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  1. Nothing scientific I didn't even notice that the ID changed... It just seemed to me that if I want to delay engagement with the bumper while still providing as much remaining protection to the strut, that getting rid of the small end of the bumper would be best. I trimmed half of what you did, just taking off the smallest "donut". Given that I dropped a bit over an inch and trimmed less than an inch off the stops, I think I just reduced the total travel less than if I hadn't trimmed.
  2. The stock front bump stops look similar to the ones in this thread: http://www.rs25.com/forums/f9/t76419-bumpstops-you-riding-them-picture-thread-measurements.html
  3. I'm running ion springs with stock struts, and I trimmed the front bump stops when I did the spring install. Can't say that I can tell a difference, but that might be proof that it helped... With the top hat removed, take off the boot and then slide the bumper off the strut shaft, cut part of it off from the small end (I can't recall if I cut off half of the first small "donut" or all of it), then put everything back together.
  4. Thanks again, guys. I borrowed another set of strut spring compressors from the auto parts store, and with a third compressor grabbing, I was able to get the fronts done easily. iON springs are installed, things look even, no odd noises, etc. I couldn't have done it without the walkthrough.
  5. I attempted a spring swap over the weekend... Thanks for the excellent write-up! I'm a wrench n00b, and wouldn't have attempted it without this thread. The rears were no problem for me, but when I got the the fronts, I couldn't compress the springs enough to get them off. I'm using a borrowed (from the auto parts store) MacPherson Strut Spring Compressor, and I can only get it to grab on the middle 2 coils of the spring, and it runs out of "squeeze" before the pressure's off the top hat. Should I just get another set like this and grab a 3rd coil once the first pair of spring compressors have made that possible, or is there a type of compressor that would work better, or am I doing something wrong? Here's what I was using: http://www.etoolcart.com/ProductImages/strut%20compressors/ATD-3054.jpg
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