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blacksambo It's 10 PM, do you know where... 04/25/2011, 06:11 PM
Grif Yes, its Spring, and I really... 04/25/2011, 07:00 PM
Bob Barker I think he was talking about... 04/25/2011, 07:02 PM
VX KAT thank you grif! :yeso: 04/25/2011, 08:34 PM
blacksambo Spring helpers are located... 04/26/2011, 06:05 AM
samneil2000 bump stops??? 04/26/2011, 06:54 AM
Ldub :yesgray: 04/26/2011, 07:32 AM
VX KAT oh, they're bumps... 04/26/2011, 08:07 AM
Ebenezr Well... gee.. I didn't know... 04/26/2011, 08:45 AM
etlsport i just replaced mine with... 04/26/2011, 09:27 AM
LittleBeast Haha, "spring helpers"! That... 04/26/2011, 09:47 AM
Mile High VX Did the same...much better... 04/26/2011, 09:48 AM
blacksambo Yeah. There is no way these... 04/26/2011, 12:38 PM
Ldub You could be referring to the... 04/26/2011, 01:25 PM
LittleBeast Haha yeah I have no idea what... 04/26/2011, 02:45 PM
Triathlete A pic of said "spring helper"... 04/26/2011, 03:25 PM
blacksambo Consult the VX parts book.... 04/26/2011, 04:19 PM
deermagnet He's right. I found 'em.... 04/26/2011, 04:30 PM
LittleBeast Haha. Must be some weird... 04/26/2011, 08:06 PM
RickOKC Something like that coming up... 04/26/2011, 05:39 PM
Mile High VX I've seen quite a few in the... 04/26/2011, 05:49 PM
blacksambo They are a cheap way of... 04/26/2011, 07:18 PM
etlsport this makes sense.. I put a... 04/27/2011, 06:09 AM
Bob Barker Is it just the same to get a... 04/26/2011, 07:25 PM
Ebenezr I pick my spring helper up at... 04/27/2011, 06:04 AM
vt_maverick This is all very confusing. ... 04/27/2011, 06:23 AM
blacksambo My wife's very low mileage VX... 04/27/2011, 06:48 AM
vt_maverick None of that makes sense to... 04/27/2011, 07:00 AM
VX KAT When Tim at SBC was... 04/27/2011, 08:40 AM
blacksambo All I can say as ours touches... 04/27/2011, 07:07 AM
blacksambo Also, 2000's mostly ran 18"... 04/27/2011, 07:18 AM
blacksambo yes. Keep in mind the vehicle... 04/27/2011, 08:55 AM
Bob Barker I've got about 4" of space... 04/27/2011, 07:15 PM
blacksambo Right Bob."The Price is... 04/27/2011, 07:23 PM
LittleBeast http://www.vehicross.info/gall... 04/27/2011, 11:45 PM
LittleBeast What? Haha, you are not... 04/28/2011, 06:00 PM
LittleBeast Bumpstops in action saving my... 04/28/2011, 06:35 PM
Bob Barker :thumbup: 04/27/2011, 07:33 PM
technocoy I think this is a matter of a... 04/27/2011, 08:17 PM
blacksambo The VX did indeed set a new... 04/28/2011, 10:43 AM
Ldub :confused:...the rest of the... 04/28/2011, 10:54 AM
blacksambo This ia all very nice... 04/28/2011, 07:24 PM
LittleBeast Mr. Fist, meet Miss Palm........ 04/29/2011, 01:20 AM
blacksambo While I agree with the... 04/29/2011, 06:09 AM
RickOKC Crap. My left bump stop... 04/29/2011, 06:59 AM
samneil2000 Your spring helpers need... 04/29/2011, 07:56 AM
Ldub Try switching the rear coils... 04/29/2011, 08:00 AM
RickOKC Are helper helpers also known... 04/29/2011, 10:50 AM
Ldub FWIW, there are instructions... 04/29/2011, 11:54 AM
blacksambo I just consulted the Isuzu... 04/29/2011, 08:55 AM
Ldub Here ya go... ... 04/29/2011, 09:06 AM
circmand Funny 04/29/2011, 10:15 AM
blacksambo Thank you Ldub. A picture... 04/29/2011, 10:19 AM
Ebenezr Yuh got ta have magnifyin... 04/29/2011, 10:44 AM
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  1. 04/25/2011, 06:11 PM #1
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    Post It's 10 PM, do you know where your spring helpers are?

