OK, no offence, Chrisà But I think my head is about to explode!
Admittedly, IÆve only had 1 cup of coffee so far today, so IÆm probably only firing on about 3 out of 6 cylindersà but IÆve read your last post 3-TIMES, and each and every time it still seems bass-ackwards to meà
Well, let's define a few things so we don't get confused. What we're going to call the "upper bumpstop" is the snubber which limits uptravel, which, in this case, resides between the upper and lower a-arms and stops the upward travel of the lower a-arm. The "lower droop stop" resides above the upper bumpstop but controls the lowest point the lower a-arm can reach.
That being said, I don't believe the CALMINI kit addresses any change to the "upper bumpstop" except for the fact that you've cranked the t-bars and therefore start off further away from the stopper. Result, increased uptravel and the expense of decreased downtravel.
Now, as for downtravel, I know the CALMINI kit includes some kind of beefier piece for the droop stop, but I don't know if it adds any additional travel or not. Additional downtravel would be a bad thing as far as the rack and pinion are concerned, but I know the CALMINI piece is a stronger snubber, so as long as it keeps the stock range of downtravel, you can use it. If it adds additional downtravel, you may want to consider altering it so it won't allow any additional downtravel.
HTH,
Chris
If you (or anyone else) would care to double-check me on this, please feel free to do so! û But for the sake of accuracy (and maybe my sanity!) letÆs review:
The
LOWER bump stop resides on a pad that is connected to the frame, and sits above the top side of the lower A-arm. [Check]
The
UPPER bump stop (* on all of those vehicles that have one) is mounted to the under-side of the upper A-arm. [Check]
(HereÆs the part where IÆm requesting confirmationà)
The A-arms move together in an up-and-down manorà and as such, when they travel
UPWARD, it is the
LOWER A-arm that makes contact with the
LOWER bump stop --- and conversely, when traveling
DOWNWARD, the
UPPER bump stop (the one thatÆs mounted on the underside of the upper A-arm) compresses against a tab thatÆs connected to the frame, located between the two A-arms.
Suspension goes UP = contact with the LOWER Bump Stop
Suspension goes DOWN = contact with the UPPER Bump Stop
Therefore:
The UPPERS limit DOWN TRAVEL û and the LOWERS limit UP TRAVEL.
Right??? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
[EDIT]OK, I just re-read everything for a 4th and 5th time, and I think I finally get it now.
But for my own sense of (whatever?), I believe I will continue to call the ones on top the 'uppers', and the ones on the bottom the 'lowers' --- If I don't, I'll never be able to keep`em straight!
[/EDIT] Cheers! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />
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