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bump stops

Tech Talk for Mitsubishi owners.

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bump stops

Post by sx4wdc »

just another question fellas do i have to trim the bups stops down my self or can i buy low profil ones at any 4wd shop
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Post by hudson44 »

All you need is a hack saw and 12mm spanner... save your money!!
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Post by M1S3RY »

Heh, you must have the high tech ones, as all i needed was a steak knife :)
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Post by klrevo »

ahhahah yeh im with mis3ry, mine were done with bread knife :twisted:

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Post by DougH »

Your must have been all old and hardened. I used a cheese spreader.
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Post by South »

Bloody hell, I had to use a friggin chunky saw blade and continue to lubricate it all the time. They were extremely tough!
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Post by GREGGO »

I plucked mine and used a hacksaw. I replaced the bolts in mine with high tensile countersunk bolts for better clearance and less noise over the fast stuff. Those bolt heads sure make a racket when they're bouncing off their metal stops!!!

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Post by DougH »

GREGGO wrote:I plucked mine and used a hacksaw. I replaced the bolts in mine with high tensile countersunk bolts for better clearance and less noise over the fast stuff. Those bolt heads sure make a racket when they're bouncing off their metal stops!!!

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Do you remember what M# bolts they were? I would like to do that on my truck truck. Too bad that hardware stores here in the states never have things like that on hand.
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Post by GREGGO »

Sorry for being a bit slow Doug. I think the threads were M8 x 1.25 and about 20mm long. I used 5mm cap screws, also called Allen head screws. Hope this helps mate.

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Post by muttis3LV6 »

I win i used an angle grinder and conpletly smoked out hte neighbohood looked like i did a massive burn out mmmmmmmmmmm burn rubber burn
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Post by DirtyPaj »

How much can you trim the bump stops down by? I've heard that you can't trim the lower stops, is this true?

Be great if someone could post some pics so I could get a bit of a clue.

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Post by Rubber-Lubber »

DirtyPaj I believe it's 15mm you cut off, and you'll probably need low profile allen key bolts so you're still bumping steel onto rubber rather than steel onto steel. And it's not good to cut down your lower bump stops because they absorb the force of the wheel travelling upwards which is when the weight of the car has to be taken into account. The upper bump stops only need to be able to handle the weight of wheel assembly.
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Post by DirtyPaj »

Thanks Rubber Lubber, I'll have a go and let you know how I got on :P
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