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My 17x11 zr1 rims won't fit my 96 camaro ss.it hits the bump stop, was I supposed to modify something?

davered00ss

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Cut the bump stops & BFH to the inner fender well. You may have to roll the renders as well.

9t8z28

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Do exactly what davered00ss said to do. Here is a pic of my car after the mods.

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What do people use to cut that stuff off? A cutoff wheel or plasma cut. It?

Xsta Z 28

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BTW . . . Do not mount the wheel with the axle hanging. If you do that BS mods should not be necessary, althouhg some massaging of the inner wheel well will be needed.

9t8z28

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No, you still need the clearance for when the axle articulates.

Xsta Z 28

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. . . I installed 17" x 11" on freinds car, and NEVER touched the bumpstop. 50 mm offset ZR1's . . . .


Unless you are doing Dukes of Hazzard jumps the axle will NEVER move that much where the wheel lip would contact the bumpstop . . .

Z28LS1camaroguy

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same here just jack the car up by the pumpkin and shouldnt have a problem, i still did the BFH mod just to be safe.

9t8z28

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Friends car, not your car, it still doesn't matter, your still wrong. The wheel should never, ever be able to contact any part of the body. That is a fact!

Xsta Z 28

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What's your point? Bragging rights?

There is ABSOLUTELY no reason WHAT SO EVER to have to touch the bumpstop installing 17" x 11" 50 mm offset ZR1's.

Why modify something when it does not need to be done?

So the car that I installed the wheels on and has been running for the past nine years with absolutely no issues, is wrong?

Yeah whatever. Lets agree to dissagree on the subject.

ItsNotStock

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The bump stop will sit perfectly within the wheel as long as you install it by jacking up the rear differential.

solidsnakecsm101

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Bringing this thing up from the dead.

So im currently running the 17x11's with a 50mm offset. I did cut the bump stops off but now i wish i never did. Anyhow without the bump stops my car keeps bottoming, mind you im at stock ride height, when ever i hit a dip in the road or when i have more then one passenger.

When it does bottom out the fenders, which are not rolled, tend to cut into the tires, 315/35/17's. Is there anything i can to to stop it from bottoming out?

Has anyone ever installed the bump stops back on their car after they removed them????

Any info would be great

whytryz28

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Im running the same 50mm offset wheels and I only had to BFH a small section of the inner fender and roll the lips.

Do you have an adjustable PHB?

solidsnakecsm101

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No, im running a fixed panhard bar. Also, i didnt have to bang or modify the inside of the fender wheel area to fit the wheels.

Xsta Z 28

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I believe there are bumpstops that can be installed on the shock shaft to avoid this issue . .

Xsta Z 28

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Options:

1: Weld the old bumpstop bracket back on . .

2: https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...-bumpstop.html

3: I cannot find the post on the shaft mounted BS . .

Xsta Z 28

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Here's the shock one: by Koni

JohnnyBz28

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Thanks for that 2nd link. I just cut my bump stops off and was trying to think of a different way to re-mount them.

solidsnakecsm101

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so does Koni sale a shock/bump stop kit? Or is it a stand alone rear shock? In other words can i buy the thing ready to bolt up?