Front bump stops
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Front bump stops
The bump stops on the front of my Ex have almost completed their transformation into tiny crumbles of dried out rubber. Does anyone know of a supplier that sells replacement bump stops that are not outrageously expensive and fit without modifications? I neither want to pay $90 for a pair of bump stops, nor drill the frame to accommodate a $12 pair. Surely there is a middle ground somewhere?
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Yep
Amazon is wrong frequently about what fits. I always go to the manufacturer's website and look up the part number before checking Amazon for price.
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They are Dorman brand. They fit fine and they're still in one piece. They've seen some contact too, so if yours are shot I would replace them. They're part of the truck's suspension.
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I bought a set of the same stops from the link above, to replace the OEM fronts that finally completely disintegrated, that I discovered after checking, after reading this thread, which reminded me to do so.
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I've always believed they were useless after the lift. Guess I should replace my crusted/missing ones lol
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I took 2 of the rear bumpstops off a totaled F250 at work and cut them down to the right height. Then remove the 2 mounting bolts and bracket for the old front bump stops, there is a mounting hole under the old bump stops that fits the new ones perfectly. Cost me nothing. I found 2 more to replace the traction bars too!
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I had replaced my original bump stops with OEM years ago. Now those are disintegrated as well. I had thought of making some out of hard wood. Do you think that would be too stiff, or does the rubber/plastic ones not provide much cushion anyway?
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Yep, even with the V codes and slight lift that comes with them. They have definitely been squished a couple of times by the look of them. Note that I don't slow down for speed bumps, potholes, railroad tracks, etc. so that may have something to do with it.
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When this thread was created back in April, I used the same link Mark posted and bought the same stops and replaced mine, which indeed showed contact even after I had shortened them, and done the V's.
I was surprised because the first few years after the mod I constantly checked them, but I stopped looking after awhile. Just never thought about it until I Andy posted this thread.
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