Bumpstop Options (1 Viewer)

[93jspec]

I apologize ahead of time for these comments, but I suck at typing and it took me a while to write this and I don't have the energy to soften the wording. If you are offended then, for that I apologize.
(D!ck mode on)
So, I kinda feel like I'm throwing a turd in the pool, but I'm having trouble with your logic... In one breath, you state you got too good a deal on the shocks to pass them up, yet you are now looking at losing all that saved cash by buying expensive and (IMHO) unnecessary bump stops.
I get the cool factor and all, but the amount of effort you will expend to make this square peg fit the round hole seems pointless.
I mean no disrespect, but, to be blunt, your idea is Rube Goldberg silly.

The open secret is we do alot of the work on our trucks not only for function and our personal idea of what "cool" is, but also for show and for positive comments/approval from those whose opinions we value.

I may not be one of those people, but I'm pretty sure someone who is well schooled in suspension fabrication and whose approval you would appreciate, would scoff at the use of such an enourmous shock, let alone the crazy fabrication that went into it, for such a moderate SUA build.

My advice: sell the shock for a small profit, buy the correct ones, add the bling of the cool bumpstops (which ARE sweet) and spare yourself the ridicule of having a picture of your rig posted on a virtual wall of shame for using a 10lb hammer to drive a tack.

(D!ck mode off)

I have to thick of skin ( I have spent my last 17 years in the Army ) to be easily offended. I came to the same logic as what you said shortly after the posting of this thread and have already moved on to 12 inch shocks for the front 10 inch for the rear. I will save the 14's for another project down the road. What some people seem to forget is that shipping is what kills us up here in Alaska and other "remote" locations, especially larger items or odd sized items. If the vendor I bought the shocks from was not able to get them from the source like he eventually did on the second order I was looking at around $200-$300 in shipping cost, much cheaper to ship smaller items in flat rate boxes. My logic was flawed in the beginning. After doing more research I should have just waited until everything was together, tub and drive train installed and full weight was there to measure out shock length. Live and learn and in this case it cost me more of my hard earned money. BUT, the thread still stands as what are good options for good functional bump stops. Anyone who lives in a climate like what we have here where temps can fluctuate 50 deg in a day, and snow on the ground 6 months out of the year know what frost heaves are, if not google them. Here I did it for you: https://www.google.com/search?q=Fro...%2Fphotos%2Fystenes%2F5606721032%2F;1877;1587 Nothing like doing 55 mph on the highway and come up on fresh new whoops in the road (think speed bumps in succession) . Good bump stop's, spring's and shock's are important. These are just my slightly educated thoughts, and I am always a fan of good positive constructive criticism. So feel free to point out errors in my thought process, not going to hurt my feelings. Live and learn, cant do that without a somewhat open mind

 

[Stumpalama]

Just scanned my subscriptions and clicked on this thread then looked up your build thread. Very nice work.