Pretty easy. Just need some metric hand tools.
Need to change rear bump stop, HELP!
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i was hearing & feeling the rear bottoming out hard lately on my 07 w/ 58k miles and all stock suspension, but couldn't understand why. the springs seem fine, there isn't much sag at all. measuring from the ground to the fender lip through the center of the wheel i get:
lf 31 6/8
rf 31 6/8
lr 32 3/8
rr 32 7/8
the shocks seem fine too: they're not leaking, and they dampen well, the ride is not bouncy.
today when i removed the rear wheels to change brake pads i saw a possible reason for my problem: the bumpstops are completely disintegrated
no more bumpstop material is left in the loaded space between the bumpstop plate and the part of the frame where the cup mounts. when i poked a finger inside the cup, small pieces of bumpstop crumbled down.
this would explain the harsh bottoming out - got my fingers crossed that new bumpstops resolve the issue. will i need to remove the springs to get the new bumpstops in?
lf 31 6/8
rf 31 6/8
lr 32 3/8
rr 32 7/8
the shocks seem fine too: they're not leaking, and they dampen well, the ride is not bouncy.
today when i removed the rear wheels to change brake pads i saw a possible reason for my problem: the bumpstops are completely disintegrated
no more bumpstop material is left in the loaded space between the bumpstop plate and the part of the frame where the cup mounts. when i poked a finger inside the cup, small pieces of bumpstop crumbled down.this would explain the harsh bottoming out - got my fingers crossed that new bumpstops resolve the issue. will i need to remove the springs to get the new bumpstops in?
here's what my tomorrow morning looks like:
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how deep did yours go in? both of mine are sitting in the cups up to point A below, which only leaves about half an inch of spring travel before the bumpstop plate makes contact with the tip of the bumpstop. i assume it should be in there up to the ridge (point B) though. thought i'd take your approach and do a few speedbumps at speed, but that didn't help seat them any deeper.
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TWSS lmao lol...jk...but right over that edge of A, and pry bar cant get it any higher, trust me, my pinky knows as it was split open bc of the pressure of the fly back lol....and even when i tried to bottom out on purpose on a half new paved road, going slow, med and fast...and hitting speed bumps etc, SLAMMING, all it does now is bounce and they dont go up any higher, and I couldnt pull them out..how deep did yours go in? both of mine are sitting in the cups up to point A below, which only leaves about half an inch of spring travel before the bumpstop plate makes contact with the tip of the bumpstop. i assume it should be in there up to the ridge (point B) though. thought i'd take your approach and do a few speedbumps at speed, but that didn't help seat them any deeper.
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I just picked mine up today... the same blue ones.. Ill pop them in tomorrow and let you all know how it went..
Thanks for the replies.. You have all taken a load off my mind...
I hope that my cups aren't damaged, because I have been bottoming out pretty hard.. especially when I have someone in the back seat....
i was bottoming out hard for 8k miles before i fixed it, and my cups were fine. they are pretty stout. i fit mine with a pry bar and hammer, but if it's not going in, slap a little lube on it. i hear that's how navajo likes to do it
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All done!
It was easy as hell. I just jacked up the rear at the diff, put jack stands under the frame, lowered the axle, and I had plenty of room to knife out the old bump stop fragments. The new ones just snapped in... DONE!
Here is a link to the pics.... I still can't figure out how to post pics to this stupid forum:mofo:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.445266178829353.95826.100000379255517&type=1
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It was easy as hell. I just jacked up the rear at the diff, put jack stands under the frame, lowered the axle, and I had plenty of room to knife out the old bump stop fragments. The new ones just snapped in... DONE!
Here is a link to the pics.... I still can't figure out how to post pics to this stupid forum:mofo:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.445266178829353.95826.100000379255517&type=1
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OK here we go...
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Both were shot to hell...
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Here is what I got out of there:
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old vs. new
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snapped in
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both sides in..
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spruced up the place.... now let's go find some dips..
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Both were shot to hell...
Here is what I got out of there:
old vs. new
snapped in
both sides in..
spruced up the place.... now let's go find some dips..
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