clintwsi

I just installed my H&R Sports with my KYB AGX shocks on my 2000 Si and I also installed new OEM bumpstops. MY question is on the rear should the bumpstop be sitting on the top of the shock, with none of the metal rod showing at all?

clintwsi

ttt please

Andres-eh2

it should be on top tho.
please explain with this pic. dont really understand!?!?!?

hayabusa160

the oem bump stop or the dust cover?

clintwsi

the oem bump stop is completely covering the metal shock rod, so there is none of the rod showing, the bumpstop seems to be butting up against the top of the shock housing.

JSPECHB

Dont forget to cut the bump stop in half.

Optiks.

i dont have a civic but dont u have to cut the bump stop?

-[95cxhatch]-

cut the bump stop in half...

clintwsi

H&R specifically said DO NOT CUT THE BUMPSTOP! I even called them and they said don't cut it unless they are H&R RACE SPRINGS! They also said that the way I did it was probably correct!

Here is a pic:

hayabusa160

well go for a ride and you will know for sure lol
if ur riding on the bump stop or not. i got the h&r springs i think i should hve cut the bump stops alittle

clintwsi

Well I was going to but I didn't want to screw anyhting up! But I know I did everyhting correct because both sides are the same now!

What should I look for in the ride quality, really harsh ride, noises?

hayabusa160

basically if ur riding on the bump stop ride is goin to be really harsh.
maybe try and sit on the back of the car see how much suspension travel if any u got back there

B16Ek9

Fut the bump stop or better yet go to a shop and buy some after market bushings for your ride. get the whole set, they should sell some short bump stops as well. I cut mine so I dont know if they sell them or not.

clintwsi

THe ride wasn't harsh at all! and the drop is exactly what it is suppose to be!

kKdARIAN

sounds to me like your work is done'

you need to update us on the performance of those springs... i'd like to grab a pair soon.

good work dood'

wash up and have a

clintwsi

Will do, I plan on doing the front's tommorrow after work and then I will get some pics of them on my car. I will wait a few days before I try them on the twisties though just to get them to "break in". But so far so good IMO!

SexySI

i have AGX's on my SI except i have Ground Control coilovers and im pretty sure i dont have those bump stops anymore, IMO dont worry too much about them but try to put something in there. I say go ahead and cut the stock ones just to have something there, i dont believe ive ever bottomed the rear out with the AGX on there and I slammed the back pretty good over the summer.

v00tecsi

The kyb's come with shorter bump stops in the front I believe...Use them, and leave the rears stock (or vice versa, if its the rears that the kyb includes the stops)

Its not going to hurt anything if they are too tall, the worst that will happen is you'll bottom out on them. If that happens you know they are too tall and need to be trimmed.

oneslodx

i have the same setup and i cut them in half. its wat it says to do with the KYBs if i remember correctly

v00tecsi

yeah the kyb and H&R instructions contradict one another

clintwsi

so what should I do? I mean why would they contradict one another? If so how much should I cut off? I don't remember reading anyhting on the AGX instructions.

Guam_CiviC619

This paritcularly strange since I have KYB AGX shocks and the rears came with their own nonremoveable bumpstops.

v00tecsi

ok so it was the rears...Like I said it was either the fronts or the rears that came with the stops. It was 3 years ago that I did my install...

If I were you I would use the stops that came with the kyb's and cut about 1/4 off the stock ones and call it a day..

clintwsi

Well I don't have the ones that came with the AGX's! I have the OEM's that I cut in half and a new set of full length OEM's.

Something is wrong the ride got terrible and it makes horrible noise. What should I do, put the half bumpstops on? Anyone with this setup what did you do? (AGX+H&R Sport). I tied to contact KYB but havn't got a response yet!

This is pissing me off what should I do?

Bailhatch

Does it kind of rattle once the car starts moving? You probably didn't get the top bushings and washers on correctly or tight enough.

As far as the bump stops if thats the height the car is going to sit at (assuming the upper bushings are in correctly) then you need to cut those in half. I have done tons of aftermarket suspensions on hondas and I guarentee that you need to leave some free travel for the shock by trimming the stop. rideing on bumpstops is the hot setup for when you cut your springs on stock shocks, don't you wish you just did that