And she has been lowered! Pfadt lowering Springs on a 2012 ZL1 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Erik@Torq · 05-10-2012, 02:50 PM

So today we finally got the opportunity to test some Pfadt Racing parts on one of our our Project ZL1's! And most importantly, their lowering springs

I will be posting tons of more info shortly once I get everything in the computer, photo's, vids etc but here is a sweet teaser shot for now

I have taken her for a good test drive and so far she feels absolutely amazing, but I will give my full impressions once the rain stops here and I can really feel her out. We will be putting a few test miles on her on the street and on the track to ensure the springs work in conjunction with the MRC and provides a nice upgrade over stock. Stay tuned!

/Erik

Update!

Personally I am very pleased with the looks of the car, the ZL1 comes somewhat lowered from the factory compared to the 4x4 stance that the SS had so in my opinion it did not need a huge drop. Plus as a road racer I think about things like suspension travel, chassis geometry and much more and I know that a "slammed" car is not really the best for performance. We measured about 3/4" drop in the fender wells and about 1" body drop. These might settle a bit more once we put some miles on them but I am happy it does not have a crazy slammed look. Also, by lowering it any more I think the front splitter will be the most common part to be replaced on these cars!

I drove the car for 15-20 miles on the road and was pleasantly surprised. I already knew the trailing arms and rear toe rods would be a great upgrade for the rear, but I was curious to see how much (if anything) the springs changed the car. I do plan on taking it to the track very soon and get some REAL feel for it but I did get to test it on some bumpy and twisty roads!

In my opinion, the car feels much better compared to stock than an SS with lowering springs compared to stock. You can tell these MRC shocks are soooo much better and the car rides really nice. I went through all the different settings in the suspension to confirm they still worked and I found them all to be fully functional.

As mentioned we will be putting it to the test when I take our own ZL1 project bone stock vs this one to the track and compare them side by side. now THAT will be a fun day at work

I will mention that install is pretty much the same compared to an SS except for one very important thing which you will see in the photo below! The sensor cable for the rear shock goes right through the shock and rear upper shock mount. There is no way of getting the stock spring off with this in place. If you are not comfortable with wiring, I would recommend having these springs installed by a professional!

STOCK RIDE HEIGHT SPLITTER CLEARANCE

LOWERED RIDE HEIGHT SPLITTER CLEARANCE

STOCK RIDE HEIGHT SIDE SKIRT

LOWERED RIDE HEIGHT SIDE SKIRT

FRONT FENDER STOCK RIDE HEIGHT

FRONT FENDER LOWERED RIDE HEIGHT

AND HERE ARE SOME BEAUTY SHOTS

AMCBimmer · 05-10-2012, 03:01 PM

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SIRLOIN · 05-10-2012, 04:20 PM

THATS IT!!!!! Come on now, NEED MORE PICS! LOL...

I've been dying to see one of these lowered! Post em up ASAP please...

OldJedi · 05-10-2012, 04:35 PM

Eric, congratulations on receiving your car. Looks like more rain today but might be getting better towards the weekend.

Erik@Torq · 05-10-2012, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIRLOIN

THATS IT!!!!! Come on now, NEED MORE PICS! LOL...

I've been dying to see one of these lowered! Post em up ASAP please...

More pics are coming!

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldJedi

Eric, congratulations on receiving your car. Looks like more rain today but might be getting better towards the weekend.

It's not mine

I wish!

Mine is still en route I'm afraid

Jcobra · 05-10-2012, 04:47 PM

More pics please!!!

PfadtRacing · 05-10-2012, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erik@Torq

More pics are coming!

It's not mine

I wish!

Mine is still en route I'm afraid

I guess that only leaves one question...

Whose going to receive their ZL1 first, Erik@Torq or Pfadt!

Car looks great! We really can't wait to tear into ours when we receive it.

