BUMP STOP PICS

[RyanbabZ71]

sorry about the quality but mine do not hit

[stuman]

Here is what mine looks like.  I meassured from the ground

to the fender and it was just under 36 inches on both sides.  I sure wish someone from GM would come up with a definite answer as to how this should be.

2001 GMC Z71 with nasty 265 Firestones

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(Edited by stuman at 10:50 pm on Aug. 14, 2001)

[mblrds]

Ryan

Your bump-stops not touching, was that before or after you cranked your torsion bars up?

You posting pics must mean you got your puter problem straightened out.

[stuman]

Here are some additional pics

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[RyanbabZ71]

MB they looked the same before and after there was no difference.

[DigUout]

If you really want to do this and you only gained less than an inch and saw no difference at the bumpstops, you need to keep turning those bolts.  I don't know if you already having 285's on, means you won't see the leveling out that others do when they turn theirs to accomodate bigger tires, but you should see a difference.  Where you are running 285's anyway, an inch and a half, which is all you can expect, probably won't do much for the appearence of your truck, just the stiffer ride-

[Stepside Z]

Mine hit the bump stops also and I don't like it very much. Brings up the question are the bump stops acting as the front suspension or is it the torsion bars? I may just crank up the bars and not worry if they sag later. I am going to replace them in the spring anyway.

[RyanbabZ71]

for some odd reason the ride feels better now.  

I am almost maxed out at one of the bolts.  Im gonna try again today and see what i can do.  So far it is about half better from what i can tell.

[RyanbabZ71]

mb i didnt get my computer fixed just used my basement computer which is slower

 

[MountaineerTom]

Mine sit about 1/2 inch apart when sitting on level ground and I havn't touched the bars since I've had them.

Now I have a question.  When you crank up the the bars to raise the truck, does it move the lower control arm further away from the bumpers?  I would think it would, but I thought I seen somewhere else that they moved them closer to each other.

[Smitty00Z71]

Question, will the tires (285's) rub if I don't jack up the torson bars? I'm thinking about going to the 285's and was just curious if I had to mess with them

[RyanbabZ71]

I had no troubles fitting 285's on my truck drove about 10K without the torsion bars up.

I had no clearnace issues

 

[DigUout]

I had to adjust mine to accomodate the 285's.  Will still hear a little rub turning over a bump.  Seems those with 99's and up don't have to, and older body style does-