*Provided you don't have to pay for labor. :D

Seeing as the other thread has turned into a little bit of a pissing match I decided to start a new thread

Ok this is pretty simple and straight forward.

What is needed:

1.The tools you used to remove/install rear springs & bumpstops

2. Grinder with cutting wheel and grinding/sanding wheel

3. Welder or welding shop

4. The OEM bumpstops

So remove the springs and bumpstop mounting cup

The mounting cup is basically three pieces welded together

1. The base plate (looks like a big washer)

2. A spacer cup (about 1 3/8" )

3 The mounting cup (the part that actually holds the bumpstop)

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc154/Jeep_Trick/Eibach/th_VID00006.jpg (http://s218.photobucket.com/albums/cc154/Jeep_Trick/Eibach/?action=view&current=VID00006.flv)

Cut the three pieces apart, theres three 1/2" weld spots connecting each part. Remove the center piece and re-weld the flat top piece ti the bottom cup bumpstop mount.

This essentially removes 1 3/8" which is about the same as the amount of drop.

In this video the axle was set at what I determined as the ride height

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc154/Jeep_Trick/Eibach/th_VID00007.jpg (http://s218.photobucket.com/albums/cc154/Jeep_Trick/Eibach/?action=view&current=VID00007.flv)

So now you are using the OEM bumpstop and it has about the same space as it did before the Eibachs.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc154/Jeep_Trick/Eibach/th_VID00008.jpg (http://s218.photobucket.com/albums/cc154/Jeep_Trick/Eibach/?action=view&current=VID00008.flv)

Only time will tell as far as the ride quality goes but as far as hard bottoming goes if this was the problem I think this solves it.

I went from about 1 1/4" space from the plate top the metal cup with the bumpstop almost touching the plate too about 2 1/2" between with about 3/8 - 1/2 " for the bumpstop.

Sorry for the vids instead of pics but the DC is mia.

Very nice how do..http://www.mdstreetscene.com/forum/images/smilies/appl.gifKeep us informed on how the ride is affected going over dips and bumps..

Very nice how do..http://www.mdstreetscene.com/forum/images/smilies/appl.gifKeep us informed on how the ride is affected going over dips and bumps..

Thanks Freeze, took it out for a drive over some notorious bottom out spots and nada, riding more like it did when it was stock.

As far as handling goes that will have to wait as it just rained and everything is slick. Also not taking it to a road track any time soon so a side by side is going to have to wait.

Damnit you could not have come up with this faster! ;) I installed my springs a month ago...

Kidding but very slick solution!

This is what my TBSS buddy Cheston had suggested but I was too chicken to hack away. :D Now that I bottom out on just about everything I'm beginning to wish I had. I'm more curious about the travel limits being too much. But if nothing's hitting then the only thing we may have to worry about is the rear shocks.

Sounds like a rip-off to me.

Great write up! I did the same thing when I bagged my rear a while back,except I welded a 1/2"thick steel flange to it, to mount the upper part of the bags...

If these Energy Suspension stops don't work, I'll try that. :cool: