I ordered 4 control arms from Corv recyling.

believe me I had to maul this over.... done

I will have it apart for the job, and reading how the mass marketed lowering pads are really unnecessary as you can just grind down the stock ones.

It is an extra step on remove and replace, I real don't like the idea of a lowered car as it tend to scrape it already does the front spoiler.

but.... maybe 1/2 inch will do no harm and besides my rear end went up 1/2 inch....I like the jacked up look, remember Gabriel Hijacker air shocks?

I have found no pictures, if I had the insane urge to removing pads from the ends of the spring, how much of a drop will occur?

If it is the same as the drop with the "wedges" why on earth would someone go through the trouble with the wedges, when allz they had to do was the end pads?

The fronts don't need lowered... lower the rear about 1" and you will be fine. That will level out the car and look sweet. Lower the front end, and every speed bump in SoCal will be your sworn enemy.

3/8" off that will probably get you 1/2" drop at the wheel.

Look at the geometry...


(distance from LCA axis to the lower ball joint)
----------------------------------------------- = ratio of drop
(distance from LCA axis to spring end)



I wish I hadn't done the wedges, because they keep coming unglued, no matter how hard I try or what glue I use. I need to pull the spring out a 4th time to try again.

I think people do the wedge drop because there's more there to trim.

My Vette has the urethane pads in the center and the pads at the ends of the springs were gone on my ZO7 spring. So, I measured the end pads (5/8" thick) on my old stock springs and put the same size and position delrin pads.
Now my Vette sits at 25.5 inches from ground to fendwell. A little low imho.