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Old May 27, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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so i hvae the vougland springs droped it about 2" frot an back then i did the hose mod in back gota another 3/4" now i wanna do the front atlease another 3/4" so i was thinking of taking my strut an springs off an grinding that lip off the strut an welding the spring perech to a coil over perch to lower it. will this work an also would there be enough strut travel?
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Old May 27, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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You won't have enough travel. Your bumpstops will get quite the workout.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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LOWER?!?!?
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Old May 27, 2008 | 10:33 PM
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your talkin on the front bump stops correct? cause my back on right on the part they hit lol iam tryin to go for the tuck look but still b able to drive with out rubbing it dnt right right now so mybe another 1/2 to 3/4 in the front but i wanna no if i will have enought strut travel dnt wanna be bouncing
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Old May 30, 2008 | 01:53 AM
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say if i trimed the bump stops
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Old May 30, 2008 | 02:46 AM
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If you trim the bump stops you'll bottom out your shocks, ruining them, and you'll constantly rub the wheels on the inner wheel wells. Bump stops are similar to rev limiters. They are there to prevent damage.
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