Reverse slapper hydraulic bump stop assembly

A hydraulic bump stop assembly, comprising:

• an upper mounting bracket, the upper mounting bracket being configured to affix to a frame of a vehicle;
• a bell crank movably coupled to the upper mounting bracket, the bell crank comprising a bump stop surface configured to contact the upper mounting bracket;
• and
• a hydraulic member comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the hydraulic member is coupled to the bell crank.

A method, comprising:

• determining a bell crank linkage motion ratio as a function of at least one of:
• a distance between an upper mounting bracket and a bell crank;
• a distance between a coupling point of the upper mounting bracket and a top of the bell crank;
• a distance between a top end of the bell crank and a bottom end of the bell crank;
• a distance between a lower mounting bracket and a bottom end of a hydraulic member;
• an overall height of the hydraulic bump stop assembly;
• and a position of the lower mounting bracket;
• providing the hydraulic bump stop assembly in accordance with the bell crank linkage motion ratio, the hydraulic bump stop assembly comprising the upper mounting bracket, the lower mounting bracket, the bell crank, and the hydraulic member, wherein:
• the bell crank is movably coupled to the upper mounting bracket,
• the bell crank comprises a bump stop surface configured to contact the upper mounting bracket, and
• the hydraulic member comprises a first end and a second end, the first end of the hydraulic member being coupled to the lower mounting bracket, and the second end of the hydraulic member being coupled to the bell crank.