Help Bumper tuck fail.......help

[solo318]

Cut the whole back of the shock off with sawzall. weld the inner to the outer and drill 2 holes on the bottom of the bumper to reinstall the bumper to shock bolts. My race car has taken many hits with this treatment and always been fine. Just pushing them in doesn't give them a solid mount to the frame. which is just as bad as not having them to begin with.

[ELVA164]

das what i jus said mang. :p

Oh lulz, thought you were talking about the '02.

[Sumo E30]

They work great on power wheels Barbie corvette. Saved my life a few times

[blusylver]

I have 3 shocks that are drilled and compressed, im not sure what I did with the 4th. PM me if you want them

[Jand3rson]

diving boards are also 5mph bumpers.

das what i jus said mang. :p

[bastianshaw]

reinstall and drive into wall...slowish

[ELVA164]

Well, you got lucky with your 2002 bumpers, which are MUCH larger than E30 diving boards. Which are also known as "5mph Bumpers", because that's all they were actually rated for.

Agree to disagree. Diving boards are also 5mph bumpers.

[KIRIEIW]

Use vert shocks in the rear, and plastic bumper for the front. No drilling and work like they should.

[Jand3rson]

You could just screw the shock in a bit, they're threaded. All the tuck, none of the chemicals/poor fit around trim/post-crash aesthetics. But yeah, the shocks also don't do much if they're dead. Save your life? No. Save your fender or your grille or your hood in a parking lot? It sure did on my 2002 with the "oh God not those" big bumpers.

That said, try a wire wheel and some aluminum cutting fluid.

Well, you got lucky with your 2002 bumpers, which are MUCH larger than E30 diving boards. Which are also known as "5mph Bumpers", because that's all they were actually rated for.

[ELVA164]

You could just screw the shock in a bit, they're threaded. All the tuck, none of the chemicals/poor fit around trim/post-crash aesthetics. But yeah, the shocks also don't do much if they're dead. Save your life? No. Save your fender or your grille or your hood in a parking lot? It sure did on my 2002 with the "oh God not those" big bumpers.

That said, try a wire wheel and some aluminum cutting fluid.

[Sumo E30]

Oh, I can't wait to hear the reasoning behind this one...

me too.

No experienced mechanics tint their windows or do any simple cosmetic changes either right

or are you going the "it was designed like that to save your life" route?

they sell bolt in "tucked bumper brackets" on ebay if you decide you'd like to go that route.

[Jand3rson]

No experienced mechanic would tuck his bumpers.

Oh, I can't wait to hear the reasoning behind this one...

[mzollo]

Make sure you drilled the right location there are two chambers iirc similar thing happened. Drilled a second hole further back and viola

[Erodras]

My friend did something quite crazy but it worked, But the shock under the car below the jack point. Then slowly lower the jack, worked like a charm, with no damage to the car. However, make sure your friend is NOT in front of the hole before you do it!

[Swanny]

No experienced mechanic would tuck his bumpers.

Qft