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

98 SS ON NOS · 08-09-2001, 03:20 AM

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 · 08-09-2001, 03:22 AM

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

98 SS ON NOS · 08-09-2001, 03:24 AM

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 · 08-09-2001, 03:25 AM

this is what it should like like when starting it out

98 SS ON NOS · 08-09-2001, 03:27 AM

so you work your way across the top weld

98 SS ON NOS · 08-09-2001, 03:29 AM

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 · 08-09-2001, 03:31 AM

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 · 08-09-2001, 03:33 AM

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

98 SS ON NOS · 08-09-2001, 03:35 AM

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 · 08-09-2001, 03:37 AM

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 · 08-09-2001, 03:46 AM

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

98 SS ON NOS · 08-09-2001, 03:48 AM

now after

LayinSonomaFrame · 08-09-2001, 04:14 AM

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 · 08-09-2001, 04:17 AM

no problem. im just here to help you guys out

tony

***Pewter01*** · 08-09-2001, 10:43 AM

Great instructions man! This will come in handy.

98 SS ON NOS · 08-12-2001, 05:31 AM

if you need any more info just ask

tony

FTC · 08-12-2001, 08:20 AM

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 · 08-15-2001, 12:43 AM

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

08-15-2001, 04:45 AM

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 · 08-15-2001, 10:33 AM

Quote:

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 · 08-15-2001, 11:37 PM

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

98 SS ON NOS · 08-16-2001, 01:34 AM

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 · 08-16-2001, 01:48 AM

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 · 08-16-2001, 01:58 AM

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 · 08-16-2001, 05:55 PM

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 · 08-16-2001, 06:00 PM

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 · 08-16-2001, 06:14 PM

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 · 08-16-2001, 08:34 PM

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 · 08-17-2001, 05:26 AM

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

toy_truck97 · 08-17-2001, 04:08 PM

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 · 08-17-2001, 04:31 PM

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 · 08-18-2001, 02:16 AM

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

98 SS ON NOS · 08-18-2001, 03:24 AM

s10rz350 · 08-31-2001, 04:11 PM

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 · 08-31-2001, 04:27 PM

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

08-12-2001, 08:20 AM	#17
FTC Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 269 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii User is: OffLine	that is exactly what my dad did 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.

08-15-2001, 11:37 PM	#21
Wayne94s10 Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 689 Location: User is: OffLine	charcoal canister what about the charcoal canister... what is the procedure that you use to deal with it, do you relocate it....?

08-17-2001, 04:31 PM	#31
2kwik4u I doubt everything. Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 163 Location: User is: OffLine	That is right 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

08-18-2001, 03:24 AM	#33
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08-09-2001, 04:14 AM	#13
LayinSonomaFrame Flippin a Blazer hurts Age: 27 Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 79 Location: Shreveport LA / Jacksonville, Florida User is: OffLine	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!

08-09-2001, 04:17 AM	#14
98 SS ON NOS Guest Age: 30 Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,936 Location: north cali User is: OffLine	no problem. im just here to help you guys out tony

08-09-2001, 10:43 AM	#15
*Pewter01* Forum Director Age: 32 Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,346 Location: Indiana User is: OffLine	Great instructions man! This will come in handy.

08-12-2001, 05:31 AM	#16
98 SS ON NOS Guest Age: 30 Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,936 Location: north cali User is: OffLine	if you need any more info just ask tony

08-15-2001, 12:43 AM	#18
AnotherSS Treadwear Waste'n Member Age: 27 Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 140 Location: CO, Lonely little sport truck in the land of 4X4's User is: OffLine	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

08-15-2001, 04:45 AM	#19
4everLow Posts: n/a Location: User is:	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.

08-15-2001, 10:33 AM	#20
LayinSonomaFrame Flippin a Blazer hurts Age: 27 Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 79 Location: Shreveport LA / Jacksonville, Florida User is: OffLine	Quote: 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....

08-16-2001, 01:34 AM	#22
98 SS ON NOS Guest Age: 30 Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,936 Location: north cali User is: OffLine	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?

08-16-2001, 01:48 AM	#23
Wayne94s10 Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 689 Location: User is: OffLine	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.

08-16-2001, 01:58 AM	#24
98 SS ON NOS Guest Age: 30 Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,936 Location: north cali User is: OffLine	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

08-16-2001, 05:55 PM	#25
Wayne94s10 Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 689 Location: User is: OffLine	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.

08-16-2001, 06:00 PM	#26
98 SS ON NOS Guest Age: 30 Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,936 Location: north cali User is: OffLine	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

08-16-2001, 06:14 PM	#27
Wayne94s10 Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 689 Location: User is: OffLine	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.

08-16-2001, 08:34 PM	#28
toy_truck97 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 908 Location: Raleigh NC User is: OffLine	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?

08-17-2001, 05:26 AM	#29
98 SS ON NOS Guest Age: 30 Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,936 Location: north cali User is: OffLine	they are there if you tow heavy loads and bottom out on stock apps tony

08-17-2001, 04:08 PM	#30
toy_truck97 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 908 Location: Raleigh NC User is: OffLine	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?

08-18-2001, 02:16 AM	#32
jman Hardcore 1st Gen'r Age: 28 Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,789 Location: Austin, IN User is: OffLine	ahhhh the memories. those were fun grinding off. great step by step instructions.

08-31-2001, 04:11 PM	#34
s10rz350 Un-Blown Fake ZQ8 Age: 33 Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,457 Location: Los Angeles User is: OffLine	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?

08-31-2001, 04:27 PM	#35
98 SS ON NOS Guest Age: 30 Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,936 Location: north cali User is: OffLine	well money wise i dont think im going the 8th down there to the meet.