Topic: bump stops

[86toyota]

a few years ago i bought a marlin 5" sas with chevy springs out back using lift blocks. i broke a marlin spring so made a front pack out of my old rear springs mixed with a few marlin leafs. it lower the front about 1.5-2 inches. i plan on taking the blocks out of the back. should i keep running the bump stops that came with my sas swap? is there a rule of thumb when it comes to bump stops?

[91 ex-cab]

'Read through this, http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=261455

[79yota4x]

i would say so

[junya92toy]

Mum Yes!!!!!!! You need them so you dont flatten the spring too much, so they dont bend or break.

[yoshaleng]

don't know if this is true or not but I remember hearing a guy said w/o bump stops, you can get negative flex and put too much tension on your tie rods. 

[4Runner_guy]

Keep the bump stop, it's just for reassurance but there for a good reason.

[junya92toy]

Also, using shocks to limit travel can break shocks

[MattyB4x4]

don't know if this is true or not but I remember hearing a guy said w/o bump stops, you can get negative flex and put too much tension on your tie rods. 

only way i could see that as happening is if your tie-rod was contacting something...right?

[superyota]

only way i could see that as happening is if your tie-rod was contacting something...right?

correct.  even then, you would probably break a leaf due to extreme negative arch before that happened.  your tie rods shouldn't come in contact with anything. 

[superyota]

and if your tr does hit something, then it wasn't set up correctly.

[86toyota [OP]]

im gonna have to rotate my steering box and get a flat pitman arm because cranked all the way to the left my tie rods to come in contact with each other right at the ball joint on the pitman arm

[dare44]

 Only if you want your leafs to stay straight......