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TL upper bump stop?
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Is there supposed to be an upper bump stop on 55 Clipper with TL? The non TL system shows one, the TL system does not, it does have a mounting spot for it however. Lowering this might have just got easier

Posted on: 2010/4/20 0:34
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Re: TL upper bump stop?
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My '54 (conventional suspension) has 5 bump stops. Two in the front, two in the rear over the axle, and one over the pumpkin.

I will have to bow to the TL experts on the bump stops arrangement on those cars.

Posted on: 2010/4/20 0:43
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Re: TL upper bump stop?
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What I noticed is that if I were to add an upper adjustable bump stop it would lower the car as well as put a little pre load on the torsion bars, which i think would add a little more rigidness to the overall ride, which is great when you throw the thing around corners at 90mph!

Posted on: 2010/4/20 1:02
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JT,

Before and after!

yes there is a bumper underneath there. As seen in the old picture, my car didn't have any when I got here. The ride up front was noisy & hard as I recall because of that.

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Posted on: 2010/4/30 16:11
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Re: TL upper bump stop?
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That looks to be the same bump-stop location as the conventional suspension models.

Posted on: 2010/4/30 16:21
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Re: TL upper bump stop?
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yeah, and if you put it on there before you put all the weight back on the car.....it will destroy it. pretty much squash the crap outa it and crack it all open. i learned the hard way.

had to order new ones, but it worked out because i got the ones like in the above picture the second time around. the first ones where round topped and not as tall, so i think they sent the wrong ones the first time.

Hank

Posted on: 2010/4/30 16:39
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Re: TL upper bump stop?
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Interesting observation on size of the bumpers. Wonder why (using Steele's dimensions) they limited the travel on the TL by an inch overall.

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Posted on: 2010/4/30 17:25
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Yeah they sent the wrong ones the first time. The first ones look like the conventional spring type. My new ones are pointed like the TL ones. Glad they broke now, not glad I spent twice the money.

Posted on: 2010/4/30 17:31
1937 Packard 138-CD Deluxe Touring Limousine
Maroon/Black 1090-1021
[url=https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/registry/View.php?ID=232]1955 Packard
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Re: TL upper bump stop?
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Yeah they sent the wrong ones the first time. The first ones look like the conventional spring type. My new ones are pointed like the TL ones. Glad they broke now, not glad I spent twice the money.

not really sure why this double posted, but i did it from my iphone if it matters.

Posted on: 2010/4/30 17:31
1937 Packard 138-CD Deluxe Touring Limousine
Maroon/Black 1090-1021
[url=https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/registry/View.php?ID=232]1955 Packard
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