n00b suspension install question

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

im also getting ready this saturday to install the same setup. CHRIS or someone else can you tell me how much you cut your bumpstops and do i really need to if i use the stock struts.....

[Toyotech]

Originally Posted by ROCKLAND TOYOTA

im also getting ready this saturday to install the same setup. CHRIS or someone else can you tell me how much you cut your bumpstops and do i really need to if i use the stock struts.....

normally cut about 2 ribs off

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

Originally Posted by Toyotech

normally cut about 2 ribs off

THIS IS GOOD FOR BOTH THE TRD AND STOCK STRUTS????

[churp]

Originally Posted by ROCKLAND TOYOTA

THIS IS GOOD FOR BOTH THE TRD AND STOCK STRUTS????

Myself I wouldn't cut them for the stock struts...they are designed to keep the strut cylinder from bottoming out. The bump stop bottoming is much softer and less damaging that having the cylinder bottom out. Aftermarket struts are probably different, but I can't imagine any car manufacturer engineering their products with more clearance than needed....it usually costs money!

Has anyone actually checked how far down the strut can go, with and without the bump stops....would be easy to do with the spring off. Then you could tell how much distance the bump stop has to compress before the cylinder bottoms. Of course then you'd have to decide how much you think the bump stop would compress under a severe load. No matter what...the longer the bump stop is the softer the 'thump' will be when it hits.