Front Bump Stops?

[Pete483]

After a little over a year of slowly doing stuff to the cruiser, I am looking to get it ready for the trail. The last thing I need to do is address the bump stop issue to keep from damaging the shocks.

I have a 97 with J springs with 285s and am running caster correction plates, for what that's worth. The rear bumps stops don't seem to be too difficult an issue, from what I can tell 1.5 inches is the correct size.

What I'm not clear on is what to do for the front bumps stops. There are the rubber ones inside the springs and apparently one year (96?) had bumps stops on the frame, similar to the rear ones. When I installed the springs over a year ago, the consensus seemed to be that some manner of frame mounted bumps stops had to be installed, but now Slee has come out with bump stop spacers that move down the bump stops inside the springs. I've searched for the post and can't find it, but I remember reading a while ago that lowering those inner spring front stops wasn't effective. Has that been determined to not be the case?

 

[alkaline747trio]

That is not the case, the puck extensions work just as well as any other form. Get the Slee extension pucks and you'll be fine. But remember, unless you have L shocks, the extensions aren't necessary.

 

[Pete483]

Yeah, I have the L shocks.

Nuther thing though, my rear bumps stops don't seem to have any rubber on them, just the metal part. I don't see how they could have attached, it's just smoothish rusty metal. Did '97s not come with actual bump stops in the rear?

 

[alkaline747trio]

I think they are either epoxied, or had little ears that held them in. I vote get a new pair with the rubber from CDan because they ARE suposed to have rubber stops.

 

[Pete483]

I suppose I'll add that to the list of things to buy.
Thanks

 

[alkaline747trio]

It's how things go around here. I'd say after you do this, go ahead and replace anything broken, do a little PM, and then plan for more mods.

 

[CPJONES1231]

good luck finding them, I have been looking since monday for the rubber bump stops that bolt to the frame...

 

[alkaline747trio]

Can you not get the whole assembly?

 

[cruiserdan]

good luck finding them, I have been looking since monday for the rubber bump stops that bolt to the frame...

I stock them.

 

[CPJONES1231]

what is the part number on those?

 

[cruiserdan]

You could look them up the same way I did, by removing the originals from a 93 frame and reading the part numbers off of them.......






































































LH, 48306-60062

RH, 48304-60080




D-

 

[CPJONES1231]

I was just about to that point. I called the 877 number and they said "they come with the frame."

 

[Pete483]

Yeah, the PM is what has been going on since the lift went in. It's funny how quick you budget goes into the little things, but now I figure it is high time to finally finish the lift part.

The other project I have to do is find a local welding shop to remove the three bolts that at one time held on the transfercase skid plate.

 

[cruiserdan]

I was just about to that point. I called the 877 number and they said "they come with the frame."

I ran them on Partsvoice, one dealer comes up.







Who could it be?

 

[Grench]

So did the price on those just go up or what? You have the market cornered... with an M1...

 

[rockclmbr]

speaking of bump stops, does anyone know the dimensions of the extensions? Outside Diameter, Inside Diameter, and length would be helpful. Thanks!