well i'm going with oem bumpstops and dust boot, how much should i trim down the bumpstop for added travel, and do i need to do it for both the rear and front?


thanks guys

so i'm guessing i don't need to trim my bumpstops with s-techs, since no one replies

Hey I have the sheet that came with mine and they say for A32's you need do not trim your bump stops. That is straight from their sheet...

really for s-techs??

My H&R instructions said that only the listed vehicles needed the bumpstops to be cut. My car was not listed. I ended up cutting one notch a little later in the back......

did it help, bc i jsut bought kyb dsutboot bumpstops? sb103 and sb108 should i still trim those?

I think the KYBs are actually shorter than the OEM ones, so no cutting should be necessary.


As far as feeling a difference. I did it at the same time I put in Ben's rear shock mounts, so yes there was a very noticeable difference. I think it was mostly becasue of the shock mounts, but the extra clearance I believed helped as well. Before it felt like I was just riding on the bumpstops in the back. That brings up another point, are you planning on using his mounts in the back. I highly recommend them.

i would but i can't get in touch with him its been since early april it is now may, oh well i need to install this set up its been sitting in my laundry room since end of march, i've been in my friends max with eibachs and agxs and it rode decent for ohio rodes but now im in fl i wanted a lower drop but a comparable ride to the eibachs what do u think, u think i can survive with the kyb bumpstop and get a comparable ride to that of the eibachs, i'm still on oem right now @ 99899 miles on em?

I think you will be fine with the KYB bumstops. You can contact Ben at a later time and get those things on there. The back setup is pretty easy to do, and no alignment is needed either. Lower away and show us some shots .


What struts are you going to use?

tokico illumnas

oh how far can i drive after installing the set up to get an alignment is it ok to drive it on the highway? because the shop is like 20miles south via highway

Nice struts, that is what I should have gotten in the first place.

You should be fine with that drive.

so i ended up just ordering kyb boots p/n sb103 and sn108 u guys know that kyb rear dustboot and bumpstop are no longer one piece, its like this tough plastic boot and a urethane bump stop, im confused bc i thought it was suppose to be rubber, could i have gotten the wrong parts? and should i trim this new bumpstop?

Anyone have these new KYB rear dustboots????

my oem dustboots were torned, so i picked up some kyb dustboots off tirerack for my agx and HPs, it worked out great.