I'm hoping for some Guru insight onto why Frontier shocks are not compatible with the R51.
I've spent a lot of time looking the differences up, and it seems to come down to one pivotal clue:
Frontier Extended Bumper Stop Yes
Pathfinder Extended Bumper Stop No
For Monroe and others, this is the singular and only difference between the two.
For the life of me, I can not figure out what this actually means.
When I think of bump stop, I think of the control arms stops, but this seems to indicate some specific design differences, internal to the strut?
Monroe, though, states specifically in the strut configuration that it is a "bump stop unit".
For each shock, the size, the extended and compressed lengths are the same, and the stroke of each is the same. Even the springs when purchased after market are the same.
Even the strut service pack #'s are the same..
So where does the "bump stop unit" come into play here in the strut assembly.
And most importantly, why it is stipulated / needed?
Hoping someone can straighten my mind out on this subject.
Thank you for any help.