steering stop cut off

[grs]

The po cut the steering stops off the a-arms when he put 2 inch shorter coil springs in the truck. It is an 87. Do the stops have to be removed? I removed the 2 inch , and put 1 inch shorter springs in the truck. I know of a yard that will sell me a-arms for $30.00 each. They have 73 to 87 trucks and burbs. In case they don't have truck a-arms will suburban a-arms work? Need help soon.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by grs

The po cut the steering stops off the a-arms when he put 2 inch shorter coil springs in the truck. It is an 87. Do the stops have to be removed? I removed the 2 inch , and put 1 inch shorter springs in the truck. I know of a yard that will sell me a-arms for $30.00 each. They have 73 to 87 trucks and burbs. In case they don't have truck a-arms will suburban a-arms work? Need help soon.

You can run w/o the bump/steering stops but they don't have to be removed. Many people remove them so the bumpstop doesn't limit suspension travel @ the x-member.

My experiences say that if you remove the bump/steering stop, you're only shifting where the point of contact is....
If you still have inner fender wells & the tires are tall enough, you'll have occassional interference there.
If you remove the inner fender wells & bump/steering stops, the lower control arm bushings will make occassional contact (interference) w/the road.

[grs]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

You can run w/o the bump/steering stops but they don't have to be removed. Many people remove them so the bumpstop doesn't limit suspension travel @ the x-member.

My experiences say that if you remove the bump/steering stop, you're only shifting where the point of contact is....
If you still have inner fender wells & the tires are tall enough, you'll have occassional interference there.
If you remove the inner fender wells & bump/steering stops, the lower control arm bushings will make occassional contact (interference) w/the road.

Thanks. Can the steering stop limit suspension travel?

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by grs

Thanks. Can the steering stop limit suspension travel?

Technically yes.

It is part of the bumpstop structure & right on the edge of the x-member if you were to fully compress the a-arm w/o a spring installed. Off the top of my head, I'm not sure what else (if anything) might limit travel up to that point as I've always kept a steering stop in place (just slightly trimmed down).

[grs]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Technically yes.

It is part of the bumpstop structure & right on the edge of the x-member if you were to fully compress the a-arm w/o a spring installed. Off the top of my head, I'm not sure what else (if anything) might limit travel up to that point as I've always kept a steering stop in place (just slightly trimmed down).

I have a 69 a-arm in my garage. I looked at it, and the steering stop has a rubber bump stop in it. I could just cut the bump stop down 1 inch. I think that would compensate for the 1 inch shorter coil spring. Provided that the 87 has a bump stop in the a-arm. I may go to the yard to get the a-arms. I think I need ball joints also.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by grs

I have a 69 a-arm in my garage. I looked at it, and the steering stop has a rubber bump stop in it. I could just cut the bump stop down 1 inch. I think that would compensate for the 1 inch shorter coil spring. Provided that the 87 has a bump stop in the a-arm. I may go to the yard to get the a-arms. I think I need ball joints also.

The arms are built very similar but are not exact duplicates. The bump/steering stop combos would be similar w/different dimensions for the steering stops (disc vs drum spindles).

You can trim the bump stop.

[grs]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

The arms are built very similar but are not exact duplicates. The bump/steering stop combos would be similar w/different dimensions for the steering stops (disc vs drum spindles).

You can trim the bump stop.

Thanks for the help.