Pro comp 6" lift limiter blocks, necessary?

How necessary are the block stops that space down the rubber bumper? It looks like the wheel could come up quite a bit more without them. Yes I'm aware the shocks would bottom out, but it appears that they can still go quite a bit further than where the blocks stop them. Anyone ever messed with these?

 

I would do just about anything to prevent bottoming out on a shock. If you make mods to the blocks, just make sure those bumps are still functional before you take the truck out. Otherwise, stick to using the kit as it was designed. My two cents.

 

I'm curious to see what people have tried, too, to up their wheel travel with a drop bracket lift...

 

They do seem to limit the travel a lot. I'm sure they are built on the conservative side to keep the shock from bottoming out and your tire from eating your fender and cab mount. You would need to figure out how much travel your shocks have and then clearance everything.

Edit:You could also ask in the drop bracket thread in the suspension section of the forum,those guys have a lot of experience with this stuff.

 

And remember that the bump stops compress a bit as well under hard bottoming.

 

Thanks for the inputs. I may mess around with it a bit later and see just where the shocks limit it and the bump stop compressibility.

Rock lobster- you may want to look at the suspension layout again and read up on block drops. If the axle is already lower than originally at, then allowing it to go up to where it started at won't hit anything. Now further down travel while turning may bind them, but not going back up to stock upward angles...