Energy Suspension Bump Stops

[TowPro]

Several of us are running the Energy Suspension bump stops on our overload springs with great results. In fact I have not heard of one failing.

I emailed Energy Suspension about getting a set for my brothers F250, here is there answer.



No I have not been asked about this application.



Energy Suspension does not recommend using their bump stops for the application on your Dodge. I am impressed that it is working well for you.



E. S. bump stops are intended for occasional use only, not to carry a load, as you are expecting them to do.



They are named 'Bump Stops' because they are only expected to touch or bump into the frame or control arm occasionally.



Consistent compression loads on polyurethane bushings with the durometer of our bump stops, will usually lead to premature failure.



The difference could be the choice of material for the 9. 9109 that you are using on the Dodge. It is probably made of the 95A durometer material. This was one of the first bump stops that E. S. developed 25 years ago, when the choice of material was limited. The newer bump stops seem to be made of softer material, as they should be, for there intended use.



The Airlift company offered a part that they called an 'Air Cell'. It was a bump stop type of part that they offered for use on Chevrolet 1 ton, 4 wheel drive trucks with torsion bar front suspension and a snow plow on the front end. This part was intended for heavy loads. The cost is $135. 20 pair.







Part Number: 52110

Air Cell; Torsion Bar Load Assist; No Drill; Installation Time - 1 Hour Or Less;







Features and Benefits



§ Prevents Suspension Damage

§ Reduces Bounce And Sway

§ Resistant To Most Chemicals

§ Cold Weather Proven

§ Excellent Abrasion Resistance

§ High Tensile Strength

§ No Maintenance Required

§ One Year Limited Warranty

 

[jelag]

I own 3 3500's and we've installed a 2 x 2 x 3" piece of square tubing between the stock bumper stop and the mount for this bumper stop so that the helper springs come on sooner when we load the trucks and the lights don't go up to the sky..... Our trucks also have air bags and when we have 75 or more psi in the air bags the overloads never come into play except when cornering and there is some body sway.....

The idea of the tubing is to slow down the sway, move some of the load from the air bags to the overloads (we were bending the mounts for the air bags) and keep the truck level for night driving and the lights on the road... .

We're very happy with the installation and how it works..... I only wish we'd tried 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 tubing so this all happens sooner... .

 

[RonCar]

I too am a happy user of the 2 inch square tubing trick. Works great for me!

 

[TowPro]

This might be the path we take on the Furd.

but I'm going to keep my Energy Suspension "cheese wedges" until they fall off!

 

[azpete]

I too have the square tubing but never installed yet. Read a post on a RV site about this trick afew years ago. Am planning a long trip this summer and will have to try this out.

 

[Dieselnerd]

I put the Energy Suspension bump stops on my overloads per the information on TDR. I didn't like the way they squashed when the truck was loaded. It didn't look like they would last that way so I removed them again.



Anybody wants a set cheap, let me know.