im currently looking at some ZR1s to put on my camaro and still have stock springs so wont my car sit high and look kinda weird w/o it lowered. i thought SS's were lowered 1 inch but i could be wrong. also, do i need any speedo changes or is the overall size of the wheel and tire the same as my 16" with stock wheel size?

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Brad
1997 Z28 M6
T-tops, chrome rims, all options, SLP Dual/Dual, cutout, !CAGS, FIPK, LT4 KM, Air Foil, TB bypass, pro 5.0, OBD1, !EGR, !AIR, CSI waterpump, 160* thermostat, 1LE intake elbow, PCM tuning by, www.PCMFORLESS.com , taylors, singe-cat SLP shorties minus the cat!

 

you shouldn't have to if you maintain the same total circumferance of the stock rims. But the SS do not come lowered, or at least mine didn't with the Level 1 suspension upgrade.

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1997 Camaro Z-28 SS #0728

Flowmaster, Hooker Header tips, BMR strut tower brace, lower control arm and relocation bracket, Optima Yellow Top battery, Granatelli lowering springs, KYB AGX shocks, Lakewood panhard rod, Bear bump steer, 17 x 9.5 Z06 rims

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Imo all Fbodies should be lowered. The 4x4 look is for trucks.
The bottom line is, it's not something you need to do. But your car will look and handle better with 17s and a set of drop springs.

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Mario,
White 94 Z28
Yeah I got a few mods
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Black 87 IROC-Z

 

what about 18's i want to lower my car first then get wheels but dont know how low is too low? they are 18x10 in the back and 18x8.5 up front
-Archie

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depends on how much of the bottom end of you car that you want to keep Just kidding. Just realize that the more you drop your car, you put a limit on where you can drive. I've seen 2" drop cars and I'd hate to see them at my school. They wouldn't be able to get their front facia over the speed bumps. I have between 1.2" to 1.5" on mine and I can get around pretty well but still have to be careful of those steep driveways. Just to give you and example, I can no longer go up my friends driveway after I dropped my car. The tail pipes will not clear on the way up and the front facia will not clear on the way down.

 

Check my sig for some pics of my car with Zr1's and the stock suspension.


Go to the bottom where it says hood pics their are a few pics that get my wheels in it. and to get to the last page of pics go to http://www.geocities.com/ford_028/hoodpics2.html it doesnt seem to link when i do it on the page builder?!?! dont know why everything else does.

 

ooops forgot sig

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