Front Suspension Bump Stops

My new Elf has worn off front bump stops. I ordered new ones from Seven Enterprises (see pic). They also gave me bolts and nuts, they enlarged the holes slightly to fit the size of the bolt. Has anyone changed these before on their Elf? Are they easy to change? Do I have to make the holes in the suspension arm larger like they did in the bump stops they sent me? Thanks for info!!

RileyUSMan wrote:My new Elf has worn off front bump stops. I ordered new ones from Seven Enterprises (see pic). They also gave me bolts and nuts, they enlarged the holes slightly to fit the size of the bolt. Has anyone changed these before on their Elf? Are they easy to change? Do I have to make the holes in the suspension arm larger like they did in the bump stops they sent me? Thanks for info!!

Seems that the set up would have the normal small bolt, I think they have the enlarged holes for the larger bolt for a front shock addition. I had to do this on a '68 Mini to add a shock so I wouldn't have that hydrolastic dive upon braking and used my cordless drill with a new drill bit with plenty of oil to drill the hole. For my Elf, I was luckily replacing and rebuilding the front suspension so I was able to remove the upper arm from the car and use my drill press to drill the hole larger.

I found that the "special Swedish Bump Stops" (sometimes called competition bump stops) cured the nose dive/lift without adding shocks, both on my Hornet and on my 67 S.

Paul

paulsminis wrote:I found that the "special Swedish Bump Stops" (sometimes called competition bump stops) cured the nose dive/lift without adding shocks, both on my Hornet and on my 67 S.

Paul

I did the same thing on my Elf before I converted to coil springs. The bump stops kept me from getting sea sick
Now that I have the coil springs I am much happier than when I had the tired hydro suspension.