Thinking about removing bump stops
05-17-2010, 03:40 PM
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Thinking about removing bump stops
So i was looking under my truck today and i noticed a droop stop about 1.5" tall that stops the upper control arm from moving down. I'm thinking about taking it out in order to get that little bit more range of motion out of my front end. The way i look at it is that it shouldn't be any worse on the CV's than BJ spacers at full extension. Any opinions on this, am I over looking anything?
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05-17-2010, 03:59 PM
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O I didn't even notice those. I was talking about the droop stops. Will it be a big deal if i remove the droops?
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05-17-2010, 04:12 PM
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i ran my truck without compression or droop stops for a long time with no ill effects. when i put my ball joint spacers in, i had to go back to droop stops. in my opinion, it works great on a stock suspension.
05-17-2010, 04:15 PM
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the over droop will tend to wear out cv's and boots faster. if you do some fairly hard trails with allot of articulation, not having droop stops can lead to a cv shaft giving the ghost in a hurry..
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05-17-2010, 05:09 PM
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pretty sure the reason they're there is to keep your tires from tearing up your wheel wells. so i wouldn't run large ones with no bump stops. and i wouldn't take out the droops for the sake of the cv's
05-17-2010, 05:55 PM
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hhmm maybe I'll just get the low profile bump stops and leave the droops. the only reason i was considering this is because i went whellin on Saturday and it seemed like my truck was getting onto 3 wheels on a regular basis, so much so that the guy behind me even mentioned it. Do you guys think pulling the sway bar would help with this?
05-17-2010, 06:14 PM
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hhmm maybe I'll just get the low profile bump stops and leave the droops. the only reason i was considering this is because i went whellin on Saturday and it seemed like my truck was getting onto 3 wheels on a regular basis, so much so that the guy behind me even mentioned it. Do you guys think pulling the sway bar would help with this?
Get a locker.
05-17-2010, 06:17 PM
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removing the front sway bar is OK and will net a little better flex. but when it comes down to it, you will almost always be lifting a front wheel. check out the IFS flex thread..
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...-warned-88708/
as you can see, only a select few have made the IFS flex well and it wasnt easy. pm me and I can give you a rundown of some good steps toward making your IFS work a bit better.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...-warned-88708/
as you can see, only a select few have made the IFS flex well and it wasnt easy. pm me and I can give you a rundown of some good steps toward making your IFS work a bit better.
05-17-2010, 06:33 PM
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yeah, a Aussie is more than likely on the to do list this week. i just need to decide if I'm going to make this truck my wheeling truck or get another one strictly for wheeling. This truck has so much sentimental value to my dad i was sad when i scratched it, cant imagine if i dented it.
05-17-2010, 06:36 PM
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their there to keep the frame from taring up the control arms (or vise-versa) when the suspension is moved to it's fullest, not to keep the tires from hitting anything or keep the CV's from binding
they're on the rear for the same reason; to keep the axle from hitting the frame and causing serious damage to the axle and/or frame
I would highly advise you NOT to remove them completely
You can however shave the stockers down, or just put in some low profile aftermarket ones
they're on the rear for the same reason; to keep the axle from hitting the frame and causing serious damage to the axle and/or frame
I would highly advise you NOT to remove them completely
You can however shave the stockers down, or just put in some low profile aftermarket ones
05-17-2010, 06:37 PM
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Well deff decide before you do anything. If I could, I would have kept my tacoma stock and saved the 6G's I put into it over the last year into an older truck I can really beat up on.
05-17-2010, 06:47 PM
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I got low pro compression stops, then cut them in half. As for the droop stops, I left them stock but cut them down to about 1/4 thickness.
Did that roughly 6 years ago, no problems.
Did that roughly 6 years ago, no problems.
05-17-2010, 06:48 PM
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