GM Lowering Kit Photos

Shawnqa800720 · 06-30-2019, 03:42 PM

Hey folks,
Here are some pictures of my 2018 1SS with the GM lowering kit and 1LE swaybar kit installed as well as 1LE sized VS forged rims and Michelin PS4S tires. When I was considering the GM kit, I had a lot of folks ask for pics so they could see what it looked like on the car. Well, here you go.

DC5 · 07-01-2019, 01:36 PM

Your Camaro looks awesome!

*Edit* Please share your observations regarding the ride and handling characteristics relative to the stock suspension.

Stephen12ZL1 · 07-01-2019, 08:17 PM

looks great...did you get the dealer to do a "trim height relearn" of the ride height sensors if your car is equipped with MRC shocks?

vtirocz · 07-01-2019, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen12ZL1

looks great...did you get the dealer to do a "trim height relearn" of the ride height sensors if your car is equipped with MRC shocks?

The lowering/handling kit combo is specifically for the passive damper cars.

Shawnqa800720 · 07-02-2019, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DC5

Your Camaro looks awesome!

*Edit* Please share your observations regarding the ride and handling characteristics relative to the stock suspension.

Hard to do a direct comparison since I had GM install these before I took possession of the car - they cover full factory warranty if installed before leaving the dealership with GM parts. But, I did own a 2017 SS fully stock for about a month prior to this one. The ride is slightly harsher, but the handling is markedly better. To me it is a no brainer. The shocks are tuned for the lower spring ride height, unlike if you just got aftermarket springs. So they work very well together to give a good ride quality and great handling. That said, if you have MRC, you can reprogram the ride height as mentioned above. If you're non-MRC, this is the only way to properly lower the car and maintain good ride quality.

chozn4service · 07-02-2019, 07:12 PM

Very nice and I went the same route after speaking with the GM engineers at PRI here in Indy. Love the look, stance as well as the improved handling!

L78toLT1 · 07-02-2019, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by chozn4service

Very nice and I went the same route after speaking with the GM engineers at PRI here in Indy. Love the look, stance as well as the improved handling!

Do you have MRC?

chozn4service · 07-02-2019, 08:16 PM

Nope!

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Shawnqa800720 · 07-02-2019, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chozn4service

Very nice and I went the same route after speaking with the GM engineers at PRI here in Indy. Love the look, stance as well as the improved handling!

Everything about your car is gorgeous - the color, the stance, the hood. Thanks for sharing.

Did you do the sway bar kit as well, or just the lowering?

chozn4service · 07-02-2019, 09:44 PM

Thank you and I did it all in one clean swoop!

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ron8879 · 07-03-2019, 10:07 AM

I like the look of the GM kit but what advantage does it hold vs aftermarket drop springs?

chozn4service · 07-03-2019, 10:18 AM

It gives you a better look as well as performance. When talking to the engineers at PRI30 in 2017 they told me I could go Eibach or BMR, as they were familiar with the aftermarket vendors, but they told me they realized they were missing out on the buyer who wanted to do more to their car and still have a warranty to cover the car. That was a plus for me and then there is the aspect that they said they designed their parts based on the geometry and dynamics of the cars suspension. They said their packages are made and tuned for the car which keeps the performance sound and true. Who knows their suspension better than GM? All of this was just solid selling points for me, so that was the advantage I saw.
I had Eibach on my fifth gen and had issues with the rear springs coming out of perch all the time. I complained and Eibach refunded me and didn’t even want the springs back.

I know many use other suspension parts but for the coin, look and handling I’m totally satisfied.

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vtirocz · 07-03-2019, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ron8879

I like the look of the GM kit but what advantage does it hold vs aftermarket drop springs?

The advantage the GM kit (lowering + handling kit) has is that it's track proven. GM advertises a lap time reduction on their autocross track and also provided some data on their Milford Road Course.

See the info the Camaro team provided:

https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=542333

c4racer · 07-03-2019, 10:53 AM

Does Koni or Bilstein make a stock replacement shock for these cars yet?

Until that happens, this kit seems like the only way to go to lower the car and improve the handling with matched shocks to the lower springs.

