Thread: Need to Confirm: Bumper Height
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Re: Need to Confirm: Bumper Height
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Originally Posted by SavagePeaches View Post
Does anyone happen to have a 100% sure answer to the minimum/maximum height of the bumpers from the floor?
Thank you in advance
The rules simply don't specify the distance of the bottom from the floor. As others have said above, the assembled/attached bumpers must fit between two horizontal planes at 1 and 7 inches off the floor. This allows minor variations in height of the bumper assembly(s) and their attachment mechanisms.

We typically just design to split the difference (i.e. 1/2 inch above and below the upper/lower bumper surfaces) unless we have some design reason to bias towards one limit or the other; how close you want to push it is up to you.