Pictures and steps on how to cut the bumpstop brackets off.

[98 SS ON NOS]

well first start with a thin grinding disk. dont get it thick. thinner is better in this case use saftey glasses also a hooded jacket because the sparks hits your hair/neck and stings. this way your eyes are fine and a hooded jacket protects most of your neck

tony

[98 SS ON NOS]

so you trimmed the bumpstops down it still rides like ****. so here is what you are looking at.

[98 SS ON NOS]

get the die grinder and just cut along the edge making sure to get the spot weld and not go into the frame. just start from one end and start grinding on top of the welds

[98 SS ON NOS]

this is what it should like like when starting it out

[98 SS ON NOS]

so you work your way across the top weld

[98 SS ON NOS]

as you cut along the top weld you can stick like a fat flat head screw driver in to pry the welds apart and it also sometimes makes the welds crack so its easier to cut

[98 SS ON NOS]

in this pic you can see that the welds dont go all teh way threw. when you finish the front just cut one edge on the left. you will have to turn the die grinder to the side watch out for the sparks. when you cut the side you can stick in a flat head screwdriver or a pry bar to get some more space

[98 SS ON NOS]

now that you have it open just wiggle in back and forth and front welds should snap right off

[98 SS ON NOS]

now just smooth out the welds get some rustoleum spray paint and paint the exposed area and you should be left with this

[98 SS ON NOS]

now here what it looks like from underneath. most of the times i just get liquid nails and some rubber and glue them together and put them on the bottom of the frame. this truck i did today was a 01 zq8 wiith a 2 3 drop and back was very bad but now it rides smooth. so try it out and you'll be happy.

[98 SS ON NOS]

another s series owner that saved money talking to me. here is a before pic of the truck

[98 SS ON NOS]

now after

[LayinSonomaFrame]

Thankkkkkkk you man! I've cut the bumpstops already and I'm still bottoming out. I've got the exact same drop as that truck on my 01 Noma. Time for me to those basturds outta there!

[98 SS ON NOS]

no problem. im just here to help you guys out

tony

[Pewter01]

Great instructions man! This will come in handy.

[98 SS ON NOS]

if you need any more info just ask


tony

[FTC]

when he cut mine off this past weekend, the steps are almost exact, and mine look the same. but my dad wasnt wearing long pants and a sweater, so he ended up with many metal splinters in his legs and hands. which i feel bad about because he was doing me a favor, while i was at work.

[AnotherSS]

DAMMMM!!!

Since when did they let the Uni-bomber lower S-10's??? Must be some kinda work release program??? lol J/K

I guess I should get under there and whack them sumbiches off while the beds loose... even though suspension hasn't showed up yet

I was hoping you would show us how to do the thing with the rubber strips and liquid nails. Anyway, thanks for the info, i needed that.

Unibomber, LOL.

[LayinSonomaFrame]

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Originally posted by AnotherSS
DAMMMM!!!

I guess I should get under there and whack them sumbiches off while the beds loose...

sumbiches......LoL You might be a redneck if....

[Wayne94s10]

what about the charcoal canister... what is the procedure that you use to deal with it, do you relocate it....?

[98 SS ON NOS]

this mod will work with up to a 5 inch drop in back. when you have a 6 inch drop you need to notch it and move the evap tank. i moved mine to the front of the frame and bolted it in on the inside of the frame.

the evap tank is fine on a 5 inch drop on a 6 inch drop its close to the brake lines you should check it first. but with a 6 inch drop the back will hit you need to notch it. you live in morgan hill im from the city. you slam your truck?

[Wayne94s10]

yeah, i slammed it, but i did it a ****ty way just because it is temporary, cuz i am gonna bag it soon. Just waiting on a settlement check. I used Belltech spindles up front and cut the springs, and then have 3" blocks in the rear and monoleafed the stock leafs. The front doesnt ride that bad, just need to remove the inner fenderwells, and the rear is just resting on the shaved down bumpstops. But i only got to drive it with it slammed for like a day and a half because my tranny broke. So it has been parked going on 2 months. It will be back soon though, new tranny and bags.

