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Old Jul 6, 2018 | 03:34 PM
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So i am positive i have no bumpstops as if i hit a dip to quickly i hear a loud thud so they go inside the spring in the front right? and somewhere along the leaf springs in the back? i ask because i have nothing there at all for reference
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Old Jul 6, 2018 | 03:40 PM
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Yah, I wanna know a little more about them too. I have a pair inside my front coils. But they are cracked and aged.. about 3 inches long?

I don't think I have anything on the rear anymore.
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Old Jul 6, 2018 | 03:41 PM
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In the rear, if you look at the frame you should see at least bolt holes for them.

Are you carrying heavy loads or off-roading?
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Old Jul 6, 2018 | 03:42 PM
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Yah, I wanna know a little more about them too. I have a pair inside my front coils. But they are cracked and aged.. about 3 inches long?

I don't think I have anything on the rear anymore.
Same. Mine rusted away - the bolts are still in the frame along with whatever remains of the tabs that held them on.
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Front:

https://www.morris4x4center.com/fair...xj-2000-129051

Back:

https://www.partsgeek.com/n73ttyx-je...+Spring+Bumper
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small offroading but sometimes i have to be quick in some parts of my town and i bottom out my suspension but mostly the fronts i think on steep inclines going into plazas
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Holy crap! i didnt think they were that long!
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small offroading but sometimes i have to be quick in some parts of my town and i bottom out my suspension but mostly the fronts i think on steep inclines going into plazas
You may need new springs in the front.
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Holy crap! i didnt think they were that long!
My fronts are kinda shabby too. Backs are hanging in there but looking a little shabby too. Fronts won't get replaced unless I go forward with the Up Country Suspension that I would like to do. I figure if I try to replace the backs I am just going to snap bolts so figure do them with the Up Country suspension too. At least with the spring out can get a clean shot at them. Not like they ever have to do their job. Just a DD. Don't even think I have been on a dirt road with her. Unless you count my friends back driveway to his garage. LOL.
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Originally Posted by EEVEE
Holy crap! i didnt think they were that long!

Those front ones are stock. They press into the end of the metal tube that extends down through the coils.

That rear one is an extended stop. The stock bumpstops are about 3-3.5" long.
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Originally Posted by EEVEE
So i am positive i have no bumpstops as if i hit a dip to quickly i hear a loud thud so they go inside the spring in the front right? and somewhere along the leaf springs in the back? i ask because i have nothing there at all for reference

no front bump stop can lead to trans cooler lines being crushed,
check them for damage

front bumpstops are cheap, but the springs need to come out

to replace the them, they are a press fit into metal tubes
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no front bump stop can lead to trans cooler lines being crushed,
check them for damage

front bumpstops are cheap, but the springs need to come out

to replace the them, they are a press fit into metal tubes
trans cooler line damage? may i ask how?
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these are the fronts at the moment i didnt get the backs yet as i dont wanna get dirty as sweat and sand dont mix lol
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Your fronts have no bumpstop
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Originally Posted by EEVEE
trans cooler line damage? may i ask how?

for sure on the RHD, not sure on LHD

check by visual inspection...no bumpstock allows metal-to-metal contact

if the trans cooler line/s is in between the contact points, it get crushed
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