Me again...

[Damian]

Alright I give up, my smurf came with these red threaded knob things. Any ideas what they are and what they're used for??

Cheers, Damian.

[Pete]

Alright I give up, my smurf came with these red threaded knob things. Any ideas what they are and what they're used for??

Cheers, Damian.

I've no idea what they are, they look like maybe they belong to a roofrack? but just thought I'd say Hi, as I'm down the road in Bury.
Pete

[Delboy]

They look like low profile bumpstops but a bit smaller, so probably not.

[Koi]

Had something similar in my van, they were for the wire guard that fitted behind the seats. The nuts were captivated and the large knobs just simply wound out to secure the fit, sort of like the adjustable feet on a fridge, washing machine etc.

[marky]

there casters so your tyres wont mark the carpet in your bedroom when you take the surf to bed with you. LOL

[rich]

I go with the low profile bumpstops, I have the same on the front of mine. Very hard to get hold of apparently.

Rich.

[Damian]

I've no idea what they are, they look like maybe they belong to a roofrack? but just thought I'd say Hi, as I'm down the road in Bury.
Pete

Hi Pete, you're only about 10-15 mins away. Have you seen that HUGE blue Surf that lives in Bury? It looks bloomin' good!

[Damian]

Bumpstops?? S'ppose that would make sense, they where stashed in a bag with a load of wheel nuts for the extra set of steel wheels. My Smurf sits on 30-9.50-15 and looks a bit 'joyboy' ish as opposed to 'offroader beefcake' ish!

Reflecting back to my Landie ownership with huge rubber bumpstops, these look a bit puny!

Two questions then:

Why do I need them if I'm intending to raise and fit bigger tyres?

If I sell. how much are they worth?

Cheers, Damian

[TonyN]

Guys, you don't make bumpstops out of metal! eek! hehe.

They need to be rubber for that.

[TonyN]

Why do I need them if I'm intending to raise and fit bigger tyres?

If I sell. how much are they worth?

Cheers, Damian

If you crank the torsion bars a litttle to get lift, the top A arm will touch the original bump stop, or not be far from it, leading a harsh ride. Cutting the bump stop in half, or buying low profile stop give you a little movement back, before the A arm make contact with the bump stop again.