Bump stop brackets

[airforcenoma]

Just wondering how you guys cut your brackets off. Did you cut around the weld or did you just cut it off even with the frame. Im bottoming out on little cracks on the highway. Whats the best tool to use (other than plasma)

[blazen]

i haven't done it personally but normally they cut the weld than grind what ever is left and if you through alittle paint on it you would never tell it was even there. i would use a cut off wheel its the easiest way to get in there and will proubly give you the cleanest cut.

[lowriderbowtie]

i used a cut off wheel on my grinder, and cut around the welds and then smoked the bracket with a hammer to get it out of there. you could use a sawzall too. i dont think it would make any difference if you just cut it off even with the frame, but if you cut the welds, you can dress up the area with a grinder when your done, paint it and you will never know the bracket was there

[airforcenoma]

Yeh Im just a little afraid of getting into the frame itself

[blazen]

i wouldnt worry to much its pretty thick just take your time

[LoRyder]

I've done it on 2 of my trucks with my angle grinder, a hammer, and a cold chisel. I don't have a sawzall. Just take your time and you'll have no problems.

[lowriderbowtie]

If you do eat into your frame a little, you can always stitch it up with the welder
i dug into mine a tiny bit and i just left it, didnt make any difference

[airforcenoma]

Well I guess Ill be using the air cutoff tool tomorrow. Hopefully I wont screw it up

[Minitrucker4lyfe]

I did both of my S-10s just like LoRyder and they both turned out just fine. Just take your time with it.

[StaticDime96]

i used a wheel on the gridner and cut the welds, i gotinto the fram e lil bit butdidnt do much, i have a lot of clearance now to, i rarely ever bottom out

[airforcenoma]

OK I finally got them cut off. I noticed that the big brake line with the black foam stuff on it the runs over the top of the diff had been rubbing the square black box (evap canister?) a little with the bump stops on. Is this going to mess the line up now that there is nothing to keep it from hitting it harder?

[StaticDime96]

i havent had any problems with it on mine

[airforcenoma]

I went back and bent the little tab. It still rubs but not as much. I did bottom out today, HARD. The ubolt hit the frame.

[blazen]

get a set of nice drop shocks (if you dont have them yet) and put a pancake bump stop on there and you'll be fine.

[StaticDime96]

you can get teh pancake bumpstop t the local auto part sotres buti have never seen them

[blazen]

yes most places (autozone,pep boys, and most local stores) will sell pancake bump stops. or you could get a set if you order shocks online or something. you should check out our store theres a good amount of stuff in there