I'm looking into different front bumpstops on my 87 4x4. I'm looking for a softer, more progressive one than stock. The only ones I've been able to find are the Timbren ones. They're pretty pricey so I was wondering what other options I have out there.

 

Im looking right now for who makes lowprofile bumpstops....
I read energy suspension does...but I cant locate them...

Edit...Here we go http://www.energysuspension.com/pages/bsp2.html
Idrc which ones you will need, but reading on another page the lowpro ones gain you about 1" in wheel travel

 

Im running the energy suspension ones on my runner. Part number 9.9102R I bought them from summit. I believe they come in either red or black. They probably gained me a good inch of comression, definitely worth it in my opinion.

 

I figured it out...your the one that almost rolled down that huge hill, and had to be strapped by jason and his frist gen...

 

Ahh yes that would be me. Good times except for the skid marks i left in my boxers. Lol.

 

lmao nice nice.

So your gonna be in SD on the 15th?

You still thinking about coming to ocotillo ?

 

excellent, thanks for the part number. i'll try those out and see what i think. if i hate them, i'm only out like $20

 

No im not going down untill early december. Im not sure exactly when but when i figure out the dates ill let you know and maybe we can do some wheelin.

 

Sounds good

Op, sorry for the thread jack

 

Yeah definitely. Here is a link to a write up from the tech section that might be helpfull to you as well.


https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f129...mpstops-75740/

 

no worries, I got my answer

 

so after some thinking, I decided that those poly bumps aren't what i'm looking for. i want a longer, softer bumpstop for a smoother ride at speed. I found some at a nissan site and was wondering if they would work. https://www.4x4parts.com/catalog/pro...roducts_id=746

 

Perhaps I'm confused but if you're getting a rough ride at speed because your rig is sitting on the bumpstops then you have other issues to deal with. If it rides like a pig when you hit a bump at higher speeds you might need to check on your shocks, or stop hitting bumps that fast.

 

Downey off road sells low profile bump stops as well.

http://www.downeyoff-road.com/

 

I'm not on the bumpstops at rest and I would like the bumpstop contact to be smoother, similar to what the Timbren bumpstops do. I'm looking for a poor-man's air bump here. I have OME shocks and leafs with around 2000 miles on them so I know my shocks are fine.

 

Ah, i don't know how that would work out. i would try stiffer shocks maybe.


anyways call me cheap but i had an extra set of bumpstops laying around and i just cut a little off each one. Still bottoms out hard. Was it worth it, no not really. For even when flexing, the front doesn't contact the bumpstops, its only over hard bumps. I would leave them alone imo.

 

Oh well that clears things up for me, sorry for the stupid response earlier. So if I read this right you're looking for a little more "moosh" when the front end contacts the bumpstops instead of the bone jarring "bonk" you get with the factory stops. The ones in the 4x4parts link that you posted look pretty good. If you find that they are still too stiff you could drill holes cross wise through them to create some air space that will compress. Just a thought.

edit. Speaking of the drilling holes thing you could always drill holes in the stock ones to make the same dead space mentioned above. And it doesn't cost anything. Perhaps a half dozen 1/4 inch holes in each one? Try it out and drill a few more if you need to????

 

Hey no worries, you've got it now at least . Drilling holes is a good idea, I may try that before I pull the trigger on the ones I linked to. My only worry is that they would become too soft and not work anymore due to the lack of height.

 

You could drill the holes at the base of the stop (the fat part) first and go up from there maybe? Even if they get too soft from too many holes you can always pick up a used set of OEM's for cheap if not free. Heck I wish I still had my factory ones on the shelf and I'd have sent them to you to try punching holes in.

 

good point, OEM bumps would be easy to find