Quote Originally Posted by vt_maverick View Post
None of that makes sense to me. How are you defining "rides 24/7 on the spring helpers"? I bought my VX at 22K miles and the bump stops never touched the axle while parked - they always sat about 1/2" to 1" above the axle. When I removed mine they were in perfect shape, with the exception of some rust on the mounting plate. Why would yours ride on the stops and mine not? If you're not "riding on the stops" 24/7, then they can't contribute full time.

If they don't limit upward wheel travel, then what is their purpose?
When Tim at SBC was installing my window brackets, I recall he commented that every VX he'd ever seen had only 1/2" or less of space between the rear bumpstop and the axle. He said mostother trucks he's seen had several inches of clearance. Mine appeared to be sitting on the axle. This pic was before I upsized my tires.

I, too, can't see how they could smooth out the ride, or contribute to vibrations like Eric mentioned.....I guess if they smoothed out vibrations, they'd have to be sitting on the axle....which they do on many VXs. So I guess it ends up being a choice for us of: less vibration OR less slamming/jarring



As FYI -Here's one of the front bump stop (I believe there's two sets up front).