Cutting the bump stops?

[mrbigport]

heyas, i just put some lowered springs into my hachi, not too low, just so the stockies fill the gaurd nicely

But the ride has become really rough and bumpy. im not sure on the spring rate (theyre softer than trd springs) , but i hear im supposed to cut the bump stops. im not sure if im getting bump steer.. its just at some bumps i find myself leaving the seat.. ill be taking the front struts out again to change my front shocks, so while im under there im thinking i should shorten the bump stops too.

so yeh any helpful input on the situation would be appreciated

thanks

[slydar]

i always assume people know this. i didnt even read you post but yes the rear bump stops have to be cut down on even a mildy lowered hachi. just cut them down to the last nodule. if you look at them youll see what i mean.

use a hack saw.

[mrbigport]

narh.. i guess i sussed my way around fitting springs with my mate and bro. but we didn think of cutting the bump stops. didn really know too much about lowerings and stuff.. all the mates i know pay shops to do theirs (or they got adj coilovers) so they wouldnt know half the stuff that got done. theyd juss know its fully low yuleh and have to go diagonally through speed bumps super slow 2 be cool.

thanks for the help sly, ill be doing this tomorrow if i dont hit any snags.

[roadsailing]

definately cut them down, id suggest using a wood saw purely because you will cut through faster.

when i first lowered my car i didn' cut down the bumpo stops and it skipped all over the place.

[riceburner]

I used a brand new blade, you know the ones like razor blades only longer.

Stanley knife but longer. Sliced straight thru it.

[rthy]

I agree with slydar, I used a knife on mine, my car was erratic before I did that. For the fronts I just chopped the shroud off and kept part of the middle lump

[mrbigport]

so the rears definitely have to be shortened. so how bout the fronts, is that necessary too?

[riceburner]

When you find the front bump stops let me know?

So i can cut mine

[rthy]

should look like this

but i guess u could just piss it off when u chnage shocks or springs

[roadsailing]

you need some sort of bump stop there, otherwise you will destroy your shocks the first time you run over a gutter or something. i only have one segment on the front of mine and i'm a little it nervous about that happening