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 Posted: 04-27-2005 09:45 pm
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Mark Rosenbaum



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 Just a thought -- looking at the bits, I think you could raise the upper shock pivot point about 1/4" or so, after filling the original holes, but it's probably not too good an idea to modify (and weaken?) the upper suspension arm of the crossmember, so if it were my car I'd want to keep that pivot point where it is.

You can gain a great deal of compliance by welding down-pointing tabs on the shock mounting brackets, then drilling new holes for the lower pivot bolts -- probably several sets of holes (see the rough sketch below).  Design for strength, as the shock bracket sees the full force of the spring.

Alternately, to avoid modifying any suspension parts, you could gin up some spacers of whatever thickness seems appropriate, and use these, and longer bolts, to lower the shock mounting brackets as desired.
Edited for clarity: first paragraph, "upper suspension arm of the crossmember" was "upper suspension arm".

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Last edited on 04-29-2005 02:00 pm by Mark Rosenbaum