How much to cut off pinion bump stop?

[Wichers123]

I'm as low as you can go with our cars. I daily my car and the only thing I have is strange adjustable fox struts/shocks cut springs and upper axle housing bushings. This setup rides like stock if not better and still cuts 1.9 60fts on streets.

 

[1997GT4.6]

Also make sure your axle housing bushings are not shot. I had that problem when I went looow.

Axle housing bushings? What is this you speak of? I haven't noticed them before. My truck has them though lol. I gotta poke my head under, ah damn that involves 2x4s and jack lol.

Yes, I did actually lower it more in the rear. I'm almost to the bottom of my coil-over perches. Granted, that's not SUPER low, but there's not much fender gap. A lot of the reason why I was bottoming out is because our roads around here have lots of big dips in the road. Potholes? No.. just big dips that are amazingly effective at bottoming out the car.

Oh damn your car must look so good! Sounds like a great stance. Throw up a picture, its been awhile! That's exactly my deal here. There is no such thing as a pothole in the baby state of AZ. Just dips and uneven roads. And they are super effective at bottoming out the car. So I cut the bump stop some more and low and behold the ride quality is getting better! Seems like its still hitting the snubber over the deeper dips but not so bad anymore! Might toss it lol.

where are the axle housing bushings? are you sure your control arm bushings are still in place?

Not sure if second question was for me, but yes they are lol. They're fresh, I put the weight jackers in a few months ago. Before I had MM LCAs no adj. and it rode the same crappy way.

I'm as low as you can go with our cars. I daily my car and the only thing I have is strange adjustable fox struts/shocks cut springs and upper axle housing bushings. This setup rides like stock if not better and still cuts 1.9 60fts on streets.

Damn! Loving the enkeis too! That's so damn low; awesome! Cut springs and still rides like factory? Gotta feel it to believe it. How many coils did you cut off? 1.9 60s still?!

 

[Slykin]

I'll throw up a picture when it's off of jack stands and has the engine/transmission back in it haha.

 

[chris91]

I'm as low as you can go with our cars. I daily my car and the only thing I have is strange adjustable fox struts/shocks cut springs and upper axle housing bushings. This setup rides like stock if not better and still cuts 1.9 60fts on streets.

Still rides like stock??? What, stock with blown shocks and struts? LoL

Guy on our local forums just removed his pinion snubber and said his rides a lot better too. He just added Bilsteins and was thinking his springs were to blame and contacted Maximum Motorsports to ask about which rate coilovers he should go with to achieve a better ride and they asked him a few questions and then told him to go with a shorter snubber. I think if a company like MM recommends to do this instead of trying to sell him other more costly parts then this must do some good. He said there was definitely a noticeable difference.

 

[Wichers123]

Yes the car does still ride better than stock. The front I prob cut 2 or 3 coils and the rears well let's just say there isn't much left. Maybe 4 coils off. Yes I have the time slip to prove it. I'll admit it road like straight garbage when I cut them on factory struts. Bounced baaad. Picked up a set of strange 10 ways for a fox body and the car instantly road better, with the adjustment on the lowest setting it rides better than stock. This is how I ride daily and drag race. If I want more aggressive feel I just turn them up but it's stiff for daily driving Louisiana roads.

 

[GT Rob]

Car looks badass what kind of enkeis are thoses and do they have center caps

 

[Musturd]

Strange 10 ways rule

 

[Wichers123]

Rpf1's and you can order separate but I think they won't fit the fronts cause of he grease cap.

 

[1997GT4.6]

I'll throw up a picture when it's off of jack stands and has the engine/transmission back in it haha.

I'll be waiting on it!

Still rides like stock??? What, stock with blown shocks and struts? LoL

Guy on our local forums just removed his pinion snubber and said his rides a lot better too. He just added Bilsteins and was thinking his springs were to blame and contacted Maximum Motorsports to ask about which rate coilovers he should go with to achieve a better ride and they asked him a few questions and then told him to go with a shorter snubber. I think if a company like MM recommends to do this instead of trying to sell him other more costly parts then this must do some good. He said there was definitely a noticeable difference.

lol

Wow thanks for the information. I believe it. MM is a good company, they actually try and help rather than just sell parts. Yeah the snubber is my problem. The ride is much better now after I've shaved about 1.5" off. I might just take it off. I also believe it is the cause of my traction issues at the track. Not 100% on that though. I was having massive wheel hop with LCA's, H&R ss and almost new bilsteins. ANd that the time it was riding much worse bc I hadn't thought of cutting the snubber. Idk if that correlates though.

Yes the car does still ride better than stock. The front I prob cut 2 or 3 coils and the rears well let's just say there isn't much left. Maybe 4 coils off. Yes I have the time slip to prove it. I'll admit it road like straight garbage when I cut them on factory struts. Bounced baaad. Picked up a set of strange 10 ways for a fox body and the car instantly road better, with the adjustment on the lowest setting it rides better than stock. This is how I ride daily and drag race. If I want more aggressive feel I just turn them up but it's stiff for daily driving Louisiana roads.

Wow that's a lot of coils haha. I love yours stance though. So JDM brah! Yellow fogs would look sexy if you don't already have them. I've heard great things about the strange 10 ways but I've never had a set. Maybe later if my car ever becomes a track beast.

 

[Wichers123]

Thanks it's hard to get the import out of me. No I don't have yellow fogs I was never into the whole jdm thing. I'm about simple clean stock body lines.