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  1. maverick93

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    Has anyone else had a problem with two coils cut off of there springs? every time i hit a bump there is a loud almost bottoming out sound but the cars not THAT low at all. any ideas or has anybody else had a similar problem?
     
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    Are your shocks good. If not this could cause you to bottom out.No seal around the piston cylinder.
     
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    are the bump stops for the upper control arm still there? they are on the piece that surrounds the spring in the fender.
     
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    No problem at all...but they are new springs. Rides like a new car.
     
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    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    the first thing im gonna do is get some front shocks. Most everything is new in the front since the disc brake conversion a couple months ago.
     
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    put a dab of grease on the bump stop. repeat the noise. and then see if the grease is squished. if so, you are bottoming out.
     
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    okay, thanks for the suggestions guys, I actually haven't really noticed a bump stop in the front end :eek: I'll get it all checked out.
     
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    with out the bump stop, you will get a very harsh bottoming out feel when the control arm hits the cover around the spring.
     
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    2 coils sounds like a lot
     
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    how big of a bump are you talking?
     
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    I cut 2 coils off a set of new Moog-8304 springs 3 years ago and this is how it looks today.

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    It must've had nose bleeds before
     
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    not really big bumps at all, even slowly over a speed bump.
     
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    I had a rear shock come off the top mount and it would sometimes sound like it was bottoming out. Drove it like that for almost a year and noticed it finally when I bolted on my rear sway bar.
     
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