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Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

Graham Jagger wrote:

I may come up to Sanford and watch you test it out. Something tells me it will be entertaining :wink:

I saw that you were signed up as a competitor for the event, your not gonna run?

Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

So, I was watching a video I found only about "tips for z06 owners" and it explained how the ride height can be adjusted from the factory as well as camber. Is this true? What is the stock legality of it? I'm assuming the adjustment won't let you go too low.

AdamBreakey · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:50 am

Yes - you can adjust the ride height with little effort. It is perfectly legal in stock class. It also allows you to corner weight your car (mine is balanced pefectly with me sitting in the car and enough gas for 4 runs w/ the car running). Just don't change out the adjustment bolts to anything other than stock and you are fine.

adamb

Graham Jagger · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:53 am **Posts:** 1718

Les Davis wrote:

Graham Jagger wrote:

I may come up to Sanford and watch you test it out. Something tells me it will be entertaining :wink:

I saw that you were signed up as a competitor for the event, your not gonna run?

I'm signed up and I'll run just for fun. I wouldn't use the word 'competitor' though. My main goal will be to not DNF all my runs. And leave the course less times than you :lol:

I think Steve might bring his toy out too.

Graham Jagger · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:53 am **Posts:** 1718

Les Davis wrote:

So, I was watching a video I found only about "tips for z06 owners" and it explained how the ride height can be adjusted from the factory as well as camber. Is this true? What is the stock legality of it? I'm assuming the adjustment won't let you go too low.

Were you watching the owners video? If you didn't get a copy with your car from the previous owner. I'll burn you a copy on DVD.

As Adam noted. It is perfectly legal. They are factory adjusters. There is a good article on Z06Vette.Com that shows where the adjusters are and what to do. The back is a no brainer. The front ones are a bit of a pain. Don't touch them until you are ready to get an alignment. Yours must be at the stock height since I see the 4x4 look on yours. Mine are adjusted all the way down. That comes out to about 3/4"-1". You need to keep the natural rake in the car. At least if you are going to drive it at high speeds. Once you adjust them down then drive it for a week to let it settle. Then get an alignment.

You can get camber to -1.5 front easily. Getting -2.0 might not happen. I'm running front: -1.5 with 0 toe, rear: -1.0 with 1/8" total toe-in. This works well for track and is very streetable.

Oh and I hope you got the original rims with that car. Those Black Motorsports repros are heavy. I just bought a set. The factory wheels are about as lite as it gets without spending big $$$.

Get a fat front bar like Adam did for autox.

PM me if I can help.

CosbyWood · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:32 pm

Todd Breakey wrote:

Real men drive Yellow Cars!!!!! Nice car Les!!

You damn right!!! :lol:

Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

Graham Jagger wrote:

Les Davis wrote:

So, I was watching a video I found only about "tips for z06 owners" and it explained how the ride height can be adjusted from the factory as well as camber. Is this true? What is the stock legality of it? I'm assuming the adjustment won't let you go too low.

Were you watching the owners video? If you didn't get a copy with your car from the previous owner. I'll burn you a copy on DVD.

As Adam noted. It is perfectly legal. They are factory adjusters. There is a good article on Z06Vette.Com that shows where the adjusters are and what to do. The back is a no brainer. The front ones are a bit of a pain. Don't touch them until you are ready to get an alignment. Yours must be at the stock height since I see the 4x4 look on yours. Mine are adjusted all the way down. That comes out to about 3/4"-1". You need to keep the natural rake in the car. At least if you are going to drive it at high speeds. Once you adjust them down then drive it for a week to let it settle. Then get an alignment.

You can get camber to -1.5 front easily. Getting -2.0 might not happen. I'm running front: -1.5 with 0 toe, rear: -1.0 with 1/8" total toe-in. This works well for track and is very streetable.

Oh and I hope you got the original rims with that car. Those Black Motorsports repros are heavy. I just bought a set. The factory wheels are about as lite as it gets without spending big $$$.

Get a fat front bar like Adam did for autox.

PM me if I can help.

Yes, I think the video I was watching was a very poor copy of the DVD that would come with the car. I did not get this, and if you could make me a copy that would be great Graham.

Ok, so factory ride height adjustments/corner weighting? That is wicked cool.

