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Old 03-01-2006, 09:46 PM
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Default Cutting off bump stops, what to use in their place?

I'm putting on 325/50/15 BFG's and need to cut off my bump stops. What have you guys used in their place when doing this? I'm sure this has been asked before, but the search function blows.
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Nothing, I didn't replace mine. Airbag in RR til the 9", then anti sway bar. I don't DD the car so I am not concerned about not having bump stops.
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Originally Posted by Racer8102
Nothing, I didn't replace mine. Airbag in RR til the 9", then anti sway bar. I don't DD the car so I am not concerned about not having bump stops.
Do you think the top of 28" tires would ever rub without them?
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I unbolted mine and took them off and left them off when I put the 325's on. I havent had an issue yet (I did it when I put the 9" in though) and its got some pretty hard launches on it!
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I was massaging my fender wheels the other day so that I can put bigger tires underneath it once everything else is done. My bumpstops were rotted out. They were probably as old as the car. I didn't have any problems before and I didn't realize that I didn't have anything back there. I just threw what was left of them away and started griding to give me some more room for later.
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Cool, thanks guys.
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i uh... trimmed mine. pretty much ground them flush to the well and cut about 75% of the actual bump stop off.




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