After getting my old C4 reliably roadworthy again last fall, it happens that I am now the proud owner of a totaled C4 corvette. I've let it sit for a while ever since it tumbled over an embankment of boulders two days before Christmas, and I finally decided that it would make a good donor to a rolling chassis in decent condition.

However, in searching for donor chassis, it occurred to me that I am now free to get creative with the car as it is, since it runs and drives just fine. With the Gambler 500 coming up next month, I decided to try building a quick offroad vette to run on some trails.

Last weekend I got the fenderwells on one side cut out to fit the used truck tires I bought. The rear tires will be 33" tires off a Tundra, and the fronts will be some older 30" tires with decent tread. I have talked to a couple folks that have fit 33's on the rear or a C4, but I noticed that mine rub part of the unibody so it is necessary to do as much of a lift as possible.





This is a long shot, but has anyone here ever messed around and lifted their C4?

Yes, I fully understand that this is sacrilege. But this chassis is slated for scrapping anyway, and pretty much every single body panel was already damaged. I would never dream of doing this if the body was really worth saving.

 

I have not lifted a C-4. It does have it's limitations. I have seen many Corvette bodies on 4x4dw pickup frames. It should be fine on mild trails.

 

If the body was really worth saving that would be a fun prospect, but it isn't particularly worth it.

This is really just going to be a project for fun and for taking out on dirt roads during the summer. Especially since it is a convertible and the hard top got destroyed.

 

I have heard that the rear lift is pretty simple because the crossbody leaf spring in the rear can be lifted up with spacers. However, I'm not sure how much I can get away with doing that before the stock suspension runs into an issue.

 

With longer shocks, shorter bolts on the spring you could possibly gain 6ins lift on the rear.

 

Six inches would be more than adequate. I would settle for 1.5-3. Someone told me that Ford Explorer shocks will fit it, so I'll check there for a cheap option.