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P3steve · Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:19 pm Post subject: bump stop

Hy guys, on poking around under my P3 Rover I noticed that the bump stop that sits over the diff has gone and all that's left is a small round plate with a stud that goes through to the area under the rear seat, it looks like a mini exhaust bobbin with the rubber missing, I guess I could get an exhaust bobbin and cut off one end but has any one got an idea for something a little more "heavy duty" but in the same style that's easy to come by of the shelf from a modern vehicle from a local dealer?

Phil - Nottingham · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham

Depends what you want but a Series 2/3 Land over bump stop is more substantial and dirt cheap and could be cut down to suit

Otherwise a Classic Mini front suspension version is smaller

Only do Rovers (but not P3) but there will be plenty of alternatives
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michael1703 · Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Posts: 349 Location: suffolk

Its not a testable/failable item on an MOT if thats the worry

P3steve · Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:09 am Post subject:

The car has only just had its MOT so I knew it wasn't an issue and I was just giving the prop shaft UJ's a few pumps of grease when I spotted it, but when we do a rally and I take my wife and her two sisters plus all the fold up chairs and picnic stuff etc (bless them but they do like to make a day of it) she sits a bit low at the back (the car that is not the wife) and on a bumpy rally field I was worried she might "bottom out" although the two axle bump stops are still OK. I like the sound of a Land Rover one, its sort of keeping it in house with the Rover theme.