collapsible bumpstops and wheeling questions?

[gear_grinder]

hi, i was wondering if colapsible bumpstops are any good or just a waste of money.

i plan on taking my ex to silverlake dunes this month or next and am getting ready with new chassie parts, new tires, making some angle iorn bumpers, flood lights, procomp or roughcountry shocks, trans temp gauge and good hayden trans cooler, fixing some misc stuff etc....

i started thinking of this after watching some of the hydro bumpstops on some prerunners, and was wondering if it would help stop/slow the truck from bottoming out. THANKS

bumpstops like this: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ENS-9-9104R/


i also have some questions about wheeling in the dunes;

should i use my K&N air filter and wash it a couple times a day or should i take a few disposables with me?

should i take my swaybars off for better suspention travel (suspention is stock) or should i leave it on for stability issues and posible over extention issues.

THANKS

 

[gear_grinder]

bump?

 

[gear_grinder]

bump again? anybody?

 

[Maniak]

I have no experience with that type of bumpstop. I believe R.J. Is running a set like that on his coil overs...

As for removing sway bars.. I never run them which seems to really help the suspension soften things up.. I do have lots of suspension travel in the front so that helps too.

I used to use k&n filters, but I noticed they were letting more dirt through than I liked (live on a dirt road). I have switched to running normal paper filters and just throw a couple in the back when I'm going to go wheeling in a dusty area.

~Mark

 

[410Fortune]

You dont need those bumpstops unless you plan to bottom out your suspension alot at at higher speeds, with the mods you are planning, bump stops are not needed IMO

hayden does not make a good transmission cooler IMO
try B&M

 

[gear_grinder]

i think dune-ing might classify as high speed, right?

my hayden cooler looks actualy quite nice lol, but i bought a really big one lol.

i switched to an actual intake kit, so i'll have to get a prefilter or a couple extra filters to bring with me.

 

[Josh S.]

If you plan on jumping the truck and/or beating the **** out of it, those bumpstops will help your situation. They arent as good as a hydro setup, but will be an improvement over stock. Just make sure they have a nice smooth surface where they contact the axle and beams or they will be torn to shreds the first day.

As for the swaybars, throw them away and never turn back. You will gain a bit of suspension travel or "flex" which will help out when you are wheeling...you will find there will be more body roll on the street but that's kind of fun anyways

I wanna see some good action pics at the dunes man!!

 

[Maniak]

i think dune-ing might classify as high speed, right?

Yes, Running the dunes will be hard on the suspension...

this is with the old front setup.. We shattered a RA bushings.. the kind that is designed to change the caster..



~Mark

 

[gear_grinder]

ive got the regular IFS btw, not TTB

i dont plan on attacking things too hard

mostly the stops would be for the front, and i am thinking about puting them in the stock location.

in your vid it looks like u need better shocks, explorer hop IMO

 

[Maniak]

those were rs9000's set kinda soft (around 6) with very soft springs. except for the whoops, it did great out there.. I had it setup for rock crawling etc and jus thappened to go to glamis while in southern CA.

~Mark

 

[gear_grinder]

ya too soft

 

[Josh S.]

Oops my bad, yah A-arms. Hell, bolt em up and see what happens if you feel like spending the dough. There is a possibility that the A-arms will just bend them over and rip them in half due to their longer length over the stock ones. You could take the torsions off, bolt the bumps up and cycle the suspension to see what happens but if you are lazy just try it out and see what happens

 

[gear_grinder]

yeah, the polyurithain is supposed to be "vertualy indestructable" but idk, maybe i should get shorter ones rather then the 4.5" or how ever tall they are. maybe ones more like this: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ENS-9-9109G/