RX7 Rear End, Stock Bump Stops and Stock U-Bolts
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2023 8:27 pm
Need to pick the brains of anyone who has installed this assembly.
As you can see, the stock bump stop is not centered on the mounting plate. How crucial is the placement of the bump stop?
As you can see, I have gaps on one side of the axle between the mounting pedestal and the U-bolts, but not on the other. On a stock rear axle the
U-bolts are tight to the pedestal on both sides. Is this issue I am seeing on my RX7 axle simply sloppy fabrication when the RX7 axle was modified? How big a deal is this gap going to be? I do not yet know if I will have this gap on the other side since I stopped after finding these concerns.
Right now I have the bump stop the oposite of the stock orientation but not torqued into place. If I spin it around do you think that the gap I see will go away?
thanks
tim
As you can see, the stock bump stop is not centered on the mounting plate. How crucial is the placement of the bump stop?
As you can see, I have gaps on one side of the axle between the mounting pedestal and the U-bolts, but not on the other. On a stock rear axle the
U-bolts are tight to the pedestal on both sides. Is this issue I am seeing on my RX7 axle simply sloppy fabrication when the RX7 axle was modified? How big a deal is this gap going to be? I do not yet know if I will have this gap on the other side since I stopped after finding these concerns.
Right now I have the bump stop the oposite of the stock orientation but not torqued into place. If I spin it around do you think that the gap I see will go away?
thanks
tim