06-30-2019, 03:42 PM	#1
Shawnqa800720 Drives: 2018 1SS Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: MA Posts: 300	GM Lowering Kit Photos Hey folks, Here are some pictures of my 2018 1SS with the GM lowering kit and 1LE swaybar kit installed as well as 1LE sized VS forged rims and Michelin PS4S tires. When I was considering the GM kit, I had a lot of folks ask for pics so they could see what it looked like on the car. Well, here you go. Attached Images __________________ 2018 Red Hot 1SS, GM lowering kit & 1LE Sway bar kit, ZL1 1LE solid rear cradle bushings, BMR sway bar end links, GM CAI w/tune, Pray ported IM, Mamo ported TB, VS Forged VS07 rims 20x11 & 20x10 w/ Michelin PS4S

07-01-2019, 01:36 PM	#2
DC5 Drives: 2019 Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Arizona Posts: 596	Your Camaro looks awesome! Edit Please share your observations regarding the ride and handling characteristics relative to the stock suspension. Last edited by DC5; 07-01-2019 at 05:42 PM.

07-01-2019, 08:17 PM	#3
Stephen12ZL1 Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Posts: 6,808	looks great...did you get the dealer to do a "trim height relearn" of the ride height sensors if your car is equipped with MRC shocks? __________________ '21 ZLE A10 Wild Cherry PDR 2:00.78 VIR Full 10.68@131.69 1.68 60' '17 ZL1 A10 Mosaic Black PDR/Nav 2:03.08 VIR Full 11.003@129.2 1.75 (sold) '15 Z/28 #325 Black a/c & stereo. 2:10.1 VIR Full (sold) '12 ZL1 A6 Black 10.52@131 1.55 60' 2:13 VIR Full (sold)

07-02-2019, 07:12 PM	#6
chozn4service Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 39.793153,-86.238223 Posts: 3,678 View My Garage	Very nice and I went the same route after speaking with the GM engineers at PRI here in Indy. Love the look, stance as well as the improved handling! Attached Images __________________ Never grow up, it's a trap!

07-02-2019, 08:16 PM	#8
chozn4service Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 39.793153,-86.238223 Posts: 3,678 View My Garage	Nope! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Never grow up, it's a trap!

07-02-2019, 09:44 PM	#10
chozn4service Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 39.793153,-86.238223 Posts: 3,678 View My Garage	Thank you and I did it all in one clean swoop! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Never grow up, it's a trap!

07-03-2019, 10:07 AM	#11
ron8879 Drives: 2018 Camaro RS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Centralia MO Posts: 423	I like the look of the GM kit but what advantage does it hold vs aftermarket drop springs? __________________ Fifty years from now, when you're looking back at your life, don't you want to be able to say you had the guts to get in the car?" : *HOTROD2010 VR RPO 14568...flowmaster exhaust, color matched antenna and drip rails, barton shifter, 4 pack gauges, leather armrest, color matched spoiler, and emblem delete, 20x9 chrome wheels HOTROD2018*...RS camaro LT1 Npp Exhaust, SS front brakes package and cooling packaage, black bowties, more updates to come!

07-03-2019, 10:18 AM	#12
chozn4service Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 39.793153,-86.238223 Posts: 3,678 View My Garage	It gives you a better look as well as performance. When talking to the engineers at PRI30 in 2017 they told me I could go Eibach or BMR, as they were familiar with the aftermarket vendors, but they told me they realized they were missing out on the buyer who wanted to do more to their car and still have a warranty to cover the car. That was a plus for me and then there is the aspect that they said they designed their parts based on the geometry and dynamics of the cars suspension. They said their packages are made and tuned for the car which keeps the performance sound and true. Who knows their suspension better than GM? All of this was just solid selling points for me, so that was the advantage I saw. I had Eibach on my fifth gen and had issues with the rear springs coming out of perch all the time. I complained and Eibach refunded me and didn’t even want the springs back. I know many use other suspension parts but for the coin, look and handling I’m totally satisfied. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Never grow up, it's a trap!

07-03-2019, 10:53 AM	#14
c4racer Drives: 2016 SS Convertible Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: California Posts: 1,108	Does Koni or Bilstein make a stock replacement shock for these cars yet? Until that happens, this kit seems like the only way to go to lower the car and improve the handling with matched shocks to the lower springs.

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