2001 LC stock height. Noticed that the stops are hitting on both sides. Shocks are bilstien and about 40,000 miles. Any suggestions as to why they would be hitting. This is a highway LC no rough conditions. It does make a noise that I haven't been able to find while going over a speed bump, at low speeds you can hear it, not sure it's related. No leaking from shocks, can't imagine that both shocks would be bad.
Front end bottoming out
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The quick answer is blown front shocks... Perhaps a torsion bar anchor has failed.
You said stock height, what is the ride height at rest (measure from the center of the front wheel hub to the lip of the fender)?
The quick answer is blown front shocks... Perhaps a torsion bar anchor has failed.
You said stock height, what is the ride height at rest (measure from the center of the front wheel hub to the lip of the fender)?
Something is clearly failing. A shock that is performing like normal, with all else in normal condition, doesn't allow a truck to "bottom out", as you explain it. Poke around underneath and look for broken mounts, something hanging, etc.
It's the infamous front end thud! First noticed on speed bumps. It may have something to do with stock upper control arm limits on down travel.
Rather than bottoming out you may be topping out.
Rather than bottoming out you may be topping out.
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I have gone through about 4 set of bilsteins and won't run them again. Its the front shocks. I blew both mine out on my 4runner and never hand the front end bounce or hop or wonder. I could easily compress them by hand and they had almost no desire to rebound. There was no outside leakage that was visible or apparent. I'd look for a new shock.
Mine is 19.5" with old factory shocks, unknown when they were replaced last time. I am going to change them soon. Whats normal height?
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I don't feel it, I just noticed it while getting new tires put on. What I do notice is a strange noise through out the travel of the front end as I'm crossing a speed bump at slow speeds, this is the only time I think it would be bottoming out although it shouldn't be as I'm driving slow at the time. The noise sounds like dry rubber bushings but fairly loud, doesn't really sound like metal to metal.