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 kombi_kid
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| posted on January 3rd, 2006 at 12:12 PM |
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cutting lower bump stop on front end
can anyone tell me if they have cut the lower bumpstop rubber to give more suspension movement on a lowered front end?
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rhys
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| posted on January 3rd, 2006 at 12:43 PM |
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Just cut the whole bump stop horn off!
Works for Me!
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Marc
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| posted on January 3rd, 2006 at 01:24 PM |
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have adjustable bump stops but its lowerewd to much i dont wont to chop the whole thing off cause of engineering shit but i think i will get atleast a
little more suspension travel with the rubber trimmed down!
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rhys
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| posted on January 3rd, 2006 at 03:08 PM |
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I don't think you will, I tried mine with no bump stops and put them back on after 3.5km. The thing wouldn't stop bouncing. if you take out the
rubber you will just be clser to metel on metel, not real good in my view.
Have you got the torsion bar stiffenners in the front end? they are worth the effort.
Ring Kimm Garland and ask him what he reckons.
P.S. If you have the Indian front end, the bump stops are removable. It is easy and you can put them back on. If you can't take em off maybe it's
not an Indian beam.
David
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| posted on January 3rd, 2006 at 08:27 PM |
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Im cutting some down this week to see if i can get a lil bit more travel in the front, at the moment i dont have much at all. I was thinking about
just taking off the adjustable bump stops on my lowered beam but think it might be a bit to much for my ball joints and the top of my wheel wells to
handle lol. I will let you know if it makes any difference.
Alex.
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| posted on January 3rd, 2006 at 08:30 PM |
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I've just had Kimm put in the stiffeners into my lowered Bay front end, and they have improved ride comfort.
Sure, a lowered front end is still firm, but now it doesn't feel as if I'm tearing the front beam out each time I hit a bump.
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