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Old 06-14-2015, 05:09 PM
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I was looking at the rear suspension on my car and noticed that the area above the rearend bumpstop is shiny from contact, I have eibach pro kit and the supplied eibach rubber bumpstop with about 1-1.25 inch of clearance. How much clearance do I need and do I need to trim the bumpstop if its making contact?

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Old 06-17-2015, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by RWHEELS
I was looking at the rear suspension on my car and noticed that the area above the rearend bumpstop is shiny from contact, I have eibach pro kit and the supplied eibach rubber bumpstop with about 1-1.25 inch of clearance. How much clearance do I need and do I need to trim the bumpstop if its making contact?

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Can you post a picture so I can see exactly what you're talking about? 1-1.25in of clearance seems a bit low. You shouldn't need to trim the bumpstop. I just installed a set of sportlines and had to install new bumpstops as well and have a hefty amount of clearance. Are you sure it's been bottoming out? Believe me, you would know it when you feel it.
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Light initial contact with the OE bump stops will not necessarily be noticeable.

Hard contact, or contact with bumpstops made of stiffer stuff and/or not designed to progressively increase their resistance will very definitely 'hit' harder.


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