I did get the factory wheels with the car alothough they have been "chromed". I've been trying to figure out what I should do with them. Since the chrome is flaking off, it appears to that the couldn't possibly have added too much weight, they still seem quite light for a wheel that size. Of course since it is flaking off a couple of the wheels, they look kinda crappy, but they would be autox wheels, so maybe I shouldn't care. Think sand blasting could get all that crap off? This brings up another question. I read somewhere that the '01 Z06 had forged wheels whereas the later years were cast. Are they lighter/stronger? Very hard to come by?

Graham Jagger · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:53 am **Posts:** 1718

Les Davis wrote:

Yes, I think the video I was watching was a very poor copy of the DVD that would come with the car. I did not get this, and if you could make me a copy that would be great Graham.

Ok, so factory ride height adjustments/corner weighting? That is wicked cool.

I did get the factory wheels with the car alothough they have been "chromed". I've been trying to figure out what I should do with them. Since the chrome is flaking off, it appears to that the couldn't possibly have added too much weight, they still seem quite light for a wheel that size. Of course since it is flaking off a couple of the wheels, they look kinda crappy, but they would be autox wheels, so maybe I shouldn't care. Think sand blasting could get all that crap off? This brings up another question. I read somewhere that the '01 Z06 had forged wheels whereas the later years were cast. Are they lighter/stronger? Very hard to come by?

GM ships it with a video tape. I got my Z06 from the original owner and the tape had only been viewed a couple of times. So I copied it to DVD right away. The quality is fine. I'll make you a copy.

Yes you can adjust the ride height ~1" lower. Which also means you can corner weight it. I put mine on the scales at Roebling. It wasn't too far off. But it'll get corner weighted this winter.

I'm not sure how you get the chrome off. But they make great track/autox wheels. Fronts are 20lbs and rears are 22lbs. Those repros you are running are 4-6lbs heavier per corner!

If you find 01 wheels fine. Not worth sweating though. Weight is no difference. They are supposedly stronger. Only busted 02-04 cast wheels I've seen are from serious off track excursions. The cast ones are just fine.

Ryan Holton · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:53 pm

Graham Jagger wrote:

Those repros you are running are 4-6lbs heavier per corner!

Cry me a river! You two have 405 freakin' horsepower in a Z O Muthaf'in 6!

Karl Shultz · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:58 pm

Nice find Les. Is the goat gone?

Sunday, Oct. 22, the folks from nceuro.org are going to Rockingham for a $10 drag day. Wanna go?

Pete Guthrie · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:02 pm

check this out: goto: the diesel page, its a internet site i think.. and goto: readers rigs, there is a guy from british columbia canada... who put a idi 6.2 litre gm diese lfrom a suburban into his 1978 corvette coupe, now he getes more torque and grunt from his diesel than from the 454 emissions breathing v8 gasser, that is one way to get around emissions, shoot the mdown entirely.. i bet his weight distrobution is now shot completely...

Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

Karl Shultz wrote:

Nice find Les. Is the goat gone?

Sunday, Oct. 22, the folks from nceuro.org are going to Rockingham for a $10 drag day. Wanna go?

The goat is still around, the lease is up in Dec. I might let it go back early though to avoid paying insurance on three cars.

As for the drag day, maybe as long as your actually talking about running our cars down the 1/4 mile track. But nceuro.org, sounds like there might be guys kissing each other and stuff, not sure I'm interested in all that. Not that there is anything wrong with that... :wink:

steve remchak · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:11 pm

Graham Jagger wrote:

Les Davis wrote:

Graham Jagger wrote:

I may come up to Sanford and watch you test it out. Something tells me it will be entertaining :wink:

I saw that you were signed up as a competitor for the event, your not gonna run?

I'm signed up and I'll run just for fun. I wouldn't use the word 'competitor' though. My main goal will be to not DNF all my runs. And leave the course less times than you :lol:

I think Steve might bring his toy out too.

i was thinking about bringing the BMW as i have some kuhmos i need to cord.

hey, i don't think i got a video with my car. i think i got the promo dvd but i have no idea where that is.

Scott Johnson · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:23 pm

Karl Shultz wrote:

Nice find Les. Is the goat gone?

Sunday, Oct. 22, the folks from nceuro.org are going to Rockingham for a $10 drag day. Wanna go?

Hmm, if I go to the event with the Tundra and an *empty* trailer, how much money will I be able to make if I tow a busted Audi home?

Scott

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