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evilsrt8 · 09-14-2013, 02:04 PM

Hey everyone,

Ever since I got my zl1 I've been hating how much my front end is lifted. It looks stupid. I saw 4 zl1 on the road and their front end is not as high as mine, I asked 3 of them if they installed springs and they all said it is stock. One of the guys asked if I bought it brand new and then he mentioned something about spacers on the springs that makes them that high? I couldn't get more info because the light went green and we couldn't talk. Can anyone tell me why my zl1 looks like this? Brand new 2013 off the lot.

Thank you,

94turbolsx · 09-14-2013, 02:09 PM

Looks like your dealer forgot to remove the spacers on the front springs when they did the PDI. They are there so front doesn't scrape when being loaded and unloaded in the shipping process. Take it back and have them remove the spacers.

bbenavitz · 09-14-2013, 02:10 PM

The zl1 ships with a yellow spacer in each front spring. If they are not in your glove compartment they are likely still on our car. Go back to the dealer to get them removed and then tell us which knucklehead dealer you got your car from!

cam62 · 09-14-2013, 02:10 PM

Check for yellow spacers on your front shocks by hey are supposed to be removed by the dealer and out in the glovebox in case you need to get put on a lift

StoutSnout · 09-14-2013, 02:10 PM

Take a look at your springs, and see if the spacers are still in there. Mine were removed, and left in the glove box before I bought the car. They were yellow (not sure if they are all the same color).

LuSe4 · 09-14-2013, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 94turbolsx

Looks like your dealer forgot to remove the spacers on the front springs when they did the PDI. They are there so front doesn't scrape when being loaded and unloaded in the shipping process. Take it back and have them remove the spacers.

X2!

bbadbob69 · 09-14-2013, 02:11 PM

Look between the fender and tire if there is a yellow spacer in the springs you need to take it back to the dealer and have them removed. Also make sure that they did the right prep work on your zl1. Some dealers just don't get that the zl1 is not like the other Camaros. Make sure you get the spacers back they go in the glove box. Just in case you need them for towing.

cam62 · 09-14-2013, 02:15 PM

It's unanimous. Lol

KRIS10 · 09-14-2013, 02:15 PM

Front end lifted? That happens to my husband when I walk by naked.

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evilsrt8 · 09-14-2013, 02:17 PM

Oh shit.... Is this a serious issue to drive around like that? They have been on for 980 miles now... I am sure that's the case then..... Off to the dealer it goes!! Thank you for all the quick responses!!

Ps: don't worry this dealership is really far from you guys..... In Dubai :p

G-Oil Guy · 09-14-2013, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by KRIS10

Front end lifted? That happens to my husband when I walk by naked.

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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand we're done here.

white ZL1 · 09-14-2013, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by KRIS10

Front end lifted? That happens to my husband when I walk by naked.

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CanadianZL1#992 · 09-14-2013, 04:17 PM

Did anyone mention the spring spacers might not have been removed??????

ford20 · 09-14-2013, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by KRIS10

Front end lifted? That happens to my husband when I walk by naked.

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LMAO!!

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Originally Posted by CanadianZL1#992

Did anyone mention the spring spacers might not have been removed??????

No not at all, there should be some yellow spacers in the springs that should have been removed. Hopefully they have seen enough of them in Dubai so they know what you are talking about.

09-14-2013, 02:04 PM	#1
evilsrt8 Drives: 2013 victory red ZL1. 2011 CTS-V Join Date: May 2011 Location: Streets of Dubai Posts: 46	Why is my front end so lifted? Hey everyone, Ever since I got my zl1 I've been hating how much my front end is lifted. It looks stupid. I saw 4 zl1 on the road and their front end is not as high as mine, I asked 3 of them if they installed springs and they all said it is stock. One of the guys asked if I bought it brand new and then he mentioned something about spacers on the springs that makes them that high? I couldn't get more info because the light went green and we couldn't talk. Can anyone tell me why my zl1 looks like this? Brand new 2013 off the lot. Thank you,

09-14-2013, 02:09 PM	#2
94turbolsx Drives: 2001 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Granger , IN Posts: 341	Looks like your dealer forgot to remove the spacers on the front springs when they did the PDI. They are there so front doesn't scrape when being loaded and unloaded in the shipping process. Take it back and have them remove the spacers. __________________ 2001 Camaro SS- M6 cone killer

09-14-2013, 02:10 PM	#4
cam62 Drives: 2012 IBM Vert 2SS/rs Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,157 View My Garage	Check for yellow spacers on your front shocks by hey are supposed to be removed by the dealer and out in the glovebox in case you need to get put on a lift __________________ rx catch can;vmax ported throttle body;bowtie delete;SLP SS emblem;CAI cold air intake

09-14-2013, 02:15 PM	#8
cam62 Drives: 2012 IBM Vert 2SS/rs Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,157 View My Garage	It's unanimous. Lol __________________ rx catch can;vmax ported throttle body;bowtie delete;SLP SS emblem;CAI cold air intake

09-14-2013, 02:10 PM	#3
bbenavitz Drives: 2013 ZL1, Panoz GTWC, 2013 Durango Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 43 View My Garage	The zl1 ships with a yellow spacer in each front spring. If they are not in your glove compartment they are likely still on our car. Go back to the dealer to get them removed and then tell us which knucklehead dealer you got your car from!

09-14-2013, 02:10 PM	#5
StoutSnout Drives: 2017 Z06 / 2016 Challenger Hellcat Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: WA Posts: 84	Take a look at your springs, and see if the spacers are still in there. Mine were removed, and left in the glove box before I bought the car. They were yellow (not sure if they are all the same color).

09-14-2013, 02:11 PM	#7
bbadbob69 Drives: 2013 ashen gray zl1 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: colorado Posts: 11	Look between the fender and tire if there is a yellow spacer in the springs you need to take it back to the dealer and have them removed. Also make sure that they did the right prep work on your zl1. Some dealers just don't get that the zl1 is not like the other Camaros. Make sure you get the spacers back they go in the glove box. Just in case you need them for towing.

09-14-2013, 02:15 PM	#9
KRIS10 Drives: 2010 2SS Black and Inferno Orange Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: 2.7 miles from 2014 C5 Fest, TX Posts: 194	Front end lifted? That happens to my husband when I walk by naked. Sent from my cammed Orange and Black using Tapatalk ♥ __________________ http://http://www.thespeedgirls.com/kristenb.html H-Town Camaro Club

09-14-2013, 02:17 PM	#10
evilsrt8 Drives: 2013 victory red ZL1. 2011 CTS-V Join Date: May 2011 Location: Streets of Dubai Posts: 46	Oh shit.... Is this a serious issue to drive around like that? They have been on for 980 miles now... I am sure that's the case then..... Off to the dealer it goes!! Thank you for all the quick responses!! Ps: don't worry this dealership is really far from you guys..... In Dubai :p

09-14-2013, 04:17 PM	#13
CanadianZL1#992 ANGRY Z Drives: 2015 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,406	Did anyone mention the spring spacers might not have been removed??????