a month, as new Corvettes settle on their composite springs. We have seen StingRays which almost look "jacked up," while other look like they have settled nicely. Probably, that is due to the amount of time since they left the production line, the amount of miles they have been driven since, etc. In the pictures below, they lowered the front .75" (as much as they could on stock bolts), the rear .25". Would suggest that each car be measured and its lowering be separately determined, not mimicking what was done for this white car. Also would strongly recommend an alignment afterwards.
Of course, some folks have dips and bumps in their driveways, on the way to work etc. Have a Z06 with its standard 3.2" of ground clearance and while I take all of those things, SLOWLY, at a 45 degree angle, have not had a problem. We are still waiting for the exact ground clearance of a StingRay, but it will be more than 3.2".
