'17 ZL1 ride height - Page 2

Boilermaker128 · 11-28-2016, 03:19 PM

Better for winter. Lol.

Heavymetal454 · 11-28-2016, 03:20 PM

Mice across the nation were being decapitated. In fairness GM raised the car.

nvrlast07 · 11-28-2016, 09:06 PM

i agree the tire to fender clearance is to much, but GM engineers did that for a reason i am assuming. Possibly due to down force, safety regs, or just simply to allow for the front end of the car to have more clearance when driving thru the autocross track.

I would not change the suspension to make it look lower in the front. Due to the magnetic ride control.

17CamaroZL1 · 11-28-2016, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Heavymetal454

Straight front axles are all the rage. ZL1 Gasser!

Rock it old school!

17CamaroZL1 · 11-28-2016, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by nvrlast07

i agree the tire to fender clearance is to much, but GM engineers did that for a reason i am assuming. Possibly due to down force, safety regs, or just simply to allow for the front end of the car to have more clearance when driving thru the autocross track.

I would not change the suspension to make it look lower in the front. Due to the magnetic ride control.

I'd love to find out why they did it. The MR wouldn't be affected by lowering it. They're not position sensitive like good off road shocks. The MR can soften or stiffen at any point in the Pistons travel and the system monitors for adjustments 1000 times per second.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 11-28-2016, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 17CamaroZL1

I'd love to find out why they did it. The MR wouldn't be affected by lowering it. They're not position sensitive like good off road shocks. The MR can soften or stiffen at any point in the Pistons travel and the system monitors for adjustments 1000 times per second.

You just have to worry about over-travel on the ride-height sensors...

I doubt a 1/2-3/4 drop would risk that...but something to consider...

Reichler · 11-29-2016, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Wyndham

You just have to worry about over-travel on the ride-height sensors...

I doubt a 1/2-3/4 drop would risk that...but something to consider...

Yep. They may have MR, but it's still a strut/shock with internal physical travel limits. I'd really want to know those limits before I risked trashing a set of expensive MR dampers with drop springs.

17CamaroZL1 · 11-29-2016, 12:03 PM

Hopefully there's an easy way to drop them at the spindle instead of changing out springs. Then there's no worry on the shocks. As long as there's still clearance at full compression, everything's good. I'm sure company's will have drop spindles for them if there's not another way to do it. GM could have even stuck a spacer above the strut. Maybe someone can check there for us.

Heavymetal454 · 11-29-2016, 04:19 PM

I know a guy who dropped his ZL1 already. Here's a spy photo. Sorry I couldn't get the whole car. Garnet Red ZL1 with dropped spindles. Sweeeeeet!

BradfordCamaro · 11-29-2016, 04:45 PM

The height is normal when it leaves the factory, GM never accounted for the shipping pucks. They are damaging the MRC and ZL1's are stuck in a unsafe high condition.
They are recalling all the ZL1's to replace the front suspensions.

.

Joking

KaBoom1701 · 11-29-2016, 04:55 PM

Dosent look right to me either.....

tones2SS · 11-29-2016, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Heavymetal454

I know a guy who dropped his ZL1 already. Here's a spy photo. Sorry I couldn't get the whole car. Garnet Red ZL1 with dropped spindles. Sweeeeeet!

HA HAAAAAAAAA
Dropped spindles!!!

Stoner · 11-30-2016, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by hawk02

I agree the front seems to be sitting higher than the pre-production models that were shown at the various cars shows and press conferences.

Here's a side by side comparison I made of the front fender gap of my ZL1 and that of a pre-production ZL1. Sure looks like the gap is larger on my car.

Is it an optical illusion, or is there more clearance all the way around the fender opening, not just at the top??

KLR ZL1 · 11-30-2016, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 17CamaroZL1

Hopefully there's an easy way to drop them at the spindle instead of changing out springs. Then there's no worry on the shocks. As long as there's still clearance at full compression, everything's good. I'm sure company's will have drop spindles for them if there's not another way to do it. GM could have even stuck a spacer above the strut. Maybe someone can check there for us.

People did the springs on the 5G ZL1 without any problems, don't see why there would be any issue with the 6G.

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Heavymetal454 Account Suspended Drives: '69 RS Pro Street Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: East Coast Posts: 939	I know a guy who dropped his ZL1 already. Here's a spy photo. Sorry I couldn't get the whole car. Garnet Red ZL1 with dropped spindles. Sweeeeeet! Attached Images

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BradfordCamaro SABIO Drives: 2016 CAMARO 1SS Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Bradford, ON Posts: 5,012	The height is normal when it leaves the factory, GM never accounted for the shipping pucks. They are damaging the MRC and ZL1's are stuck in a unsafe high condition. They are recalling all the ZL1's to replace the front suspensions. . Joking __________________

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11-28-2016, 09:06 PM	#17
nvrlast07 Drives: 2011 synergy green rs Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: grain valley, mo Posts: 62	i agree the tire to fender clearance is to much, but GM engineers did that for a reason i am assuming. Possibly due to down force, safety regs, or just simply to allow for the front end of the car to have more clearance when driving thru the autocross track. I would not change the suspension to make it look lower in the front. Due to the magnetic ride control.

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