Bump stop ???

[OIF1VET]

I just noticed today I have, at best, 1" between the top of the axle tube and the bumpstop.. What is normal? I did the heater hose mod to lower the car after doing the rear end swap and happened to notice this today..

[nascarnate326]

seems like you should have more.

with my car lowered it has about an inch or so as well. I shaved my bump stops to gain a little.

With people in the car it is even worse...

[meissen]

I basically drive on my bumpstops.

[WMCCjames]

I have just about an inch as well. I bounce off mine all the time, which i need to fix.

[1BADAIR]

are the 17" alum spacers still in?

[OIF1VET]

are the 17" alum spacers still in?

No spacers that I know of. Never hit them until I did the swap and heater hose mod..

[1BADAIR]

Cars that came with 17's have an alum block between the body and bounce bumper. About 1/2" or so

[OIF1VET]

Cars that came with 17's have an alum block between the body and bounce bumper. About 1/2" or so

Nope, I had mine off a few weeks ago, no spacer..

[1BADAIR]

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/ca...erspacers.aspx

[nascarnate326]

Cars that came with 17's have an alum block between the body and bounce bumper. About 1/2" or so

Really? Someone put them on my car before I bought them. I seen them and took them off, figured it was the previous owner 'rigging something goofy.

[Formula Z]

my bumpstops are completely gone on both sides and im lowered and have never noticed it hitting. been looking for replacements although

[BlackBirdDaddy]

You guys just reminded me that I need to stick something in there. During the rebuild, I had removed the trash that was in there and had never replaced them yet.

[85z28kid]

Seriously bumps tops???? My opinion on bumpsrops is of its working like it should you should never hit bumpstops.

Were building a mud trick with 16" travel shocks and I hate bump stops but we're running them(what the customer wants) but I would if it was me. Seriously what's Gunna happen if you bend a shock? Not much gotta replace a shock wooptee ****. We pay aekybf 500$ a coilover for our mud trucks we build.

Maid say cut the bumpstops off and never worry again. You'll be fine!! Not like that little ls1 can do much anyways!! Lol

[85z28kid]

O btw run a king or nitrogen bumpstop so it's progressive and doesn't shock hard like are vulgar bumpstop.

[meissen]

Seriously bumps tops???? My opinion on bumpsrops is of its working like it should you should never hit bumpstops.

Were building a mud trick with 16" travel shocks and I hate bump stops but we're running them(what the customer wants) but I would if it was me. Seriously what's Gunna happen if you bend a shock? Not much gotta replace a shock wooptee ****. We pay aekybf 500$ a coilover for our mud trucks we build.

Maid say cut the bumpstops off and never worry again. You'll be fine!! Not like that little ls1 can do much anyways!! Lol

O btw run a king or nitrogen bumpstop so it's progressive and doesn't shock hard like are vulgar bumpstop.

I have a feeling a bump stop in the FBody world is much different than what you're talking about... In the FBody world, it's just a rubber bumper that bolts to the body above the rear end so the axle isn't banging into the body if you hit a bump. I don't know where you're coming from on the "little LS1" or nitrogen bumpstops since it's just a piece of rubber or polyurethane..


That said, it's very necessary for lowered FBodies. Without mine installed, I was banging all over the place... I got Jeep polyurethane bumpstops and that made the ride much better.