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Old 08-04-2009, 08:10 PM   #16
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Re: Some small milestones within the week

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Want to make the front ride better?

Remove the front rubber bumpstop and trim off the metal "stand" to gain some additional travel. Looks like you only have about 3/4" before you hit the bumpstop.
First..... How tall is that front tire again (what size)?

If the tire is tall enough, trimming the bumpstop only relocates the point of contact w/something when you come across one of those pesky "big-bumps/potholes" (too tall of a tire vs. the amount of drop - given travel & it buzzes the top of the inner wheel well). You have to find the happy medium.

Ahhh... I just went back because I thought the tire sizes were listed here or in another thread. That 215-70-15 is about 27" tall (26.85 calculated height). Before removing the bumpstop, measure the amount of available space above the edge of the tire to whatever area that looks like the most obvious point of contact. Use that measurement to help w/the decision to remove the stop or shorten it's height.
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