How come I never see "slammed" C4's?
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It seems to be the only model that I don't see slammed like the C5's and C6's.
Is there a problem in lowering them to teh "slammed" status, or do folks just NOT prefer to do it?
It would be the very first mod that I did. Removing bolts, whatever. I love the slammed, ground scraping, Le Mans racing look.
What's the story here?
Is there a problem in lowering them to teh "slammed" status, or do folks just NOT prefer to do it?
It would be the very first mod that I did. Removing bolts, whatever. I love the slammed, ground scraping, Le Mans racing look.
What's the story here?
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Just visit OT - C-4s get slammed there ALL the time!
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Unless it is used as a track car,i don't see the reasoning in "slamming" a corvette or any other model for that matter.
As it is going over speed bumps and pulling in/out of some driveways are a challenge at stock height.
As it is going over speed bumps and pulling in/out of some driveways are a challenge at stock height.
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I can't get mine out of my drive without dragging the chin spoilers...I can't imagine it lowered.
There's not a lot of ground clearance to start with...something like 4.7 inches I think.
There's not a lot of ground clearance to start with...something like 4.7 inches I think.
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Funny thing is, 40 years ago the "in" look was just the opposite - jacked up was cool. Sometimes just the front, sometimes the back, and often both.
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The rear jacked a little was nice, but we had to do that in order to get those Mickey Thompsons mounted
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But there are several C4s lowered. I like the look but I would never do it because of the clearance factor.
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Mine's lowered, but to slam them is usually bad on the front spring, your back, and your floor pan.
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I figured there had to be a more "physical" reason. Thanks!
Beautiful ride. Is that a 95 or 96? That's definitely low enough for me. (BTW, nice Jake)
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My car used to be pretty "slammed", but then I started taking weight out and not it looks like a truck.
Before:
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After losing AC, stock seats, AIR system, spare tire, and relocating battery;
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Its been on jack stands since I removed the rest of the interior, heater, evap, etc so I dont have a picture, but I bet it will be really tall.
Before:
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After losing AC, stock seats, AIR system, spare tire, and relocating battery;
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Its been on jack stands since I removed the rest of the interior, heater, evap, etc so I dont have a picture, but I bet it will be really tall.
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I have coil-overs on the 89 and love them. I don't have that much trouble with scraping I just watch the road we have driven it from LA to BG for The Gathering a couple of times and had no issues. It can still go over an inch lower than pictured here but this is where it performs best.
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