Rear bump stop?

[K O]

I just finished installing the Daystar 2.5 / 1.5 lift/level spacer kit and putting on 285/55/20 BFG A/T KO's. Despite the rubbing which still requires trimming, everything looks great. I installed the front part of the lift because I have trust issues with my baby, but let the tire guys do the rear since it was cheap. I have one concern though. I found one of the rear bump stops in the vehicle - not sure where the other one is, but it's not perched inside the rear coil anymore.

My question: Do I even still need them in there? Why would they be removed? The instructions that came with the lift kit state that the bump stop should be reinstalled on top of the spacer, and the spacers look like they're designed to support them. I'm trying to find out the correct answers before I ask the tire guys - I'd rather not accuse them of something if they actually did the right thing.

Oh, and pics will be coming soon.

 

[4RBob]

you should make them re-install the bumpstop so you don't overcompress your suspension damaging your shock(s) and possibly something else.

 

[K O]

you should make them re-install the bumpstop so you don't overcompress your suspension damaging your shock(s) and possibly something else.

Is there only 1 bumpstop for the rear axle or are there 2, one inside each coil?

 

[Titanpat57]

Is there only 1 bumpstop for the rear axle or are there 2, one inside each coil?

One inside each coil.

 

[kingpin748]

So if I have to cut out the bumb stop to install an airlift kit is it the end of the world? Why shouldn't I worry about damaging the suspension?

 

[Overland Warehouse]

There are 2 bumpstops on the frame of the 4RUnner and then 2 additional overload stops inside the rear coils.

The last Daystar kit I installed you still put the cones (overload bumpstops) back inside the Daystar spacers and coilsprings. The spacers were designed to function that way. The installer may have pulled the cone on one side to level the rear out a bit, was the missing one on the driver side?

I would have them put it back at any rate. The frame bumpstops will protect the suspension form over compressing, but with a spacer lift that call to use the cones, it is best to just put them in. Some spacer lifts do not reuse the cones though, so not the end of the world.

 

[Antman]

So if I have to cut out the bumb stop to install an airlift kit is it the end of the world? Why shouldn't I worry about damaging the suspension?

I would never cut the bumb stop out. That just leaves the door open for any Bumb to steal your ride...

But- the Airlifts require a minimum of 10 psi at all times which will keep your suspension from compressing past the factory bump stop point.