So I installed my 88 LCA's, Koni Yellows, and Ground Control Sleeves yesterday. I cut the dustboots according to the GC directions. I set the ride height at a quarter inch below stock (25.8 stock to 25.5in wheel arch to ground). I took a test drive and it was fine, then my dad wanted me to take him for a ride, and BANG! I hit a bump coming out of my road fairly quick and it sounded like the rear suspension bottomed out.

I drove it home and found the dustboots on both side dented inward like they hit the top of the koni. I have the car up now and the assembly out, and I'm trying to figure out how to use a dustboot without having this contact. I'm thinking of doing the following, let me now if any of these is a good solution or if you have an idea for me, thanks:

1.Cut the dustboot even more, but then it's not really going to be a dustboot but a little hat on top of the shock. (don't really want to do this one)
2.Use the same dustboots as the front, they look like they are a little bigger diameter, and hopefully will clear and go over the koni.
3.Find a rubber, accordian-style dustboot, no metal to contact with the koni.

Any other suggestions or tips? Thanks.

 

3 option... rubber could take anything

 

Go with option 3. You could use the factory accordian boot that go on the inner tie rod ends of your steering rack. Look under the car and you'll see what I mean.

 

Part 23 I assume? Is part 24 the same? Description from Honda Automotive parts:

023 DUST SEAL B, TIE ROD (RACK END BUSH SIDE)
024 DUST SEAL A, TIE ROD (PINION SIDE)

 

Hm, lets see now-none of my cars have dust boots on the Koni "yellow" shocks and all is good. I wonder-did you take and use the bumpstops that were on the stock shocks/or better yet buy new ones? If not that is a surefire way to bottom a shock out. You will have to cut the bumpstops in half to use them on a lowered car-regardless of drop. This is pretty universal no matter what spring/shock package you have except when the spring maker says otherwise (which is not often in my experience). Hope this gets you back on track.
BTW: have the dust boots can and many times does interfere with the proper operation of the shocks and springs.

 

Powersteering boots from autozone...

 

Yes I did cut the bumpstops, one actually got caught in one of the dustboots when they came down and got banged up. The dustboot went around the bumpstop but hit the top of the shock, before the shock actually bottomed out.

jonsteR - Nice! I'm making a run to autozone tomorrow to pick those up, thanks!