FAO....Oily t

Hey oop fella,

this is on the off chance youi may know the answer!!!!
My 2inch narrowed beem..............(again!!)

came with NO bump stops fitted.....ie the metal rod with the rubber bush on the end....that stops my wheels hitting the bodywork/trailing arms...

How do i go about fitting them????
Can i buy the metal rod that the rubber fits on??
or is there a "kit" i can fit,if so any idea where i can get one????

I'm so close to havin the ol girl finished but these sneeky little fuckin bits keep popping oop on me!!!!!! Grrrrrrrr.....

ANY help appreciated matey and as ALWAYS ......MANY thanks in advance...

moochos grassy arse
Mcmario




P.S..........i will move this to tech once you've seen/answered........

No narrowed beams come with bump stops mario.
They dont fit them because people who fit narrowed beams are normally going lower which means you cant have a bump stop fitted as it will get in the way..
There isn't any kits around either.
If you really want to fit them,you will have to buy an old beam and cut them off and weld them to yours mate.
Remember though,fitting it will limit the amount you can go down

DICKIE wrote:No narrowed beams come with bump stops mario.
They dont fit them because people who fit narrowed beams are normally going lower which means you cant have a bump stop fitted as it will get in the way..
There isn't any kits around either.
If you really want to fit them,you will have to buy an old beam and cut them off and weld them to yours mate.
Remember though,fitting it will limit the amount you can go down

aha..........ok mate cheers for that..i understand that BUT..................how do i stop the wheels hitting the body etc......and is this ok for MOT???

No problem on mot mate.
You set the height right so that they dont hit..
The torsion bars will only spring so far,then your dampners should cushion the rest from hitting

DICKIE wrote:No problem on mot mate.
You set the height right so that they dont hit..
The torsion bars will only spring so far,then your dampners should cushion the rest from hitting

mmmmmm.......ive set the ride height already............and my wheels hit the body work!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me thinks it could be cos the front wheels is too wide!!!!!!!!!!!!

i will have to have a looksee at my steering and come up with a cunning plan to stop this problem from happening!!!
The wheels hit the lower trailing arm and the inner wing area!!!!! NOT good...

i feel some mcmario special engineering coming on...

Well thats what you get for banging 17 inch wheels on it mate

DICKIE wrote:Well thats what you get for banging 17 inch wheels on it mate

didnt i ever tell you my middle name was cunt????

i HAVE to bloody well double check everything im doing being as ive no fucker oop here that does this sort of stuff........once learnt never forgotten tho

i already has an ideas in mind to stop this prob.....i will lose a wee bit in my turnin circle but i dont care...........i can always try and do hand brake turns to change direction

and anyways,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the 17's are going fucking NOWHERE now they is on

Is it hitting on lock to lock mario? .

oilyT wrote:Is it hitting on lock to lock mario? .

yes mate it is.........................................im gonna do what Adz has done on his and stick an adjustable bolt onto my steering box

That would do it.

If its hitting/rubbing on full lock to lock,then the bump stops being there or not will make no difference mario

DICKIE wrote:If its hitting/rubbing on full lock to lock,then the bump stops being there or not will make no difference mario

i thought thats what they were there for matey......??

There not there for the steering...
They're for stopping the vehicle from going too low under load and damaging your leaves
The bump stops shouldnt really be relied on to stop the car from going to low in normal driving conditions,only there to stop damage once in a while.
If you need bump stops to stop rubbing your leaves are set too low
If your driving on the bump stops you will have no dampening from your shocks either and it will ride like your driving a rock

DICKIE wrote:There not there for the steering...
They're for stopping the vehicle from going too low under load and damaging your leaves
The bump stops shouldnt really be relied on to stop the car from going to low in normal driving conditions,only there to stop damage once in a while.
If you need bump stops to stop rubbing your leaves are set too low
If your driving on the bump stops you will have no dampening from your shocks either and it will ride like your driving a rock

right im getting confused ere...............yeh yeh i know,easily done when at my age

what then, stops the steering from going too far???? as in stops the problem i have now..................full lock on and my whells hit body and trailing arms..........

with NORMAL wheels this wont happen...........so i take the problem i have is self induced by fitting the 17's????
if thats the case then i just need to wait for Adz to show me the pics of the set up he has............

My ride is NOT low at the mo...............once i az mot( as in got on and orf the mot ramp) then i will set the rake i want.................as i am NOT slamming her.......twas never my intention to slam..............just a nice nose down rake...........ready for the squat of the back end once i gets the new lump in in

im at work at the mo but will try take some pics over next day or two to show you the prob i az........

Theres your problem...the wheels mate
I know what problem you mean mate,you just had me confused when you mentioned the bump stops,as they have nothing to do with rubbing from steering.
They are there just to stop you going too low.
Vw never designed the steering box to accommodate hoooooge wheels
You just need to weld something to the beam to stop the box travelling its full distance

DICKIE wrote:Theres your problem...the wheels mate
I know what problem you mean mate,you just had me confused when you mentioned the bump stops,as they have nothing to do with rubbing from steering.
They are there just to stop you going too low.
Vw never designed the steering box to accommodate hoooooge wheels
You just need to weld something to the beam to stop the box travelling its full distance

its ok matey i fookin confused myself too
what with...
bump stops..
bump steer kits...
etc etc fackin hell give an old bloke a chance

hopefullu Adz will come up trumps wiv pics of his set up altho i do have an idea of what im gonna do( sell my wheels and go back to stock NOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT )

'twill get sorted............will have to as i got my nice new shockers from Machine7 today
Fackin ell im getting so close i can bloody well taste it
Hope fully next mon tue or wed i will get her fired oop and running

get the grinder out

TOASTIE wrote:get the grinder out

If the fuel tanks out you'll see the steering arm pokeing througe the beam just make some stops up off the beam or on the arm.

oilyT wrote:If the fuel tanks out you'll see the steering arm pokeing througe the beam just make some stops up off the beam or on the arm.

yup im gonna do exactly that ^^ matey

Sorted.

fdk ftw

oilyT wrote:Sorted.

hopefully it will be

totally missed this thread

i shall get you some pics asap dude! hopefully 2moro!

just been moving house so been a bit hectic, back at work 2moro though so many hours will be spent outside playing with the car

infact! since im so helpful...



not mine but identical

little bracket welded on the beam at the shock tower with a captive nut (m6 thread)

same on the otherside of steering box but out of shot in that pic.

then screw a m6 (10mm) bolt into the thread with a nut on to lock it in place once adjusted.


hope that makes sense!