    Seriously, looked the other day and my spring helpers were MIA. Wow! Called Merlin and for $86.00 got pair of OEM replacements. What aifference isolating the frame from the body makes. Probably the best $86.00 I've ever spent on the VX. Check yours today.
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    Yes, its Spring, and I really need my helpers. Lawn needs to be mowed, shrubbery trimmed, pressure wash the shutters, garden needs tilling....

    But seriously. What are spring helpers? And where can I check them?
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    I think he was talking about what I call spring isolators... maybe?
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    thank you grif!
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    Spring helpers are located next to the rear coil springs and are large rubber figure-eight shaped donuts. They stop coil compression and isolate the frame from the body. Mine rusted away sometime back. Maybe way back? But replacing them really really helps stabilize the ride and reduces the noise factor, significantly. Don't delay, check yours today.
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    bump stops???
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    Quote Originally Posted by samneil2000 View Post
    bump stops???
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    oh, they're bumps stops...yeah, we've talked about them quite a bit in the past few months...
    http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...ight=bump+stop

    http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...ight=bumpstops
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    Well... gee.. I didn't know my springs needed help. but I could use some help this spring...I mean I got a lot to get done.
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    i just replaced mine with some off a trooper (but I cut them in half to give a less jarring ride)

    the ones i removed from my VX were in much worse shape than the replacements off the trooper, which is odd since the trooper was like 6 years older.. and had almost 200k on it. the ones i pulled off my vx seemed to be cracking at the top of the lower "loop" I'm guessing the VX rode on them pretty hard, which now has me thinking my springs are going to get more abuse.. might just order a new set. the other thing i noticed is the ones off the VX seem harder than the ones i took from the trooper


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    Haha, "spring helpers"! That is awesome :-)

    I have the 2" bumpstop square tube extensions, plus the oversized red bump stops from Energy Systems, should not really feel a difference unless you are riding on your bumpstops, which in that case your springs are probably dead, or your shocks need replacing. In any case the bumpstops, do what their name says, they more gently "stop" your compression on up travel so that it is not a sudden "bump" when your springs(or shocks) reach max compression, or when the top of your tire contacts with the bottom of your rear cladding (wheel well).
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    Quote Originally Posted by etlsport View Post
    i just replaced mine with some off a trooper (but I cut them in half to give a less jarring ride)
    Did the same...much better ride!
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    Yeah. There is no way these are just bump stops (They exist on the the front A arms of the VX). These "helpers" take the body and insulate it from the frame. Without them you're talking metal to metal contact between the frame and the body, and that means noise. If you study a VX underside you'll see rubber isolaters at all the mounting points. These spring helpers do just that, they help the spring and shock mounting points avoid a metal to metal ride in the rear. Renew yours and and you'll immediately hear the difference.
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    Quote Originally Posted by blacksambo View Post
    Yeah. There is no way these are just bump stops (They exist on the the front A arms of the VX). These "helpers" take the body and insulate it from the frame. Without them you're talking metal to metal contact between the frame and the body, and that means noise. If you study a VX underside you'll see rubber isolaters at all the mounting points. These spring helpers do just that, they help the spring and shock mounting points avoid a metal to metal ride in the rear. Renew yours and and you'll immediately hear the difference.
    You could be referring to the bushings that the front A arms attach to, or the bushings that attach the shocks to their mounts, or the sway bar bushings that isolate the sway bar from the frame, the lower links, upper link & panhard bar all have rubber mounts (bushings), as do all the points of attachment where the body is mounted to the frame. And yes, there are rubber isolator pads between the rear springs & the frame...

    And I'm pretty sure my list missed a few...but I'm still not sure what you're referencing...
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    Haha yeah I have no idea what "spring helpers" are :-) maybe the body mount bushings? You are 25 days late for an April fools joke, haha.
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