Can I just use iron block with the stock bump stops? For LC 8-coil wraps, about how long does the total bump stop assembly need to hang down?
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Can I just use iron block with the stock bump stops? For LC 8-coil wraps, about how long does the total bump stop assembly need to hang down?
JayRolla
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Yes you just need to lower them so they dont over compress.
Understood. So with the LC 8 wraps, should around 3" lower be good? Or more?
BrianSD_42
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Where did you find the Front adjustable Bilstiens for sale?
I heard they were sold out .
I heard they were sold out .
jgilbreath
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I might not fully understand this and please correct me if i am wrong. Shouldn't the bumpstop be lowered based on the compressed length of your new shock, not the lift height of the new springs being installed. Stock shocks compress to 12.4", tundra 5100 compress to 13.8". So the bumpstop should be lowered about 1.5" to keep the longer shock from fully compressing. If the bumpstop is lowered three inches aren't you losing about 1.5" of uptravel?
Actually that makes more sense to me. I still don't really know how to calculate how far to lower these things though.
I just need to tell my buddy (who works at a steel mill) what size square tube to bring me! If anyone could confirm the distance for sure, that'd be awesome. I don't want to blow out the new ones!
The stocks I'm installing are Bilstein 24-100144, which have the following specs:
Collapsed Length (IN): 13.84
Extended Length (IN): 22.4
Travel Length (IN): 8.56
And the ones I'm coming from are: KYB Monomax KYB-565002
Compressed Length (IN): 12.99in
Extended Length (IN): 20.24in
Stroke (IN): 7.24in
I honestly don't know now. Do the bumpstops primarily keep the shock from extending all the way out, or compressing all the way down, or both? I'm willing to bet they basically keep it from jamming either way, providing more of a soft landing spot before they flex / compress totally?
So...back to the original question of how much to actually lower these things?
BrianSD_42
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You should call them. The link says ships from manufacturer. What I heard is that the manufacturer was sold out.
Cow_doc.308
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I ordered a set on Amazon, from a 3rd party , on 10/14/14 and they emailed me and said they were out of stock and would be shipped from manufacturer when available. I almost canceled b/c they said it may be late december before they were shipped.
Mine were delivered on 11/6/14.
Mine were delivered on 11/6/14.
JayRolla
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Okay so when the shock fully extends it just stops. No damage. When it over compress's the shock blows out. When I say lower them over 3"s this is for lc shocks or longer bilsteins. It also stops larger tires stuffing to much. This info is from Steve at sonoran steel which has tested out shock travel and said it's first people's mistake when adding 7 wrap coils. He even sells them for a reason.
Im looking into doing this lift. I figured I could tag onto this instead of starting another.
Bilstein 33-187174 is a 5100 series shock that I feel would work with the rear lift, and wonder why I dont see them used.
They are fj cruiser 5100s
Specs are
Collapsed Length (IN): 14.91
Extended Length (IN): 23.5
Travel Length (IN): 8.59
Lower Mount: Eye 19.1mm
Upper Mount: Stem
With the tundra rear shocks I remember reading you have to swap out the lower bushong?
Bilstein 33-187174 is a 5100 series shock that I feel would work with the rear lift, and wonder why I dont see them used.
They are fj cruiser 5100s
Specs are
Collapsed Length (IN): 14.91
Extended Length (IN): 23.5
Travel Length (IN): 8.59
Lower Mount: Eye 19.1mm
Upper Mount: Stem
With the tundra rear shocks I remember reading you have to swap out the lower bushong?
Aaaand now I know why my driver rear 5100 is blown after just 18 months.
Time to go junk yard some s-series bumps. Damn.
Yeah, I think the original is 0.5" and you have to swap it for a 0.75". No big deal..bushings were like $5 on Amazon. The FJ shocks are stud-stud, whereas the stock 4runner and Tundra are eye/stud.
I already ordered the Tundra shocks, but the FJ ones seem like they'd flex a bit more.
I'm going to try and lower my bumpstop 3" to accommodate the new shocks and lift.
Would you recommend going with this shock:
Bilstein 33-187174
Over the Tundra Bilstein: BIL-24100144 ?
I have already placed the order, but it hasn't shipped out yet so there's a possibility I could change it. Please let me know asap! I will be running LC 8-wraps in the rear.
And that's what happens when you latch on to someone elses thread about a different subject.
The OP was using FJ80 parts for the rear.
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