i have a set of H&R springs that i'm gonna put on with stock shock...
can't afford aftermarket yet...
do i have to cut the bumpstop or not
the front only or both
HELP

 

What kind of H&R spring? Race? Sport? OE?

If they are Race or Sport, I would definitely cut all 4 bumpstops by about .75-1 inch (just take the bottom section off).

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by purplegsr (Exospeed) &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What kind of H&R spring? Race? Sport? OE?

If they are Race or Sport, I would definitely cut all 4 bumpstops by about .75-1 inch (just take the bottom section off).</TD></TR></TABLE>

IIRC, the H&R instructions say not to cut the bumpstops. However with that said, some people have had sagging problems with the Sports and have found cutting the bumpstops to alleviate the sagging.

 

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IIRC, the H&R instructions say not to cut the bumpstops. However with that said, some people have had sagging problems with the Sports and have found cutting the bumpstops to alleviate the sagging.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm a rebel

Also, since you will be using the soft stock shocks, you can look at it 2 ways. You can keep your bumpstops intact so that your shocks are 'better' protected from bottoming out. Or, you can cut them so that you are not riding on the bumpstops all the time with your soft stock suspension. Either method is not perfect, but you probably already know your stock shocks won't last long, so you might as well cut them so you can avoid bottoming out on your bumpstops at every dip.

 

i just want my ride lower a little, the instruction said to cut it if i want to go lower than 2 inches, as longs as my ride looks drop i'm cool with it.. 1 or 1.5 inch drop
is cool with me

but i don't need to right? what would happen if i left the bumpstop not cut?

 

if you left it uncut you could bottom out on the bumpstop.

For example, lets say you have 5 inches of visible shock piston with the bumpstop taken off. Now you put the bumpstop back on and don't cut it, now you can only see 3 inches of your shock piston. You put the spring on, mount it back on the car, and the car settles a little bit, so now you only have 2 inches of visible shock piston. If you hit a bump that would normally make your shock compress 3 inches, it will run out of room and hit the bumpstop. The bumpstop will give a little bit like a really stiff sponge, but you will feel a jolt when it stops giving way. This protects the shock from getting fully compressed, but hurts ride quality a bit.

You said you had H&R springs, not coilovers, so I don't understand how you are expecting to control the amount you lower it? If you have H&R Race, you are looking at a 2.5 inch drop, H&R sport will be close to 2 inches, and H&R OE will be around 3/4 of an inch.

 

i bought it off groovin azn on here

here is the link and picture of it
can you tell me if it is race or sport?

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1221208

thanks

 

Race, it says it in the title and they are red. Sports are green.

I would definitely cut them, those will give you quite a big drop (&gt;2 inches)