Don't trim
DPG, maybe a half inch but I think that will settle down as the stops wear.
I wouldn't trim the stops. Once you do, there is no going back. Just put in the new stops and drive it for awhile. My goal has been for a firmer ride over say bridges at highway speed and less bobbing and...
My tahoe has the zw7 premium smooth ride garbage. I changed to the z71 stops. the main difference between the z71 and zw7 stops is the z71's are thicker with a denser rubber foam and a smaller center hole. This effectively gives more "spring rate" since the bump stops do the dampening. I am...
Bump Stop Design
If your tahoe has torsion bars for front springs, it is definitely designed to ride on the bump stops. Torsion bars are linear springs, they don't have any dampening ability. The bump stops provide this so there is no "wallowing" when going over curbs etc. If you replace your...
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