VMS lowering bolts are terrible!!! After 1 year of doing the replacement with brand new VMS bolts that have the swivel ends and they creek and squeak like crazy. They literally made me embarrassed to park the car at low speeds cause it sounded like a shitty old car. Replaced them just recently with new solid bolts and good as new.
Why? For the height? For the ability to change spring rates for each track you drive on? For the cool factor? Replacing lowering bolts on a C6 is $80. The rubber pads on my stock ones were shot. Do do coilovers it would be $3-4k to convert to coilovers.
@jerobin3 lowering bolts lessen the tension on the mono leaf, which changes the spring rate. Causing a rough undesirable ride at times also aftermarket bolts don't last as long. Do it right the first time and avoid issues later down the road, which these bolts will cause you
Fair on the spring rates. But that also assumes that my ride height is changed. As for ride quality, I have delrin bushings in my control arms. That is changing my ride quality more than lowering bolts. I agree that the pad isn’t as plush as a factory set, but again, I have delrin bushings so ride quality is second to road feel. I can’t run my car full low because of my driveway. Additionally, I already messed up and changes the rake when going to 18’s square. Rear got raised up a bit for that. I’m at maybe 1/2” lower than factory currently.
Where you get your lift?
It is a quick jack 5000# lift. Can buy directly from them or from another place. I think I got mine directly from QJ on their Black Friday in 2021.
After lowering car does a an alignment?
If you want to remove driver error, yes.
If you wan to blame poor driver skill on something unrelated drive the car as is.
VMS lowering bolts are terrible!!! After 1 year of doing the replacement with brand new VMS bolts that have the swivel ends and they creek and squeak like crazy. They literally made me embarrassed to park the car at low speeds cause it sounded like a shitty old car. Replaced them just recently with new solid bolts and good as new.
@@OrpheussZ06 I’ve had no issues with mine. Thanks for your comment
I would never do lowering bolts . Coil overs or nothin
Why? For the height? For the ability to change spring rates for each track you drive on? For the cool factor? Replacing lowering bolts on a C6 is $80. The rubber pads on my stock ones were shot. Do do coilovers it would be $3-4k to convert to coilovers.
@jerobin3 lowering bolts lessen the tension on the mono leaf, which changes the spring rate. Causing a rough undesirable ride at times also aftermarket bolts don't last as long. Do it right the first time and avoid issues later down the road, which these bolts will cause you
Fair on the spring rates. But that also assumes that my ride height is changed. As for ride quality, I have delrin bushings in my control arms. That is changing my ride quality more than lowering bolts. I agree that the pad isn’t as plush as a factory set, but again, I have delrin bushings so ride quality is second to road feel.
I can’t run my car full low because of my driveway. Additionally, I already messed up and changes the rake when going to 18’s square. Rear got raised up a bit for that. I’m at maybe 1/2” lower than factory currently.