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chunky
05-04-2003, 10:30 PM
what is the diameter of the strut rod?

i'm wanting to order some polyurethane bump stops. If any of you know it'd save me from having to measure myself. :D

BlasTech
05-05-2003, 06:29 AM
I'll check as soon as I can, hopefully tonight, if noone else has. :)

EP33
05-05-2003, 06:55 PM
not known here. ;)

I am interested in where you end up getting the foam bump stops though. I want to jettison my stock rubber ones. I too am in the process of looking for some. I am about to visit my local honda dealer for some accord front foam stops. I believe Honda charages like $30+ for two:rolleyes:

BlasTech
05-06-2003, 08:33 AM
Ahhh, shoite, I forgot (got sidetracked by some X-men movie that ended like an episode of Thunderbirds on Tech-TV)

Sorry.

ephatchback
05-06-2003, 10:44 AM
My si came with stock foam bumpstops on the rear struts.Couldn't you cut those to fit the front?

EP33
05-06-2003, 02:44 PM
I don't believe it'll work out the same. Becuase the front bump stops sit outside of the dust boot vs. the rears going under the dust boot. I will be playing around with this setup as soon as my 00 Si front bump stops arrive at the Honda dealership ($10 for two). Between now and then I'll try to figure out how this may or may not work.

chunky
05-06-2003, 08:44 PM
Uhh, i'm looking to get poly urethane bump stops, not foam.

I want to keep the bumpstops as short as possible while still protecting the strut. Polyurethane is much firmer, and can absorb a lot more impact with a smaller volume of material.

EP33
05-07-2003, 12:11 AM
heh heh hmm hmm hmm heh heh aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa dumb ass :o



I don't know what those are then. I thought (scary) they were the polyfoamicrocellular bump stops. Do you have a description or pic of em?

FACTION95Si
05-07-2003, 08:20 AM
The Ground Control coilovers that I just bought came with some type of foam bumpstops. I wish I could use the stock dust boot to protect the shaft from debris. I've been thinkin about cutting it to make it fit with the small diameter GC spring.
http://www.faction95.com/si/strutshock.jpg

IceD out N CALI
05-07-2003, 09:02 AM
Originally posted by FACTION95Si
The Ground Control coilovers that I just bought came with some type of foam bumpstops. I wish I could use the stock dust boot to protect the shaft from debris. I've been thinkin about cutting it to make it fit with the small diameter GC spring.
http://www.faction95.com/si/strutshock.jpg

how much modification do u think would be necessary to use the stock dust boot to protect the shaft from debris with ur GCs?

chunky
05-07-2003, 09:21 AM
http://www.energysuspension.com/sk_bsp1.html

at the bottom of the page you can see their poly bump stops.

they also make poly shock boots. :)

FACTION95Si
05-07-2003, 02:12 PM
Originally posted by IceD out N CALI


how much modification do u think would be necessary to use the stock dust boot to protect the shaft from debris with ur GCs?

Im guessing not much modification is going to be needed. They just might need to be cut in half. When the car is on the ground only a small part of the strut shaft is exposed (like 1"- 2").
http://www.faction95.com/si/gcboot.jpg

I think I might use the pink highlighted portion. That might be all thats needed to cover the exposed shaft.
http://www.faction95.com/si/shockassemblyboot.jpg

I'm going to the local Autoparts store to see if they carry anything like this:
http://www.energysuspension.com/media1/image166.jpg

If those get smashed they will just smash like a spring.

EP33
05-07-2003, 09:29 PM
Thanks peeps!

I got my 2K Si bump stops from the dealer today. The hole for the strut shaft looks very very small vs. the Koni and the stock EP strut shaft. Hmmmm

FACTION95Si
05-08-2003, 08:33 AM
I cut out the highlighted portion of the dust boot and shoved it in the spring. So far so good. I'm not sure how much better it will protect the shaft but I'm sure it will help. It looks like I'm going to be riding on the stock struts for a while :(