What is the point of buying extend front bump stops
#11
I was thinking something similar, I have this issue where after I installed my 2 inch spacer lift and I hit a pretty descent bump in the road I have this very solid and loud banging noise. Later on I figured out it was my axle hitting the frame or something like that. I was wondering if longer bump stops would fix this.
I think they come in different lengths so I'd use a heavy duty ratchet straps to compress your springs to the point maybe an inch from the chassis (you want to allow a little for the compression of the rubber bump stop) and take your measurement to see how long they need to be. At the same time you can make sure the axle isn't too close to something else.
That said, fish is right that it makes no sense you'd be hitting the chassis after the lift when you weren't before. But you can still use the method I described to really tell what is hitting,.
Last edited by antichrist; 08-03-2015 at 09:33 AM.
#12
before my lift I could hit any bump and be fine, after my lift I have to slow down for any bump now, me and my dad were both bouncing on the front of the car and we coould make it do the banging noise. While we were doing that my brother was below the car seeing what it was, he said it was the axle hitting the front bump stops or something like that.
YOU need to get under the truck while your dad and brother push up and down on the front. Figure out where the banging is coming from. Pay attention if it happens when the suspension compresses or rebounds.
**** Wait a second.... Isn't there some issue with the driveshaft hitting the swaybar or frame crossmember when a D2 is lifted???
#13
Its IMPOSSIBLE for the axle to be hitting the stock bumpstops after a 2" spring spacer lift. Think about it........if your axle was 5" away from your stock bumpstops before the lift, the axle would be 7" away from the stock bumpstops after the lift.
YOU need to get under the truck while your dad and brother push up and down on the front. Figure out where the banging is coming from. Pay attention if it happens when the suspension compresses or rebounds.
**** Wait a second.... Isn't there some issue with the driveshaft hitting the swaybar or frame crossmember when a D2 is lifted???
YOU need to get under the truck while your dad and brother push up and down on the front. Figure out where the banging is coming from. Pay attention if it happens when the suspension compresses or rebounds.
**** Wait a second.... Isn't there some issue with the driveshaft hitting the swaybar or frame crossmember when a D2 is lifted???
#14
The spacers are between the spring and axle, I did not get extended shocks, the front shocks are still at stock height since they are attached to the spacers as well.
#15
Its IMPOSSIBLE for the axle to be hitting the stock bumpstops after a 2" spring spacer lift. Think about it........if your axle was 5" away from your stock bumpstops before the lift, the axle would be 7" away from the stock bumpstops after the lift.
YOU need to get under the truck while your dad and brother push up and down on the front. Figure out where the banging is coming from. Pay attention if it happens when the suspension compresses or rebounds.
**** Wait a second.... Isn't there some issue with the driveshaft hitting the swaybar or frame crossmember when a D2 is lifted???
YOU need to get under the truck while your dad and brother push up and down on the front. Figure out where the banging is coming from. Pay attention if it happens when the suspension compresses or rebounds.
**** Wait a second.... Isn't there some issue with the driveshaft hitting the swaybar or frame crossmember when a D2 is lifted???
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#18
So, while I didn't have any issue with 2 inch spacers and an additional 3 inches of longer springs, you may have the problem suggested by someone else. I would compress the springs as described elsewhere in this thread or as you have before but have someone underneath find out where the touching occurs.
Honestly your springs must be a little worn if two people can compress them.
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I seriously doubt it's the axle being shifted.
The only way for this to get figured out is for you to get under there.