Erik@Torq · 05-10-2012, 06:28 PM

Personally I am very pleased with the looks of the car, the ZL1 comes somewhat lowered from the factory compared to the 4x4 stance that the SS had so in my opinion it did not need a huge drop. Plus as a road racer I think about things like suspension travel, chassis geometry and much more and I know that a "slammed" car is not really the best for performance. We measured about 3/4" drop in the fender wells and about 1" body drop. These might settle a bit more once we put some miles on them but I am happy it does not have a crazy slammed look. Also, by lowering it any more I think the front splitter will be the most common part to be replaced on these cars!

I drove the car for 15-20 miles on the road and was pleasantly surprised. I already knew the trailing arms and rear toe rods would be a great upgrade for the rear, but I was curious to see how much (if anything) the springs changed the car. I do plan on taking it to the track very soon and get some REAL feel for it but I did get to test it on some bumpy and twisty roads!

In my opinion, the car feels much better compared to stock than an SS with lowering springs compared to stock. You can tell these MRC shocks are soooo much better and the car rides really nice. I went through all the different settings in the suspension to confirm they still worked and I found them all to be fully functional.

As mentioned we will be putting it to the test when I take our own ZL1 project bone stock vs this one to the track and compare them side by side. now THAT will be a fun day at work

I will mention that install is pretty much the same compared to an SS except for one very important thing which you will see in the photo below! The sensor cable for the rear shock goes right through the shock and rear upper shock mount. There is no way of getting the stock spring off with this in place. If you are not comfortable with wiring, I would recommend having these springs installed by a professional!

STOCK RIDE HEIGHT SPLITTER CLEARANCE

LOWERED RIDE HEIGHT SPLITTER CLEARANCE

STOCK RIDE HEIGHT SIDE SKIRT

LOWERED RIDE HEIGHT SIDE SKIRT

FRONT FENDER STOCK RIDE HEIGHT

FRONT FENDER LOWERED RIDE HEIGHT

AND HERE ARE SOME BEAUTY SHOTS

mrwmaw · 05-10-2012, 06:28 PM

Stupid question but what is the purpose of lowering it?

slicktempo · 05-10-2012, 06:38 PM

Very nice drop! How does it handle when going over larger transitions on the freeway?

slicktempo · 05-10-2012, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrwmaw

Stupid question but what is the purpose of lowering it?

Mostly looks. Better handling with a lower center of gravity and more road feedback.

slicktempo · 05-10-2012, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by AMCBimmer

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I may potentially spot an E39 M5 in your sig. LMB at that?

SIRLOIN · 05-10-2012, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrwmaw

Stupid question but what is the purpose of lowering it?

The purpose for me personally in lowering any vehicle, is that it simply looks bad ass!

Other than that it can decrease nose dive in braking, decrease body roll in turns since the center of gravity is lower, did i mention it looks bad ass LOL...

Most people do it as a visual mod, and i think most would agree that a lowered car looks WAY better than one that sits high and has lots of wheel/fender gap. Especially in a sports car...

SUX2BU · 05-10-2012, 06:47 PM

Looks great!

