did any of your lt1 third gen cars height change with the swap? mine ringing in at about 9 inchs off the ground lol. if so. what did you do?

 

I went from an iron head 305 to an AL head LT1 and didnt notice any change. I'm sure there was some, but not enough to make a noticable difference

 

what did you have in it before for an engine?

 

late 70s 350. i rolled it out of the garage yesterday and noticed i had around 9 inchs of clearance infront of the drivers front wheel. from the ground to the bottom of the gfx. guess lowering it is a option. it just looks like its ready offroading i took some pictures. ill post it tomarrow

 

how much did you have before?


You did switch to aluminum heads and waterpump, thats going to take some weight off the front end.

 

Mine seems to be sitting and inch or so higher.

 

I have about 8 inches from the ground to the bottom of the gfx and 3 inches from the top of the tire to the bottom of the fender. However, I only have 4 inches from the ground to the bottom of the air dam.

 

i had the same issues, i went from a 305 with ac to lt1 and no ac and it loooked like crap. i ended up cutting the springs, till i can find a set of springs that will lower the car the way i want it with the lt1 in it. my car weights 3400 with out me, not sure on the weight before the swap

 

Your suspension should settle out after driving the car. Mine sat extremely high until I drove it and it settled out. I had no height change in my swap.