Rear Bump Stop needed ?

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#1 Rear Bump Stop needed ?

Post by Polse7317 » Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:34 pm

actualy i have not any bump stop for the rear suspension and no more hole to fit the 2 bolts for the part C25938* ( from SNG) as you can see on the pic above....
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Must i absolutely fit the rubber stop ?
I wonder how i can do it if needed ?
Thank's for your advices .
Yves
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Yves, happy XKE 63 fhc , w113 280sl owner
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#2 Re: Rear Bump Stop needed ?

Post by 64etype » Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:18 pm

This is discussed in the following thread beginning at post #26. Several other archived threads also address the subject.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9729&start=20#p98646
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#3 Re: Rear Bump Stop needed ?

Post by Heuer » Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:24 pm

Yves

As you are at that stage you may as well weld the brackets back. Monocoque Metalworks http://www.monocoque-metalworks.com/main/ can supply them and a lot less trouble that messing about with bumpers in the shocks.
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#4 Re: Rear Bump Stop needed ?

Post by Polse7317 » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:17 pm

Thank's Eric and David, unfortunately ( or fortunately ) i am not at that step of restoration......
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That's why i worry about .... It seems that my car never had that bump stop fitted Or some previous owner has grinded the fixing bracket ?
does those bump stops where always fitted ?
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#5 Re: Rear Bump Stop needed ?

Post by ralphr1780 » Tue Mar 13, 2018 10:22 pm

Yves, most surely the previous owner has grinded these to fit wider tyres, fashion of some recent era.
I am not expert but from what I have seen when working on rear suspension, you should really not worry because it is likely that the shock absorbers would reach their limit, or the hub carrier will meet the chassis, before the tyre rubs the wing.
Others more expert would have different views.
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