Bump stops

[VX KAT]

Then again... maybe not. I was pretty sure it had something to do with his ABS light.

Yeah I still think the rest of you should just remove your bump stops instead of cutting them because... ride is pretty good no problems.

You 2 are killin' me here! Zeus, yer on fire tonight boy!

[Ldub]

So...exactly WHEN (with regard to rpm, not calendar date or phase of moon) do the muffler bearings start to squeal?...

[ZEUS]

Well while laying down naked on my back after eating chili my bearings act as mufflers and there is a steady squeal just after the sub-dued pfffftt sound subsides. Why do you ask?

[Triathlete]

That picture in my mind is making my eyes hurt real bad!

[ZEUS]

HAHA! I forgot I posted that! I gotta stop with the posting when fugged up! That's pretty foul! HAHA!

[SouthJ1]

Leave me alone I use my iPhone to check the forums I checked it while in school when I typed that short quick message but I'm ordering low profile bumpstops next week hopefully cause I just spent 1,000$ to fix a exaugst leak on the catalytic converter flow master exaughst coming in monday

[ZEUS]

HAHAHA! YAY! He's not a robot! Just razzing you man. Are you getting rear stops or front stops or both?

[vt_maverick]

Leave me alone I use my iPhone to check the forums I checked it while in school when I typed that short quick message but I'm ordering low profile bumpstops next week hopefully cause I just spent 1,000$ to fix a exaugst leak on the catalytic converter flow master exaughst coming in monday

Holy crap, how much did the parts cost vs. the labor? That seems like an incredibly high price!

[Marlin]

Holy crap, how much did the parts cost vs. the labor? That seems like an incredibly high price!

Damn, you could come close to buying an entire VX for that cost.

[deermagnet]

I just spent 1,000$ to fix a exaugst leak on the catalytic converter

They probably ordered the cat from Isuzu for ~$900. I had it done years ago when the cat flange broke and it cost me over $1000. It was so loud it was almost undriveable. I got it to a nearby GM dealer. They told me how much and I said do it. I had the money and I wasn't gonna drive it around town trying to get it welded or find an aftermarket cat. It's my only vehicle and I wanted my VX back asap.

This is the cost from a few years ago-


Sometimes people just want stuff done now, asap and don't care how much it costs.

Mark Griffin

[vt_maverick]

Been there done that, glad we have two vehicles and the wife doesn't work so I can park the VX and research parts when it breaks.

[TheGanzman]

Well, not to get this thread TOO much "back on topic" - I jacked up my VX today and cut my bump stops with my Sawzall. Nuthin' to it, really - I didn't even have the the rear end "hanging", and still had no problem accessing the stops. Took the wheels off, of course. Some backline: My VX is pretty much stone stock, including the original shocks (which seem to be working fine, and with no leaks), stock size wheels and tires, no lift - 72K miles, never off-roaded, etc. My stops were within 1/2" to 3/4" of the top of the axle, and showed CLEAR evidence of hitting. Afterwards, I did my usual "test ride" - I would say that the extra travel DID produce a smoother ride, though it was most evident on larger dips/bumps - the kind that caused the ENTIRE axle to move at the same time. Cornering was not effected in the LEAST; nor did I expect it to - keeping a vehicle "flat" during corners is by and large the job(s) of the front and rear sway bars, respectively. I can see no "downside" to this mod; frankly, I'm at a loss as to why Isuzu oriented the bump stops SO close to the axle on a vehicle of this type, ESPECIALLY considering its short wheelbase and predisposition to a rough ride. Makes me wonder if the original design of the bump stops intentionally ALLOWED for this mod - the second "loop" of the figure 8 almost LOOKS like the stop was designed to possibly be "relieved" if necessary/desired...

[Marlin]

Good thought, I would go a step further and say that I wonder if it is because all the Zus have that same rear bump stops (at least as far as the rodeos and troopers,Iwould assume the axiom as well?) Why reinvent new parts?

[Ldub]

Good thought, I would go a step further and say that I wonder if it is because all the Zus have that same rear bump stops (at least as far as the rodeos and troopers,Iwould assume the axiom as well?) Why reinvent new parts?

That was my first thought too...

Isuzu is well known for sourcing parts from other models.
The VX, with an orig sticker price of $30k-+, I doubt they were gonna spend any time re-engineering new bumps for a model with a known production run of less than 6000.

As per u$ual corporate...slap something on it & send it to the masses...

[Bob Barker]

I don't understand how so many people can have issues with hitting the bump stops so much. With the 912's and daystar spacers I have at least 4 inches of space between the axles and bumps, and they are the whole bumps, not cut, not shorter than factory. I can't imagine that the factory suspension parts had them closer than an inch.