I just got a pair of H-techs yesterday and it says that I have to cut these bump stops..Do i really have to? What would happen if I didn't cut them..would that cause anything to go wrong?

 

anyone?

 

bump stop would hit hard and crush... probably making big crack.... destroying it.. and rendering it useless.

 

DO NOT REMOVE/MODIFY THE BUMP STOPS! I learned that the hard way.

 

why not and what happened?

 

Ever been in a car with hydros? It basically felt like the car was hopping like crazy. The idiot that installed them completely removed them. If you remove the bump stops itll basically feel like blown shocks. You don't have to modify anything when installing the H-Techs.

 

hmm... yeah. you wouldn't want to remove them completely at all..

however because of the slight spring drop, you'll need to cut it slightly off the bottom. make sure to orient the bump stop correctly after putting it on, saving the top part where the notches are.

 

yea..it says i have to cut 0.6 off of the bump stop

 

Yes, cut off about 1/2" on each bump stop, per Tein instructions and shown in step 7 of this SL install guide:

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=57315

Haven't heard a definitive reason for this, but I believe this is to compensate a little for the strut being pushed closer to its full compression point due to the shorter H-tech spring. This would give the strut a little more travel range to operate in before it slams against the bump stop.

Or it could be for some other completely different reason!

 

well.. i've seen what can happen to a bump stop if it's not cut...

the shorter spring travel will slam down on the bump stop with a little more force on it.. eventually crushing it and making a small lateral crack.... further driving and hitting the bump stop will just destroy it as the crack will just grow.

at that point the bump stop is.. as i said before.. completely destroyed and rendered useless.

just follow directions..

 

thanks for all the help guys!

 

i was reading instruction from club-tc for TRD shock and spring install
That guys cut half of bump stop.
Anyone else cut that much?

 

i think that's too much ...

 

he said because the TRD shock was much shorter than stock . It need to cut in half.

 

yea unless ur upgrading ur shocks nd struts to say trd which instruct you to cut the bump stops when installing them so u gain the full length of the suspension but if its just springs then ur good

 

i ordered hotchkis springs, they gave me new smaller bumpstops.. yaaaay..

 

it'll be fine -.- just cut it halfway

 

thank for the replies, i hope to get TRD suspension soon

 

I had TRD springs & didnt cut anything.

 

did u have TRD shocks and Structs?