05-10-2012, 02:50 PM	#1
Erik@Torq Drives: '10 SS + '04 Z16 Z06 S/C Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Miramar, FL Posts: 1,196	And she has been lowered! Pfadt lowering Springs on a 2012 ZL1 So today we finally got the opportunity to test some Pfadt Racing parts on one of our our Project ZL1's! And most importantly, their lowering springs I will be posting tons of more info shortly once I get everything in the computer, photo's, vids etc but here is a sweet teaser shot for now I have taken her for a good test drive and so far she feels absolutely amazing, but I will give my full impressions once the rain stops here and I can really feel her out. We will be putting a few test miles on her on the street and on the track to ensure the springs work in conjunction with the MRC and provides a nice upgrade over stock. Stay tuned! /Erik Update! Personally I am very pleased with the looks of the car, the ZL1 comes somewhat lowered from the factory compared to the 4x4 stance that the SS had so in my opinion it did not need a huge drop. Plus as a road racer I think about things like suspension travel, chassis geometry and much more and I know that a "slammed" car is not really the best for performance. We measured about 3/4" drop in the fender wells and about 1" body drop. These might settle a bit more once we put some miles on them but I am happy it does not have a crazy slammed look. Also, by lowering it any more I think the front splitter will be the most common part to be replaced on these cars! I drove the car for 15-20 miles on the road and was pleasantly surprised. I already knew the trailing arms and rear toe rods would be a great upgrade for the rear, but I was curious to see how much (if anything) the springs changed the car. I do plan on taking it to the track very soon and get some REAL feel for it but I did get to test it on some bumpy and twisty roads! In my opinion, the car feels much better compared to stock than an SS with lowering springs compared to stock. You can tell these MRC shocks are soooo much better and the car rides really nice. I went through all the different settings in the suspension to confirm they still worked and I found them all to be fully functional. As mentioned we will be putting it to the test when I take our own ZL1 project bone stock vs this one to the track and compare them side by side. now THAT will be a fun day at work I will mention that install is pretty much the same compared to an SS except for one very important thing which you will see in the photo below! The sensor cable for the rear shock goes right through the shock and rear upper shock mount. There is no way of getting the stock spring off with this in place. If you are not comfortable with wiring, I would recommend having these springs installed by a professional! STOCK RIDE HEIGHT SPLITTER CLEARANCE LOWERED RIDE HEIGHT SPLITTER CLEARANCE STOCK RIDE HEIGHT SIDE SKIRT LOWERED RIDE HEIGHT SIDE SKIRT FRONT FENDER STOCK RIDE HEIGHT FRONT FENDER LOWERED RIDE HEIGHT AND HERE ARE SOME BEAUTY SHOTS Last edited by Erik@Torq; 05-10-2012 at 06:31 PM.

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Erik@Torq Drives: '10 SS + '04 Z16 Z06 S/C Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Miramar, FL Posts: 1,196	Personally I am very pleased with the looks of the car, the ZL1 comes somewhat lowered from the factory compared to the 4x4 stance that the SS had so in my opinion it did not need a huge drop. Plus as a road racer I think about things like suspension travel, chassis geometry and much more and I know that a "slammed" car is not really the best for performance. We measured about 3/4" drop in the fender wells and about 1" body drop. These might settle a bit more once we put some miles on them but I am happy it does not have a crazy slammed look. Also, by lowering it any more I think the front splitter will be the most common part to be replaced on these cars! I drove the car for 15-20 miles on the road and was pleasantly surprised. I already knew the trailing arms and rear toe rods would be a great upgrade for the rear, but I was curious to see how much (if anything) the springs changed the car. I do plan on taking it to the track very soon and get some REAL feel for it but I did get to test it on some bumpy and twisty roads! In my opinion, the car feels much better compared to stock than an SS with lowering springs compared to stock. You can tell these MRC shocks are soooo much better and the car rides really nice. I went through all the different settings in the suspension to confirm they still worked and I found them all to be fully functional. As mentioned we will be putting it to the test when I take our own ZL1 project bone stock vs this one to the track and compare them side by side. now THAT will be a fun day at work I will mention that install is pretty much the same compared to an SS except for one very important thing which you will see in the photo below! The sensor cable for the rear shock goes right through the shock and rear upper shock mount. There is no way of getting the stock spring off with this in place. If you are not comfortable with wiring, I would recommend having these springs installed by a professional! STOCK RIDE HEIGHT SPLITTER CLEARANCE LOWERED RIDE HEIGHT SPLITTER CLEARANCE STOCK RIDE HEIGHT SIDE SKIRT LOWERED RIDE HEIGHT SIDE SKIRT FRONT FENDER STOCK RIDE HEIGHT FRONT FENDER LOWERED RIDE HEIGHT AND HERE ARE SOME BEAUTY SHOTS

05-10-2012, 06:28 PM	#9
mrwmaw Drives: 2012 ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pa Posts: 215 View My Garage	Stupid question but what is the purpose of lowering it?

05-10-2012, 06:38 PM	#10
slicktempo Drives: 2011 Camaro Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Calabasas Posts: 132	Very nice drop! How does it handle when going over larger transitions on the freeway?