air bump stops and shocks

[The Dude]

I bent the front axle housing on Marmaduke last summer and I finally have my Diamond housing under the rig. I need new shocks up front and in searching for those found air bump stops.

These seem like a good idea if I understand their use correctly. The reason I bent my housing was because of a hard hit on the rubber bump stops. These air stops act as a one way shock (no return pressure) to "soften" the blow.

Do I have that correct?

How are they set up for suspension travel? My rig is SOA on Dakkar springs with about 3"-4" up travel and 10" down. I assume that you set them on or near the spring/axle where you want to limit the up travel at the top of the stops travel? That reads confusing.

for a 2" travel stop I would want to have an inch between my spring (or axle) and the bottom of the stop assuming a 3" up travel limit?

I have been looking at the bilstiens as I think I am going with a set of 7100 series for shocks.

is this a good move, or am I wasting my money? Should I be looking at another brand/style? (for both the shocks and stops)

Thanks

 

[PKP80]

Dude!...not to ptich, but I have a pair of 2.0 FOX 14" travel shocks and a pair of 2.5" 12 travel KING shocks (both emulsion) available....sounds like you know what you are doing though. I noticed an improvement in my sway and control going to a more controllable shock.

 

[spressomon]

Another vote for Fox. I love my 2.0 Foxes with remotes. In hindsight, given I'm near 7,000lbs rolling weight when in exploring mode, I'd like 2.5" on the back. But they're easy to tune (I wish I had room for their bypass version!), parts are readily available and you'll be amazed at the difference they will make. The tune-ability is only limited to your imagination and desire to experiment.

Not that the 7100's aren't a decent shock though.

 

[bustanutley]

you need to mount the bumps as far outboard as you can to minimize bending forces on the housing.