Control arm bottoming out on body
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Xida bump stops
Delrin bushings
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Anybody seen this before?
Current plan is to trim the body and see if that helps.
700/400
Xida bump stops
Delrin bushings
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Anybody seen this before?
Current plan is to trim the body and see if that helps.
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Because i'm lazy and would rather cut than pull a shork. Also i dont want to lose travel. I think I should be able to trim it out a little bit and be fine. I believe the lower is also contacting the subframe somewhere.
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excuse me i get caught up in perceived quality and value too easily.
back to the topic
what are our options here.
bent arm thats bowed. shock body is too short. bump stop is too short. upper shock mount is too high.
the idea of more spring is to keep the suspension off the bump stop as much as we can.
can you pull the spring out and check for contact when the shock is just touching the bumpstop?
back to the topic
what are our options here.
bent arm thats bowed. shock body is too short. bump stop is too short. upper shock mount is too high.
the idea of more spring is to keep the suspension off the bump stop as much as we can.
can you pull the spring out and check for contact when the shock is just touching the bumpstop?
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Arm could be bent. I could put a straight edge on it tonight.
I'm far too lazy to pull the spring out. If I go that far I'm just going to cut where it is hitting.
AFAIK i am the only person with this issue, which theoretically rules out shock, bump stop, and upper shock mount issues.
I wonder if there are just differences in each chassis.
I'm far too lazy to pull the spring out. If I go that far I'm just going to cut where it is hitting.
AFAIK i am the only person with this issue, which theoretically rules out shock, bump stop, and upper shock mount issues.
I wonder if there are just differences in each chassis.