Front suspension rubber stop on a 2WD D
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Front suspension rubber stop on a 2WD D
Hi,
I own a 2WD 99 D. This vehicle goes though rubber suspension stops like a hungry dog and a pound of pork sausages...
The rubber stop in question is mounted underneath the upper control arm pointing downwards and its purpose is to limit the travel of the suspension on the upward bounce of the vehicle - this is after the springs have been compressed and the D is being unweighted with the wheels hanging down
in essence the stop is limiting the other end of the suspension travel in a similar way that the upward facing "jounce" does on the lower control arm when faced with the initial compression
anywa,y the shocks are newish stock - perhaps 4 years now but the they don't stop this from happening, perhaps Bilstein's will
any suggestions as I've pretty well stripped the wrecks in the local scrap yard
Chris
I own a 2WD 99 D. This vehicle goes though rubber suspension stops like a hungry dog and a pound of pork sausages...
The rubber stop in question is mounted underneath the upper control arm pointing downwards and its purpose is to limit the travel of the suspension on the upward bounce of the vehicle - this is after the springs have been compressed and the D is being unweighted with the wheels hanging down
in essence the stop is limiting the other end of the suspension travel in a similar way that the upward facing "jounce" does on the lower control arm when faced with the initial compression
anywa,y the shocks are newish stock - perhaps 4 years now but the they don't stop this from happening, perhaps Bilstein's will
any suggestions as I've pretty well stripped the wrecks in the local scrap yard
Chris
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Your problem is that you are jumping the D way too much. This thing isn't designed for baja desert racing. 
I immediately thought of your shocks when you said the sstops were getting eaten up. Typically shocks should be replaced about every 50k to 60k miles and the stock shocks are garbage on these rigs. Mine were blown out when I bought my D with 30k miles so definitely go aftermarket. My personal experience with the bilsteins is great and I highly recommend them. Good luck with the D Chris.
I immediately thought of your shocks when you said the sstops were getting eaten up. Typically shocks should be replaced about every 50k to 60k miles and the stock shocks are garbage on these rigs. Mine were blown out when I bought my D with 30k miles so definitely go aftermarket. My personal experience with the bilsteins is great and I highly recommend them. Good luck with the D Chris.
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the trouble is that that Riyadh is peppered with speed bumps...mostly without warning signs, unlit at night & often on main roads
these bumps are evil and can frequently trash a car - you should see the scars in the tarmac on the other side of some of them...
Riyadh traffic police don't give a monkeys, they just want to stop the kids doing their tricks
check out youtube for Saudi driving
Chris
these bumps are evil and can frequently trash a car - you should see the scars in the tarmac on the other side of some of them...
Riyadh traffic police don't give a monkeys, they just want to stop the kids doing their tricks
check out youtube for Saudi driving
Chris
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Oh I've seen the crazy idiots tearing their cars up and running over pedestrians. Try to find polyurethane bump stops if you can they should hold up a lot better in your climate. Those rubber bumpstops and every other rubber bushing on your D Don't like hot dry climates. My climate isn't quite as extreme as yours but Reno still gets pretty warm and is very dry. All of our cars that are more than 1-2 years old have all their rubber dry rotting.
