JeepcoMJ Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I'm bumpstopping the front of my jeep, using hockey pucks (as many have before me and many will continue to do). picked up 19 hockey pucks to have spares and some for future projects...at 97 cents each it was worth it to clear Dick's sporting goods inventory. anyways, I got the driver's side pucks in no problem. drilled them, countersunk the top one to put the bolt through so that the factory bumpstop will hit the pucks not the bolts. BUT...I can't get into the passenger side to drill the hole in the coil bucket. I've tried everything short of removing all the parts to take the coil out...long bit from the bottom through the hole for the trackbar bolt nut, get a drill in through the top, torch... nothing will fit anywhere without removing the coil...and I don't have time to pull the coil right now, because I'd have to chock the body up on stands and remove half of the parts holding it together, and I'm working on a steering box brace. I also need to put the front bumper back on after I finish the frame repair...uniframe rail cracked @ bumper mounts and was part of my suspension popping issue. anyone ever do this? how did you drill the coil buckets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeep_freek88 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 :needpics: :wrench: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 'fraid you have no option other than removing the coil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 'fraid you have no option other than removing the coil. that's what I was afraid of. I think I'll weld the bolt in to the coil bucket instead.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfpdm Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Just un-do the bottom shock bolt and swaybar links and jack up the drivers side of the axle. Should give you enough play to pull the coil, drill, and put it back together in 30mins. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 Just un-do the bottom shock bolt and swaybar links and jack up the drivers side of the axle. Should give you enough play to pull the coil, drill, and put it back together in 30mins. :cheers: did that. even did that with the body supported 3 feet higher than normal on a set of tractor split-stands, and the axle won't droop far enough even with the driver's side jacked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfpdm Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Wow. That's how I pull them in the JY all the time. Stock and lift coils. Sometimes I have to stand on the dropped side and pull up on the coil. I am assuming you had the tires off. Did your bumpstop bottom out on the drivers side? Only other thing I can think of besides the obvious is to pull the axle side bolt out of the LCA on the passenger side in case it was bottomed out on the axle mount preventing it from dropping any further. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 Wow. That's how I pull them in the JY all the time. Stock and lift coils. Sometimes I have to stand on the dropped side and pull up on the coil. I am assuming you had the tires off. Did your bumpstop bottom out on the drivers side? Only other thing I can think of besides the obvious is to pull the axle side bolt out of the LCA on the passenger side in case it was bottomed out on the axle mount preventing it from dropping any further. :cheers: I think it's the 6.5" coils actually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSimon Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Yeah, I only have 5" coils and there is no way they are coming out unless I un-bolt the control arms and shocks ... the axle has to drop pretty far to get them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenard Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 :hijack: curious here, never heard of this before. what does putting the hockey pucks in there do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 :hijack: curious here, never heard of this before. what does putting the hockey pucks in there do? makes your bumpstops work, helping control up-travel so you don't put tires into the fenders etc. and wreck them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I agree, your going to have to pull that coil to do it correctly... I tapped mine 3/8x16. Something else to consider. Its best to install longer top bumps in conjunction with the pucks at the bottom. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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