Bump stops on D22

[hutchstr]

So im halfway thru doing the suspension upgrade on the nav and need to clarify a couple of things..
When winding up the front torsion bars we need to keep a gap between the bump stops, now the bumpstops we are referring to are the small dome ones in this pic, is that right?
I was thinking about 10mm gap between them will be enough?

 

[hutchstr]

Anyone? Before my afternoon light fades....

 

[Leprechaun]

That's ugly, you definitely need clearance otherwise you'll crash and die!

Ok, maybe not to that extreme, but certainly 10mm gap I'm guessing would be minimum! That's not alot of wheel travel even for urban driving.

 

[tommy222220_0]

Yep 10-15mm gap between the upper A arm and the bumpstop.

Remember these bumpstops will crush a fair bit enabling slightly more travel than you think.

 

[hutchstr]

haha
cheers guys...
Yeh i just wanted to make sure i was looking at the right place....
I noticed some marks on the tops where they look like they had been squashed down onto...

 

[Dave]

You will want 10mm, otherwise it will ride like crap.

Dave.

 

[hutchstr]

When i adjusted the torsion bars I just wound them up, but i had read somewhere in another post about "resetting' the bars with pulling them out and turning the splines, or something. Is that necessary or will just doing what i have done be ok?

 

[tommy222220_0]

When i adjusted the torsion bars I just wound them up, but i had read somewhere in another post about "resetting' the bars with pulling them out and turning the splines, or something. Is that necessary or will just doing what i have done be ok?

Yes, It will be fine. You only need to reset the splines is you run out of thread on the adjustment nut(s).

Yes the bumpstop comes into contact with the arm pretty often on IFS vehicles. The mud prob makes it look worse as well.

You should measure around 750mm from the bottom of the rim to the bottom of the guard, assuming you have 16" rims

Also reminds me H/D tie rod adjusters need to go in and new steering stops.

 

[hutchstr]

Yes, It will be fine. You only need to reset the splines is you run out of thread on the adjustment nut(s).

Yes the bumpstop comes into contact with the arm pretty often on IFS vehicles. The mud prob makes it look worse as well.

You should measure around 750mm from the bottom of the rim to the bottom of the guard, assuming you have 16" rims

Also reminds me H/D tie rod adjusters need to go in and new steering stops.

cool, cheers for that...

as for the new tie rod adjusters and steering stops are they a definate thing that needs to be done?

 

[tommy222220_0]

cool, cheers for that...

as for the new tie rod adjusters and steering stops are they a definate thing that needs to be done?

Nope, just a note to remind me what needs to be done before my next trip.