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when you cut the bumpstops, what are you actually cutting?

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Old 05-06-2005, 09:13 AM
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when you cut the bumpstops, what are you actually cutting?
well, i wont be cutting anything. whoever installs these for me will be, but i want to make sure they are cutting the right things. so of these pics from Housecors site (thanks :up: ) what should we cut? where he has the red lines drawn, or the other side, or something else inside this cover, which was also mentioned. i hope a shop knows all this stuff, but since i have S.Techs, im sure i will need to have these cut one way or the other



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Old 05-06-2005, 09:19 AM
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i think i got it, after reading more on his site, i would be cutting off the larger top circle on top of each of these things. is that right?
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Old 05-06-2005, 01:21 PM
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Yes you are just cutting throught the rubber to make the bumpstop shorter.
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Old 05-06-2005, 01:56 PM
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what is the point of cutting the bumpstops? I have stechs and my mechanic didnt say anything about cutting
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Old 05-06-2005, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by thephatOne
what is the point of cutting the bumpstops? I have stechs and my mechanic didnt say anything about cutting
Not cutting the bump stops on S-techs will (i think) increase the life of the strut but not your wheels.

My S-techs let me bottom out everywhere and destroy my wheels while saving the strut. I've been on stock struts for over 10,000 miles and they are still working.
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Old 05-08-2005, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by MaximaPolak
Not cutting the bump stops on S-techs will (i think) increase the life of the strut but not your wheels.

My S-techs let me bottom out everywhere and destroy my wheels while saving the strut. I've been on stock struts for over 10,000 miles and they are still working.
but what now, now that you have 19s? will you cut the bumpstops to save the wheels and then replace your struts? im putting on Illuminas (as soon as i get my god damn wheels ) so i wont be concerned about wearing out the OEMs, but i dont wanna quickly wear out the Illuminas...
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Old 05-08-2005, 05:38 PM
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All cutting the bumpstops does is allow the strut to have almost full compression. Since S-Techs are so low, the struts won't compress fully causing you to bottom out more.
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Old 05-09-2005, 01:15 AM
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mine bottoms out nasty. i have stechs with oem struts and it fuc*ing rides like ****. will new struts improve my ride at all? if not im trading them to a fellow org mem. please let me know
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Aftermarket struts will definately help the ride.
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Originally Posted by KCMC582
but what now, now that you have 19s? will you cut the bumpstops to save the wheels and then replace your struts? im putting on Illuminas (as soon as i get my god damn wheels ) so i wont be concerned about wearing out the OEMs, but i dont wanna quickly wear out the Illuminas...
I'm thinking of coilovers but first I need to get the bike...so those will wait.
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Old 05-09-2005, 03:14 PM
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I had Eibachs with the OEM struts and switched to Illuminas, all the difference in the world!
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I just installed B&G 1.6" springs today. Ride is much harsher than expected.
Are you saying Illuminas will make ride softer?
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