OEM bumpstop replacement

[Cruiserhead05]

Not extremely technical but I wanted to see if anycould give me some hints or suggest a possible aftermarket item to solve this issue.

I recently noticed on one of my rear bumpstops, that the rubber portion was good. I got a clean used rear bumpstop and proceeded to upbolt the old one and put the new one in.


When removing the bolts, both heads busted right off. So now im left with no bumpstop at all. Yes, i tried drilling a small hold in the studs and using an easy out but no luck, its an extremely tight spot to work in and I cant seem to get a good bite.

My only real concern is bottoming out the shock, if no one thinks i'll bottom out, then i'll just leave it for now.

Thanks.

BTW, i'm running heavy load springs, if it matters.

 

[Riad]

Drilling one new hole in the middle will let you install any universal bumpstop they have (mstly) for Ford/Chevy.

Or you could try a pair of these or some thing similar (tube/pipe) to extend the rubber piece you have in the middle of the coil. I know Slee sales a pair for the front, don't know any thing about the rear though. Hope this helps.

 

[e9999]

these are regular 863s or Ls?

just put a jack under the axle, maybe with the body lifted too to get more droop on the other side, and see if it bottoms the shock or not? of course, it it's close you may still bottom them under sudden load...

 

[Brentbba]

One unconventional approach may be Airlift airbags for each coil.

 

[concretejungle]

One unconventional approach may be Airlift airbags for each coil.

That's way more than just replacing the bump stops.

Brandon, have you tried to heat the busted bolts up and then use an easy out? Might be worth a try. Or, you could just drill them out. I'm sure others will chime in with a better plan.

 

[Cruiserhead05]

They are 863's, not L shocks.

Concrete, i havent tried heating them up. I havent been on the trail in awhile so i worked on this for a little one time, then havent gotten back to it since it isnt priority.

I may look into some type of universal bumpstop, just so i dont screw up the shock.

The major problem is getting a drill up there, even if i flex the suspension to open up the wheel well its still so tight to work in.

 

[Brentbba]

That's way more than just replacing the bump stops.

Agreed - that's why I said unconventional.

 

[e9999]

They are 863's, not L shocks.

Concrete, i havent tried heating them up. I havent been on the trail in awhile so i worked on this for a little one time, then havent gotten back to it since it isnt priority.

I may look into some type of universal bumpstop, just so i dont screw up the shock.

The major problem is getting a drill up there, even if i flex the suspension to open up the wheel well its still so tight to work in.

use a right angle drill head...

and you could always glue a rubber stop on as an emergency measure, no?

 

[Cruiserhead05]

E, i was just getting to right a post about that.

Might not be very classy but in the past i have used epoxy glue that works with both rubber and metal. Perhaps i could glue a rubber hockey puck or something on the inside of the coil, on the bottom.

i think it would be about the equivilant of the spacers riad suggsted that slee sells. Just in a different spot.

 

[Cruiserhead05]

Taken from a Heep sight, but it might do the trick for now, so i dont ruin a shock

 

[IdahoDoug]

Unless I'm missing something, this isn't too bad. Just remove the coils, drill and tap and put whatever you want in. Or, Airlift bags are $100 for the pair - I've had a pair in mine without bumpstops for over a decade.

DougM

 

[green_machine]

go to autozone, buy cheapy same size. weld to axle. done

 

[Beowulf]

Remove the wheel. Should be plenty of room to drill.
-B-

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Wait, if the bumpstop's missing, what's that in the center of the coil? Sure looks like a bumpstop to me.

Wait, what's going on guys. This is the 80's section! The proper term is "jounce bumper" Sheesh, I thought I'd lost my way and ended up back on a Jeep site































Ary

 

[landtank]

I was just under my truck today and I'm quite sure that the bumstops in the springs are 2" closer to the axle than the frame mounted ones. So go to MAF and order their 2" drop blocks for the rear bumpstops. Weld the brackets on the frame and then bolt the rubber stops onto them. You will be at the same height as the spring ones then.

 

[Junk]

Cruiserhead05 - I have a bunch of bump stops in the garage. You can check 'em out while you're here on Sat. When I dropped mine down, I got 2 sets of 3 different sizes from energy suspension.