1999 rear bumpstops are inferior compared to earlier years

[slim724]

As the title states, my stock rear bumpstops on my 1999 are inferior trash compared to ones I pulled from a 1997 at pick and pull. Stock ones are all rubber and were disintegrated at 40k miles when I purchased the van. The ones I pulled today from picknpull came off of a 1997 they have a large metal base that the rubber isolator sits in that prevents the rubber from warping at the base, also, the rubber material seems more pliable than the rubber on the ones I replaced but it's hard to say for sure because there was so little left of them. I wonder if it was a case of GM just trying to save a couple of pennies?

These are the cheap junk ones I replaced


Some comparison pics

[astroturf]

Howdy Slim,

I just looked up the bump stops on GMPartsGiant.com and it appears as though there were 3 different models available in 97, and only one model from 99 thru 05.

Sounds like you got a good set.

Jim

PS Are they any taller than what you replaced?

[slim724]

Howdy Slim,

I just looked up the bump stops on GMPartsGiant.com and it appears as though there were 3 different models available in 97, and only one model from 99 thru 05.

Sounds like you got a good set.

Jim

PS Are they any taller than what you replaced?

don't know if they are any taller since mine were destroyed when I purchased the van. The ones I pulled apperared to be off of a service van (white cargo), and a steal at $1.99 a piece

[astroturf]

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