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Dec 1, 2008 | 09:53 PM

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red87

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Originally Posted by abecedarian

if the shocks cannot sufficiently dampen the motion of the vehicle they are supporting, they are too soft, or at least do not have a sufficient rate.
Hitting the bump stop occasionally is to be expected, but that should be more dependent on speed and the size of the bump than simply a 'bump'.

http://www.daystarweb.com/productdet...?productID=679
yep, those are what I'm speaking of. they are typically found on lowered ricers, and prevent the shock from fully compressing (and likewise, the suspension of the vehicle they are on).

Ah, I get what you're saying now. We are coming at this from two slightly different angles. I completely agree with you, now that I understand what you are telling me. My truck doesn't bottom out on every bump, just the bigger ones, which is to be expected. What is the difference, as far as suspension is concerned, between using those jounce bumpers and replacing two of the factory bumpstops with progressive foam bumpstops? They both are made of the same material and serve the same purpose from different locations in the suspension.

Dec 3, 2008 | 07:57 AM

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Hypoid

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Originally Posted by abecedarian

matt16 is correct-
the angle the CV joints see at max compression is less than the angle they see at full extension.

That's exactly what I was trying to say. I guess I didn't do a great job at writing it though, or reading the post I was responding to.

Meh

Dec 3, 2008 | 08:47 AM

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I did some fab work with some universal bump stops. I was originally planning to cut them down but I found that they were soft enough to give a nice progressive function to them.