Front bumpstops required?

Powerman04 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:10 pm

I know that rear bumpstops are needed when lifting, but for the front I have no clue. I don't plan on a clevis lift yet, so the only thing up front will be the OME 927's and Koni struts. I thought extended bumpstops for the front (Daystar's or Teraflex) were only used for leveling out a lift later but I don't care to screw it up.

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:24 pm

the bumpstops will prevent the suspension from having to much up travel, keeping it from compressing too much and rubbing tires on fender flares and such.

Powerman04 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:49 pm

Fair enough. Now where do I buy them? I keep forgetting the search here is less than ideal. :dizzy:

Edit: Found some at JBA's website for $20 each, but if you know any place cheaper than do tell.

LibertyFever · **Posted:** Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:30 pm

I've asked this question before myself.

I have a Rusty's OTT spacer lift on my Libby and I can tell you that extended bumpstops are required. I drove for six months without them and wound up damaging my stock front struts. Since installing a pair of Teraflex extended bumpstops I haven't had any problems. I bought mine from National 4WD for about $29 Cdn.

I'm expecting that if I ever replace my stock struts with proper longer OME struts that I'll still need the extended bumpstops.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:44 pm

Use the Teraflex bumpstops
best you can get
available from several places including Teraflex themselves

Powerman04 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:45 pm

Quote:

I'm expecting that if I ever replace my stock struts with proper longer OME struts that I'll still need the extended bumpstops.

Well I would assume so since all front struts for the KJ are the same length. :seuss:

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:59 pm

I got mine from directly from the teraflex website

InCommando · **Posted:** Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:04 pm

they are like $23 from www.trailquest.com, but shipping is free.... Good people there like Marlin at JBA.

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:14 pm

Extended front bumpstops are for suckers.

onebaucom · **Posted:** Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:29 pm

JL Rockies wrote:

Extended front bumpstops are for suckers.

there he goes again. :wink:

he told me the same thing when i asked.
i got them from marlin at jba within a couple of days.
really nice guy.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:31 pm

onebaucom wrote:

JL Rockies wrote:

Extended front bumpstops are for suckers.

there he goes again. :wink:

he told me the same thing when i asked.
i got them from marlin at jba within a couple of days.
really nice guy.

Anything that is not exactly like his is lame in his book.
But then we all know the real truth :ROTFL:

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:32 pm

RED_KJ_666 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:24 pm

Got mine from Marlin Shipped to Canada 3 days including the 1 day it took him to get my Pro-Comp strap in. He's fast.

Powerman04 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 28, 2010 8:09 pm

Quote:

Got mine from Marlin Shipped to Canada 3 days including the 1 day it took him to get my Pro-Comp strap in. He's fast.

Just ordered mine from him so no more worrying about it. I'm more concerned with my credit card limit at this point. :juggle:

curt7088 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:38 am

aaahhh, don't worry, your credit card company won't worry about it too much... :ROTFL:

or well, that IS what a over credit limit charge is for right??? :jester:

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