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Rear air bumps

tone

tone

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Where are you guys mounting your rear bump stops/strike pad at? I know it has to be stock location, I'm just trying to figure out how to go about doing it?
 
tone said:
So cut/notch out the unibody and counter-sink the bump and weld it in?
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Usually, they hole saw through the center of the frame, right up through the floor boards. Put a bump can mount in and weld it in place, then plate the heck out of the surrounding rail. They also run a tube from mount to mount inside the car, and attach it to the floor.
 
Thanks for the info I've been surfin around the jeepspeed forums too. As for strike pad, what are most using? Ex: Leaf spring plate like full tractions where it has a raised bump stop mount. And what size stroke is more common for a bump in the rear 2" or 4"?
 
I've bought plenty of parts from T&Js when I lived in Georgia and wouldn't hesitate to do business with them again, I was gonna email them about a couple of things when I get some time... :)
 
tone said:
Thanks for the info I've been surfin around the jeepspeed forums too. As for strike pad, what are most using? Ex: Leaf spring plate like full tractions where it has a raised bump stop mount. And what size stroke is more common for a bump in the rear 2" or 4"?
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Run a 1/4 in thick spring plate, weld a 1/4 plate on the side for the contact area for the bump to hit, then you need to add a tube from the contact plate straight down to your axle tube or it will fold like a taco.
 
Reason for asking is cause I just put the deaver leafs on with the full traction spring plates and it has a raised bump stop strike pad and I only have about 1.5" up before it bumps and it hits the bump if I hit a dip in the road too fast or whatever it may be...
 
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Also bottoming out on my shitty shocks...

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I had plenty of lift with the rustys 4.5" leafs and a 1.5" shackle but lost alot when I made the switch to the deaver leafs with a boomerang shackle. This setup is only temporary untill I get my cage in, then I'm going through the floor with the shocks. I just figured bump stopping the rear before I did all of that work/money that it couldn't hurt any considering it's fairly cheap and doesn't seem like that hard of a project. Does anyone think that maybe the leafs need to be re-worked/arched or do I look like everyone else with deavers? The reason why I ask is cause my jeep is the only one in person that I have seen with deavers so I'm not really sure where my rear should be sittin. But what I do know is that I lost 1.5"-2" of lift when I switched leafs, but no complaints here because the deavers ride WAY better then the rustys leafs on and off road!
 
Remove that bump pad off the spring plate to start with... save for the shocks first before you add bumps. Tune a set of bypass's. and you might have to add an inch to 2 inches of something inbetween the factory bump and "framerail"... actually, I am 100 percent sure your shocks will bottom out first. and you dont wnat to launch a shock thru your cab. you need shocks bro...
 
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