i recently changed up my suspension set up to tokico blues with ground controls and i heard that you didnt need the bumpstops anymore with the ground controls and if u do leave them on they make terrible squeeking noises?

 

anyone??

 

I dont know much about this setup but I have never heard of removing the bump stop completely. I would say cut the bump stop in half if anything. They are there for a reason.

 

Yes, you still want your bumpstops or it could damage something when you bottom it out. Generally on a lowered car though, OEM bumpstops are too long, and you'll be hitting them constantly, causing a rough ride.

At least on my koni reds, the directions say to trim 35mm from the bottom, which is almost halfway. I think that's a good place to start.

 

Nice! It is good to see more people doing this. I did mine last summer and I did cut to the instructions specifications from Ground Control. And the person above ^ is correct if you bottom out with no bumpstop your going to be replacing your strut/shock again. I don't notice any squeeking but even if that was the case I would rather deal with that rather than buying a new shock/strut, lubrication also helps.

 

anyone know if i need to change the dust boot or not if i drop it lower would the dust boot be long and get smushed?

 

you can cut the dust boot if you need to, but I just left mine the same length and it was fine.

 

I did the same thing for mine, you want to keep it so dust and other debris don't get onto your shocks.