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wa-fu · 03-20-2002, 10:29 AM

That website didn't mention cutting the front bumpstops.  The directions that came with my springs said to cut the front ones.  I tried it without cutting first but my struts bottomed out.  Also, on a 97 (and 98 I assume) the bumpstop and boot are one piece.  So you are cutting the boot off the bumpstop leaving your piston rod thing exposed to dirt.  I got a plastic boot at the local autoparts store and used a ziptie to hold it to the bumpstop (sounds bad but it worked).  You could cut the other end of the bumpstop but it is designed to fit into the spring upper seat.

03-20-2002, 10:29 AM	#4
wa-fu Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 109 Trader Rating: (0)	That website didn't mention cutting the front bumpstops.  The directions that came with my springs said to cut the front ones.  I tried it without cutting first but my struts bottomed out.  Also, on a 97 (and 98 I assume) the bumpstop and boot are one piece.  So you are cutting the boot off the bumpstop leaving your piston rod thing exposed to dirt.  I got a plastic boot at the local autoparts store and used a ziptie to hold it to the bumpstop (sounds bad but it worked).  You could cut the other end of the bumpstop but it is designed to fit into the spring upper seat. __________________ ...got to find the reason why my money's all gone...