SHOULD I SHAVE MY BUMP STOPS???

[phraze84]

Hey guys another question...

i had a wheel alignment done recently, after i smashed into a mudpit at about 60-70kms (dickh3ad) i had to hold the wheel upside down to get home...

anyway i took it to wholesale suspension and was told the best thing to do to get alittle more travel and smoother ride is to shave the bump stops;

Front top & bottom by half
Rear easily half

Any problems with doing this??

[Goatse.AJ]

Don't do the rear, you'll get more than enough up-travel as they are. More likely top stuff your shocks than anything else.

On the front, ONLY do the top ones (the ones that limit down-travel). If you do the bottom ones (which limit up-travel), you're more likely to have issues with tyres scrubbing on your guards, particularly if you're running bigger tyres and no bodylift = can TOTALLY fark your panel work.

[phraze84]

i ripped of the guards on the weekend and replaced it with the ever so attractive bunnings garden edge $35.

Front looks good coz it kinda square but the arse loos like dog shit.. itll do the job but

[MightyMouse]

AJ's spot on - only do the bottom bumpstops on the front.

The rears are an interesting situation and depend greatly on what you have done to the existing springs.

If you have raised the rears you probably should LOWER the bumpstops ( I know its sounds weird ) when the vehicle is articulating one side will make contact with the bumpstop and actually lever the opposite wheel down.

So raising the rear without doing this can cause instability when its crossed up.

Its damm hard to explain but it is true.