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Another newbie question guys: Stock '79 wag, but with 4" lift and 31s", talk to me about what I'll need for bump stops. Will the stock ones be okay as is? Or do I need different length, or extensions, or what?
A lift commonly needs extended bump stops because of the longer shocks typically supplied with a lift kit.
Measure, measure, measure! The axle must be stopped by the bump stop, not the shock bottoming. Measure the collapsed length of the shock, and compare that to the distance between the pins minus the distance between the axle and the stop. If the shock is longer, you should extend the bump stop by that much.
Tim Reese
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tgreese wrote:Measure the collapsed length of the shock, and compare that to the distance between the pins minus the distance between the axle and the stop. If the shock is longer, you should extend the bump stop by that much.
That makes perfect sense, I was thinking of the oversize tires, when I should have been thinking in terms of suspension travel.