Ya, I looked at some new troops at a dealer awhile back, and they where just like my 2000. They only have about 1.5" of clearance between the rear axel and the rubber bump stops. From what I can make of it, itÆs supposed to be that way.

The idea is the rubber bump stop is really soft so when youÆre pulling a trailer or really weighting it down the car actually sits on the bump stops and they act almost as a second spring rate. While also stabilizing the vehicle while turning. But the rubber is not so hard that youÆre supposed to feel it when it makes contact during road driving. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

I have quite a bit of lift (about 4ö in back) and have 2ö bump stop spacers to limit up travel. It has about 2ö of clearance between my axel and the bump stop. I notice it hitting occasionally when I really hit a big pot hole on the road at speed. But other than that itÆs fine. So I would suggest getting a set of 912 or 119 OME springs for the back and bring the front up an inch or so to match. That should give you about 2 to 2.5ö of clearance between the axel and bump stop. So as to make contact while street driving unlikely. A new set of high quality shocks will also help the ride. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

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