rubber cylinders

oasr87 · August 21st, 2007, 04:15 AM

When i was replacing my rear springs there was rubber cylinders inside the springs... wut the hell are these??? bump stops??? my car goes thunkkkk! everytime i hit a dip i dont know if you even need these?

Murderjetz · August 21st, 2007, 07:47 AM

i'm gonna take a wild guess and say they're shocks...but i really don't know much about suspension.

00vabchgt · August 21st, 2007, 09:12 AM

you're talking about the spring isolators. they're there to prevent that clunking sound you're complaining about.

oasr87 · August 21st, 2007, 12:00 PM

no not the isolators. rubber cylinders are the best way to describe them. they are inside the springs like the prings are coiled around them. the cylinders are hollow and are about half the size of the spring. Im guessing that it allows the spring to compress a certain amount until the frame hits the rubber cylinder i think. they were there with the old springs so i just put them bak on but do i even need them?

Onemanzu · August 21st, 2007, 02:05 PM

yes you need them unless you have expensive shocks that can compensate for the spring-y-ness... but then this would give you an extremely stiff ride... and at which point you would still need them...

I to am telling you this assuming you are talking about the bump stops

oasr87 · August 22nd, 2007, 01:53 AM

How about i cut them about a third off nothing bad can happen right?

Onemanzu · August 22nd, 2007, 01:55 AM

lets hope?!?

get a pic and we can tell you more

ROUSHME661 · August 22nd, 2007, 02:20 AM

the struts??

dapack69 · August 22nd, 2007, 06:25 AM

Almost sounds like someone had installed air bags for launching purposes.

August 21st, 2007, 04:15 AM	#1
oasr87 Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 127 iTrader: 0 reviews	rubber cylinders When i was replacing my rear springs there was rubber cylinders inside the springs... wut the hell are these??? bump stops??? my car goes thunkkkk! everytime i hit a dip i dont know if you even need these?

August 21st, 2007, 07:47 AM	#2
Murderjetz Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 1,001 iTrader: 0 reviews	i'm gonna take a wild guess and say they're shocks...but i really don't know much about suspension. __________________ Listen to my music \| Visit my garage

August 21st, 2007, 02:05 PM	#5
Onemanzu ¡ʇsnq ɹo uʍop ǝpısdn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Looking for free hand jobs in poland springs nebraska... silly gooses Posts: 12,551 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	yes you need them unless you have expensive shocks that can compensate for the spring-y-ness... but then this would give you an extremely stiff ride... and at which point you would still need them... I to am telling you this assuming you are talking about the bump stops __________________ My Foz

August 22nd, 2007, 01:55 AM	#7
Onemanzu ¡ʇsnq ɹo uʍop ǝpısdn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Looking for free hand jobs in poland springs nebraska... silly gooses Posts: 12,551 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	lets hope?!? get a pic and we can tell you more __________________ My Foz

August 22nd, 2007, 06:25 AM	#9
dapack69 Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ft Walton Bch, FL Posts: 503 iTrader: 0 reviews	Almost sounds like someone had installed air bags for launching purposes. __________________ Custom engine built from Super Six, Cam from Delk performance, Custom Novi 2000 in the works. My Car www.supersixmotorsports.com www.bc-automotive.com/

August 21st, 2007, 12:00 PM	#4
oasr87 Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 127 iTrader: 0 reviews	no not the isolators. rubber cylinders are the best way to describe them. they are inside the springs like the prings are coiled around them. the cylinders are hollow and are about half the size of the spring. Im guessing that it allows the spring to compress a certain amount until the frame hits the rubber cylinder i think. they were there with the old springs so i just put them bak on but do i even need them?

August 22nd, 2007, 01:53 AM	#6
oasr87 Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 127 iTrader: 0 reviews	How about i cut them about a third off nothing bad can happen right?

August 22nd, 2007, 02:20 AM	#8
ROUSHME661 Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lamont CA Posts: 663 iTrader: 0 reviews	the struts??

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