[98 SS ON NOS]

did you run it at the track yet? hey isnt there some club out where you live like mystial illusions or submerged illusions or something

tony

[Wayne94s10]

no, i havent run it at the track, it is only a 2.2 to let you know. But yeah i havent ran it because with a stock 4 there is no reason to. I plan to throw all the performance stuff on it, most of which they make for the Cavelier, but it is the same engine so all the part #'s match up. here is a list of some stuff that i plan to get:
Intake
TB spacer
new head (ported, polished, milled, valves and springs)
roller rockerarms
cam
header
highflow cat.
pullies
Jet chip
power fan
flywheel
sprakplugs and wires
performance clutch

There is more too but i hope to get some horsepower out of this little engine... i know it wont be much but it would be cool to be fast for what it is.

They also sell things for the cavelier that is like a different intake manifold that accepts a large throttlebody off of a GM v8 and they sell pistons and stuff... just a thought

and then if they ever come out with the turbo that would be cool to get.

yeah there was a club in town here that was called submerged illusions, they are 'no more' I guess they kicked one guy out that had the red xtreme (he even had a tatoo of the club name 'Submerged Illusions" but yeah they kicked him out and changed the name, haha. I see them driving around but I'm never in my truck so they dont know its me.

[98 SS ON NOS]

yah they had some funk with me at a prior car show. a girl was in it said her 4 sounded like a v8 i was like nah maybe rice. she started it up and man it sounded bad. i told her it sounds like a rice car but lots of my buddys have the same set up and gave them power so its ok. she got mad then when i came around they said my truck is ugly etc that the timeless 5s are old lol i got them over a year ago when they came out. then that my girls blazer x is ugly. go to www.geocities.com/stefannys01blazer

is that ugly?

i hella wanted to come out and start a fight but cops everywhere i just told them remember none of your trucks have 18s or nos and never will in your club that got them pissed and i left lol

[Wayne94s10]

Yeah man I know what your girl blazer looks like, i have been following your truck and her blazer for a while on the forums. No her blazer isnt ugly, and no i like the Timeless, those are the wheels i am going to get. Their club is gay anyways, there is one sonoma in the group i see in town, it is a 4.3 5-speed, and it must have that throttlebody spacer cuz it has that supercharged sound. I know that the exhaust setup on a 4 makes a big difference, but i hate it when they sound like ****, i have a setup on my truck that my dad built back when the truck was his, it sounds good: it is split right after the cat and has 2 mufflers and then two pipes running all the way back.., but it sounds good because they are headman turbo mufflers so they arnt too loud, they just have a nice sound. And the tips dont show either they are pointed slightly down right behind the rollpan, so you cant see them, i like it like that.

[toy_truck97]

so if you only hit those bumpstops badly when the truck is lowered, why are they on there when the truck is stock height?? i only ask because i may raise my truck back up depending on how much of a bltch these 18's ariving on monday are gonna be. if they scrub too bad, i'll raise it back to the stock zq8 height, which 18's would still look budder on. what kind of effects would removed bump stop brackets have on a stock height truck, any?

[98 SS ON NOS]

they are there if you tow heavy loads and bottom out on stock apps
tony

[toy_truck97]

ok so youre basically saying that if i remove the brackets and then end up raising the truck back up, i'll never even notice they are gone - since i never tow any super heavy loads. correct?

[2kwik4u]

That is exactly right. I used tohit mine whenIhad the bed fully loaded with 48 cases of soft drinks (rode home on the stops). I don't do this anymore so I don't notice that they are gone (except when I have 3 people and 4 coolers inthe back) thats when the rear comes up and hits the frame, but hte rest of the time I never notice them gone (BTW i have ZQ8 springs w/ 2' spindles and 3" blocks).

Mike D

[jman]

ahhhh the memories. those were fun grinding off. great step by step instructions.

[98 SS ON NOS]

yup

[s10rz350]

Hey 98SSonNOS when you coming down to SCali to lower my truck Seriously though... Am I gonna be happy at 3/4 or do most end up going to 4/5 because 3/4 isnt quite enough. Originally I wanted just a 2/3.. Now I definetly want a 3/4 but here I am.. hmmmm 4/5 looks pretty sweet! What you think?

