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YOUR RESEARCHH&R lowering springs
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I cut mine down when I fitted H&R lowering springs when I had a 996.
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My specialist kindly informed me they were too short when I got the car checked over (for this very reason!) so on that, I would go with don't cut them!!
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I recently installed the similar Eibach springs on new B8's and was unsure regarding bump stops.
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Ran with lowered suspension for 7 years, along with shotened Bilstein sport shocks, very happy with them
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My specialist kindly informed me they were too short when I got the car checked over (for this very reason!) so on that, I would go with don't cut them!!
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Running H&R springs on my 997.2 straight swap no issues :thumb:
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Check over (for this very reason!) so
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My specialist kindly informed me they were too short when I got the car checked over (for this very reason!) so on that, I would go with don't cut them!!
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I run them.
Just a straight swap, no cut down of bump stops, and have been happy ever since! very compliant ride, no where near as hard riding as my 7.1 GT3 or Megane3 RS
This was them if you are interested
https://youtu.be/HwH5JB3pqaI
I cut mine down when I fitted H&R lowering springs when I had a 996.
Ran with lowered suspension for 7 years, along with shotened Bilstein sport shocks, very happy with them
Hi there - so my logic in fitting B8s and H&R springs was that by reducing the strut size I should therefore cut the bump stops appropriately.
My specialist kindly informed me they were too short when I got the car checked over (for this very reason!) so on that, I would go with don't cut them!!
I also thought B8s had internal bumpstops on the front but this assumption was also proved not correct!
You are a wiser man asking on here first than me, clearly!
If you cut the bump stop down it won't be able to do it's job properly. The size of the 'bump" it has to 'stop" is the same, regardless of the spring so I'd leave well alone. If you're hitting the bump stops because of the lower springs are they stiff enough? Are the shocks too short? Smaller bumps stops from another model will probably be stiffer and would be better than cutting down the originals. Cutting them is a common thing to do but it's avoiding the problem, not solving it.
I recently installed the similar Eibach springs on new B8's and was unsure regarding bump stops.
Based on the (very poor) instructions from Bilstein and researching some forums, I decided to cut down the front bump stops, so that it only holds the dust bellow in place over the strut arm.
Did I mess up and have to reinstall the front struts with new bump stops?
I am still not sure if B8 has internal bump stops in front, or not. Is the only consequence of cutting them that the shocks may bottom out and damage internals/cause excessive wear, or something else?
I'm not 100% but I think based on previous experience and it feels OK it should be fine.
Might be worth having speaking to some like
http://www.atec-align.co.uk
That's all he does, so he is an expert ðŸ‘
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