pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

67 crossmember 76 everything else front end. I'm spending more money on bumpstops than gas these things won't stay in. I've evn ruined 2 good tires. Only the drivers side falls out 5th one in 6 months I'm using energy suspension poly bumpstops I've tried glueing them in I've tried screwing them in. I'm about to run some steel through one and weld it in. It does touch the bumpstops at ride height. I love the way it rides and handles with this setup I just cant make it last. Do I need to bite the bullet and get nw springs shocks and some drop spindles.......

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

I see in your sig you have a 4/6 drop. How was that acquired up front? You will probably need to remove the B/S mount and build a new one.

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

cut springs in front. Drop springs out back.
factory bumpstops didn't fall out, they rotted and split.

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

Get more factory bumpstops. I picked up new ones @ my local dealership around 09.

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

Is your truck riding on the bump stops all the time?

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

Damn, 4" is a lot to cut out of a spring.

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

That's why I asked. That's 2x to much drop from a front spring. Your pounding the snot of of the stops.

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

yup... need to be dropped like that with conjunction of spindle and spring. Dont need to ride on the bumpstop either. when you do that you are not getting enough suspension movement and the stops are taking the load.

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

HOLY smokes batman!!

4" cut off the front spring???

you need to buy a 2" drop spring along with a 2" spindle to remedy this.

Good luck!!

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

Each of my previous rides had 1-coil cut from original springs (2-3" drop). On the 68, I had about .500-.750" clearance between the bumpstop & x-member. On the 74, it was .500" max.

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

riding on them not so much but def no clearance.
even sitting on the bumpstops the trcck rides pretty nice. Way better than the wet sponge it was before.

drill holes in the bumpstop to make it more pliable?

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

no luck w local dealer for original rubber bumpstops. :(

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

How much can you cut out of a 2 inch drop coil from early classic?
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Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

That's a vague question. If it's a 2" drop, & you cut 1-coil, your @ approx 4-5" of drop which is too much 'spring only' drop. You would need to cut less but how much is dependant on age of springs & vehicle weight (there's no 1 right answer).

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

These coils are brand new they have been on my truck for about a month. Weight wise....idk....its a c20...is there a safe cut? I don't want to have the problem this guy is having but I do want to drop it because I'm putting two inch drop blocks in the rear with my four inch drop coils.
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Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

I do not recommend more than 2" of drop using coils. You should combine spindles w/drop coils. If you go more than 2" of drop (cutting a 2" drop coil is more than 2" of drop), you will most likely encounter the exact problem the original poster is having.

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

I disagree. You prove my point with your answer below.

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

My comment.....
....was for cutting springs only ;) .

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

Don't I need disk brake if I want to use drop spindles
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Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

Yes, you will need to convert to disc brakes to run dropped spindles.

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

... oh the joys of doing something half-a%% :sexy:

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

half an butt is all I have left. Building a house, keeping the boat running and fed, plus a handful of other hobbies and a woman thats out of work doesn't leave me in a real good position to be buying a new suspension for my truck.....that I have to drive to work.

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

all I am saying is if you keep buying bump stops then eventually you will have spent what it would have cost to do it right the first time.

Buy once. Cry once. Go cheap. Forever weep.

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

I take it that you find out the bump stop is gone when you start feeling the metal-to-metal thud on the drivers side? Is cutting the bump stop mount all the way off and adding one directly on the control arm out of the question?

I don't know if this will allow too much travel in the suspension though in your situation...

Re: pulling my hair out. Front bumpstops!
 

Thats the route I took....ct the bumpstops off the lower arm, & used traction bar snubbers for the new bumpstop. I only cut 1 ring on the coil tho... crazyL