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Tech Tips: 2014–’18 Chevrolet Corvette | Articles

Tech Tips: 2014–’18 Chevrolet Corvette | Articles

[Editor’s Note: This article originally ran in the October 2018 Issue of Grassroots Motorsports. Some information may be different today.]

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I just picked up a 2017 1LT with a Z07 that happens to be an automatic. I have a whopping 795 miles on mine. A lot of what needs to be done on one of these cars depends on what suspension setup it’s on, as they come with some very different shocks, springs and bars.

My biggest gripe, on a Z07 car, anyway, is a toss-up between the huge rear bar and the magnetic shock calibrations. In Sport mode, it rides the bumps better in an autocross, but it slaloms less well, too.

I am starting my development on my shop car, and one of the first changes was to play with different rear bars. Base C7s don’t have a rear bar at all. Some versions have a smaller rear bar, and Z07s have a huge one. Lots of bushing changes, too, even on cars that share…

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