heres the thing i just recived my Espelir GT springs and they came with no intructions. now i know how to install springs the thing is i dont know how much of the bumpstop to cut or if i even need to cut it
any body that has them and installed them that knows please let me know

thanks

 

bump

 

what bump stop are u talking about? that plastic rubbery thing that came on ur car when u bought it? throw that garbage away.

 

doesnt that keep it from topping out or does it matter (the one on shock piston)
i just want to make sure if i reuse it, trash it, or cut it

 

bump no one knows

 

its the one thats inbetween the coils of the springs right? yeah that thing is useless. its put there from the factory so that when they transport the car, the car moves less on the bed so less possible damage to the car.

 

are you serious, i thought that was put there to keep the shock from bottoming out
its on the actual shock (shaft) inside of the coils i think its under the dust boot
i see some springs come with new shorter ones

 

DON'T throw it away, just cut it in half and you'll be fine.

Darin

 

i might have to just do that^^^^, does anyone have the actual instructions
if not i'll just cut in half

 

Ummm... dont throw that **** away.. u need it other wise ur shocks are gonna eat it. It stops the travel of the shock. Every spring is different i have no idea how much u have to cut it but keep it.

 

When I put my tein S springs on last month it had instructions to cut the lower half off, the end closest to the ground. Don't listen to people telling you to throw it away. The springs will eventually kill your factory shocks but getting rid of the bump stop will just do it sooner.

 

When we installed my Hotchkis springs, we used the bump stops it came with and no cutting was done. I think that one guy was thinking something else and not really knowing what you meant. You want to keep the rubber bumpstops on your struts for the springs.

 

i might just cut the bottom end since the drop isnt as drastic as the s-tech
i might be ok

any other help will be greatly appreciated

 

i think you would be fine cutting off about 3/4"....these springs don't drop as much as the stechs.....I didn't cut my bumpstops. I drive hard on the street, and can't imagine i have hit the stops yet.

 

well i installed them not a drastic drop but decent, i talked to robi(robispec) and he told me to cut the top part to first groove but i just left the front ones alone because it is part of the dust boot

thansk for your help