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| Author: | lump_a_charcoal [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Bump stops on shocks |
Has anyone seen these before? They are a rubber bump stop that goes on the shaft of your shock absorber - I was wondering if they would be any worse than regular bump stops. http://www.rocky-road.com/zukevs.html |
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| Author: | dominator [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bump stops on shocks |
major problem i see with those is you loose a fair bit of compression. so you will need shock towers and longer shock to get the same amount of travel. |
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| Author: | Gwagensteve [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bump stops on shocks |
Yes, they are much worse. Shock mounts aren't designed for the force a bump stop is intended for. Additionally, bumpstops don't really want to be where the shocks are- there's different requirements of the geometry. Steve. |
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| Author: | steve-0 [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bump stops on shocks |
Not a new idea, But i haven't seen it on cars. I suppose if all your shock mounts are strong and the shock welds are good it should work. I think on a harsh bottom out you would snap mounts so easy though. Easy enough fix but little gain. EDIT: I don't think you'd lose that much travel. You could just cut it to get it spot on so it absorbs before you bottom out. Exactly like a normal bumpstop. But yeh you would KILL your suspension. |
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| Author: | steak_knife [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bump stops on shocks |
What thay said & would fill up with mud & shit, scratching the ram.. |
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| Author: | chris_mac [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bump stops on shocks |
I asked Steve from Rocky Road what's better in his opinion, bumpstops on shocks or one mounted on axle/ chasis. He said that the ones on shocks put a lot of strain on shock mounts, so I guess it depends on your shockmounts. That's why I made bumpstops (you've seen them) and didn't buy those Rocky Road offers as alternative. |
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| Author: | 4x4ish [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bump stops on shocks |
this is the opposite of what i need. i need a smaller closed shock length so the shock doesnt close before the bumpstop hits and damage the shock mounting points top and bottom. |
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