octanejunkie
Elite Member
For those using the Energy Suspension rears on the front, how did you fasten the bump stop from above - drill and locknut?
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What bump stops are you running?
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mrblah
Senior Member
they just come with a bolt and the chassis is threaded.. So you just bolt it up from the bottom.
Akkording
Member
Borrow a buddy's allen head socket set.
octanejunkie
Elite Member
I don't feel a threaded hole on my chassis above the factory bump stop rock.
Yes, of course
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mrblah
Senior Member
well your stock bump stop is threaded on to the frame. You unthread old OEM one with one giant wrench, and thread on new ES one using a long allen wrench.
octanejunkie
Elite Member
On my truck, rthe factory front bump stops are screwed into the to the Lower Control Arm. Like this (not my pic)
My setup (LCA and frame boss) look exactly like the pic above.
I've seen pics of the Energy bump stop mounted to the FRAME, facing downward, not mounted to the LCA like the stock bump rocks on my truck. Like this (again, not my pic)
That is what I was asking about. Maybe your trucks are different than mine, it sure seems like there are model year differences because I see plenty of pics online of top-mounted bumps on frame bosses that look different than mine.
I guess it doesn't matter too much, but that tall hollow Energy cone mounted upwards to the LCA seems like an excellent place for dirt, rocks and water to accumulate.
I'm finding rust everywhere that dirt/mud can accumulate and sit and I'm trying to avoid creating more such spots. Mounting them inverted solves that problem, IMO
Or maybe I just go with Durabumps on the fron, call it a day and live with another spot to clean out to avoid rust
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On my truck, rthe factory front bump stops are screwed into the to the Lower Control Arm. Like this (not my pic)
My setup (LCA and frame boss) look exactly like the pic above.
I've seen pics of the Energy bump stop mounted to the FRAME, facing downward, not mounted to the LCA like the stock bump rocks on my truck. Like this (again, not my pic)
That is what I was asking about. Maybe your trucks are different than mine, it sure seems like there are model year differences because I see plenty of pics online of top-mounted bumps on frame bosses that look different than mine.
I guess it doesn't matter too much, but that tall hollow Energy cone mounted upwards to the LCA seems like an excellent place for dirt, rocks and water to accumulate.
I'm finding rust everywhere that dirt/mud can accumulate and sit and I'm trying to avoid creating more such spots. Mounting them inverted solves that problem, IMO
Or maybe I just go with Durabumps on the fron, call it a day and live with another spot to clean out to avoid rust
You’re in the 5th gen section of the forum… what year is your 4R?
Did the quick and nasty lift: spacers front and back, on stock suspension. Raised about 1.5 inches. Went airborne once (some roads around here are like that) and the landing was scary! Put the Energy Suspension up front and the OEM Lexus in the back. Now the bottoming is less harsh, much more composed. Well worth it! Because both bump stops are longer than the stock ones, I don't believe they will work on non-lifted trucks: they'll limit uptravel too much. Especially in the front.
octanejunkie
Elite Member
Yikes... I'll show myself out (99 SR5)
socal-4runner
Member
In the span of about a year, the durobumps are about $100 more expensive than last year. @plasticman did manufacturing costs double or something?
MikesDuneRunnerSLS
New member
Last night I submitted a warranty request to DuroBumps. Rear DuroBumps are still doing the job fine. My front DuroBumps are TOAST to the point of the front coilovers bottoming out after just under two years. I put $30 Energy bumps on the front and it fixed the bottom out condition (couldn't find the factory bumps in my misc box) I really thought the DuroBumps would have went longer than they did given the hype... We were both rude with each other before DuroBumps denied my warranty request.
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mrblah
Senior Member
its all hype and BS.
MikesDuneRunnerSLS
New member
There's definitely some hype! What's BS is these $30 Energy bumps stops I bought on Amazon are doing the job almost as well as the DuroBumps did when they were new.
mrblah
Senior Member
YUP.
Pretty much all of buddies and myself, run the same ES bump stops as you in the front and are pretty happy with them.
People can spend their money however they want, but man....they are getting their wallets taken for a ride.
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MikesDuneRunnerSLS
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As long as you're down for a setup that could potentially be maintenance intensive, I can't think of another manufacturer that can take the hard wheeling punishment I've seen Kings withstand!
mrblah
Senior Member
king bling blue.... I did it for the stickers.
Most people i run with end up with Kings in the long run, and i think it just comes down to that Most shops in my area can easily service them and have quick turn around time.
Otherwise, there is a lot of options out there, but go with the one that is locally supported.
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