[98 SS ON NOS]

well money wise i dont think im going the 8th down there to the meet.

[s10rz350]

So... Lower my truck for a fee to pay for your trip lol

[blkSonoma]

you will be fine. what i do on some trucks is that i take the bumpstops off then have like a thick rubber pad i cut and use liquid nails to glue it to the frame. to make a long story short it hits the pads and doesnt make a loud noise. but with a 5 inch drop in back you will be fine, it shouldnt hit especially if you have good shocks. but it might on a big bump

tony

[blkSonoma]

how would mine work out, im petrafied to do it jus in case i still bottom out hard on the meduim bumps. 4/5 drop chasis tech 3" leafs with 2" blocks w/ belltech shocks, i jus shaved mah stops down to 2" and im still feeling the stops hitting.
do you think by removing the brackets i should get enough clearance and not bottom out like im doing now? i tried riding w/ no stops, and on the bumps i hit Hard, which sucked, cuz its ride was like a stock truck ride..... was so strange to feel a nice ride
anyways, keep me updated so i know if next weekend i need to cut em off completely, thanks

[98 SS ON NOS]

i just did the other sonoma in our club today lowered 5 inches in back and its fine. no hittin at all. i told him to get a rubber pad and put it on the frame.

i was running nos and a 7 inch drop like i have now without a notch and it was hitting all the ****in time, really bad when i hit the bottle but now with the notch im fine. are you going to the car show in november in pleasanton were gonna head up there.

dude your not gonna bottom out you will be fine. even if you do, by having that rubber strip there it will cushion it. the guy today had his cut down to but he cut them to much so the axle would hit the metal part of the bumpstop, so this was his only choice. he paged me likea hour ago saying the ride was so much better and no bottoming out.

if you want come up to the city ill cut them for you. im lowering some s10 from brisbane a shop heated his front springs so much that the lower a arm and frame are touching. its like a 5 inch drop with the springs.

tony

[blkSonoma]

awsome. thanks tony for your paitence
id love to come up to the city. how much you want for it ?
all i need its date time and directions from 101 and im all good to go.
Maybe i could cruise with you guys to the pleasenton show, that would be sickness ( mah 1st one )
anyways bro drop me a line at padlock_21@hotmail.com
or IM me
thanks again

[98 SS ON NOS]

yes. you have nothing to worry about ive done this on man s10s no problems. i did blksonomas truck last weekend.

[98 SS ON NOS]

looks like this thred helped a lot of people by seeing how many visits it got

tony

[The Master]

I would defenately say so. Looks like many got some useful info out of this thread.

[98 SS ON NOS]

i did a sonoma last night 6 inch drop in back no notch. rides perfect. he has the toxic shocks from summit. i like these better than the doetsch. they dont let the back bottom out either

[FTC]

to my bottoming out woes, i guess the good ole bilsteins arent short enough to handle a 6" drop. but then again i will be bagging my truck within the next 6 months so maybe ill be able to put up with it, and ill have to notch anyway i think

[LowandBlazed]

Ok guys, I've read this post a couple of times but I'm still unsure. I drive a Blazer X and will be using 3" springs up front (Whenever they are off backorder from Summit, ****ing *******s!) and 3" blocks in the rear. I don't exactly want to cut my bumpstops off unless it is absolutely necessary. Even with a piece of rubber on the frame I am a little leary consider the 200-300lbs worth of stereo equipment I have back there. I would much rather deal with a bumpy ride. Is it a necessity that I cut them off or could I get by even if I have to buy different shocks for the back. Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it.

[98 SS ON NOS]

the blazer xs are different you have to just trim the top we did that on ours and its fine even with 5 guys in the back weighing 200 each

[fetuss10]

How did your truck get lower with cut bumpstops? Was it sitting on them already or something?

[98 SS ON NOS]

all the trucks i hvae done wiht a 5 inch drop or 6 sat on bumpstops. you cut them off they go down more becasue the bumsptops was holding them up

on the blazer x with a 4 inch block it was sitting ont the bumpstops a lot. by shavign the top off it sits one inch lower in back, but still sits on bumpstops but not that bad

[fetuss10]

oic mine is abotu an inch away form my bumpstops i'm thinking of trimming them a bit