moka
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Needing some help here guys - ive lowered the car 60mm all round on jamex springs and shocks and the fronts seem to hit the bumpstop all the time!
Is there something i can do to stop this other than drive slower?
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Jenko_Sport
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did you cut your bumpstops when lowering?
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moka
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no 
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SeanXE
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Does it make a loud bang? because even if i go over a drain it does this, its annoying me now  anyway to stop it?
Edit: Mine are G-Max
[Edited on 16-06-2009 by S7M XE]
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moka
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yea loud bang noise, really pisses me off lol. I wish i went 40mm now !
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DaveyLC
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If you are getting a loud bang then you probably havent got the bump stops fitted at all 
I just bought some powerflex bump stops because I was getting sick of my struts bottoming out.
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kerryevans08
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where do u get em?
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Daveskater
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The banging noise is the struts bottoming out like Dave said, mine were like it when I put the new fronts on 
Cut the bottom third off of the standard ones (the tapered bit), that's what I did and it's fine 
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chunk89
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i just brought caravan spring reducers from halfords slip on of them in each sturt gives it abit more lee-way and stops that noise
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martyn_1.4
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have no problems at all lowered 60mm with shortened shocks, didnt cut bumps down either!! oh no problems apart from brake pipe scrubbing tyre!! :-¦
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CorsaSport14
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Incase you need bumpstops mate. I got mine from here for my koni's...
http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/category_results.mhtml?category=powerflexbumpstops;manufacturer=powerflex;sub_category=1
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davieslim
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60mm spex shocks and springs i cut most of the bump stop off lol
davie
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kerryevans08
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what are the bumpstops lol? im confused now
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DaveyLC
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Spongey things that slide over the strut rods to stop them from going BANG when they fully compress.
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kerryevans08
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arrrr rite lol i know now i fink lol
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moka
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i cannot actually remember if i fitted them now! ill take them off and have a look probs today. thanks for the link corsasport14
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moka
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I know this is an old post but i had to update it... I hadnt actually fitted any bumpstops, got 40mm springs fitted them today and realised. Just put the standard ones on and now its fine.
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