I just came up with a diagram of what I did...When I tried to remove the rubber bumpers before my buddy welded the tubes back together, the nub came off one of them. I bought the poly ones but was not impressed with how hard they were (Even after drilling some holes in them to make the initial contact softer)....Went to the JY to get some more of them- both had the nubs come off.
So I came up with the idea of making them "Bolt-on"........
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Signupacct
OCT 05, 06:24 PM
I have run into 5 1/4 inches as the hieghth in three places
Would the bumpstop height be a function of inside wheel well and tire dimensions
and therefore the same no matter the year the model and the engine
otherwise I need to wait for someone with a 1987 Fiero GT V6 to measure their's to confirm that 5 1/4 inch is the
dimension to go with
fieroguru
OCT 05, 07:43 PM
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Originally posted by Signupacct: I have run into 5 1/4 inches as the hieghth in three places
Would the bumpstop height be a function of inside wheel well and tire dimensions
and therefore the same no matter the year the model and the engine
otherwise I need to wait for someone with a 1987 Fiero GT V6 to measure their's to confirm that 5 1/4 inch is the
dimension to go with
You should measure your wheel gap to the fender and see how much room you have for the bump stop. Here is a picture with the front suspension resting on the bump stop on an 84-87 fiero.
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cvxjet
OCT 05, 07:45 PM
The only difference I have seen between 84-87 front crossmembers is that some have plates welded across the bottom of the U-channel to increase rigidity...I would believe that the suspension mounting, etc is exactly the same from beginning to end. The only real change was the lower A-arms were modified to allow a tighter turning circle...that happened for the 1985 production.
Signupacct
OCT 13, 02:01 PM
ok
I have determined that the bumpstops on the car were shortened by an inch
I am planning to change the springs that were shortened a coil and a half or so with factory oem springs
does it matter if I know that the heighth of the bumpstop is to be 5 1/4 inch and was shortened 1 inch approximately
if I weld a small circular piece of steel to the bottom where the rubber bump stop hits as opposed to taking the original bumpstop cone off and making it 5 1/4 inches again
I am thinking it shouldnt matter where I add back in the amount needed to get back to 5 1/4
