shaky suspension ?, all new but still slight shiver Options

[sj914]

The bump stops. Are they the solid ones or the ones that look like three donuts stacked on top of each other?

[michelko]

QUOTE (sj914 @ Mar 24 2006, 04:06 AM)

The bump stops. Are they the solid ones or the ones that look like three donuts stacked on top of each other?

bump stops... the right description. yes the donuts.

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[rhodyguy]

brad told me to cut the bump stop in half. liberal ammounts of penetrant, and your air chisel placed in one of the tangs on the capturing nuts, will run the nut off in 15 seconds. prob less. using a dremel seems like a bunch of work. for others that haven't done this, loosen the nut but leave it on. this makes it easier to pull the top of the ball joint out of the strut tube after you remove the bolt.

k

[Dr Evil]

I use a pipe wrench and then put gobs of anti sieze on my ball joint at the nut when installed.

[DEC]

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[SirAndy]

QUOTE (michelko @ Mar 24 2006, 06:35 AM)

bump stops... the right description. yes the donuts

are they the 3-piece ones? what brand are your shocks?

you should be able to cut 1/3 for sure, on any brand shock. on some, up to 2/3 ...

here's what i did:
jack up the front, unload the suspension, remove top nut, remove bump stop rubber, press the shaft all the way into the shock until it hits the bottom, mark the shaft where it enters the shock.
remount shock (don't forget the bump stop). once the shock is fastend, the distance from the top sheetmetal to the mark on the shaft is the absolute minimum of rubber you have to leave on the bump stop.
you should actually leave a bit more as the rubber compresses. the mark is where the shock will bottom out internally and if that happens, your shock will break.

this way, you get a really good idea on how much of the bump stop you can cut off, regardless of the brand of your shocks ...
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PS: makes any sense? if you want, i can repeat it in german ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

[michelko]

QUOTE (SirAndy @ Mar 24 2006, 09:43 AM)

QUOTE (michelko @ Mar 24 2006, 06:35 AM) bump stops... the right description. yes the donuts are they the 3-piece ones? what brand are your shocks? you should be able to cut 1/3 for sure, on any brand shock. on some, up to 2/3 ... here's what i did: jack up the front, unload the suspension, remove top nut, remove bump stop rubber, press the shaft all the way into the shock until it hits the bottom, mark the shaft where it enters the shock. remount shock (don't forget the bump stop). once the shock is fastend, the distance from the top sheetmetal to the mark on the shaft is the absolute minimum of rubber you have to leave on the bump stop. you should actually leave a bit more as the rubber compresses. the mark is where the shock will bottom out internally and if that happens, your shock will break. this way, you get a really good idea on how much of the bump stop you can cut off, regardless of the brand of your shocks ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif) Andy PS: makes any sense? if you want, i can repeat it in german ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

Hi Andy,
nice description. No need to say it in german again (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

I will try this after some more testdriving. Just to be sure it was the real problem.

Shocks are Boge but i also tryed adjustable Koni red. there was no major difference in the behavior.

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