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Fabbing New Rear Shock Mount
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Just fabbed some new rear shock mounts. Beefy 1/4" plate and thickwalled DOM. These will mount forward of the axle and over the frame for a longer shock. They won't hold muck inside of them like the stock mounts do. Many thanks to Lars Peterson for ideas and tips.

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#2
Creative - I like it!
'74 Grocery Getter, '73 Project Buggy, '77 Parts Rig

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#3
very nice...are you making them taller also?
77 built 306,Trickflow Cam/Alum Heads/dome pistons/10:1comp,nv3550,duff long arms,3.5" lift,family cage,protofab rear bumper,twin sticked, and 35KM2'sG.D.I.
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#4
Yep, I made these to fit over the frame @ 2" taller than a stock mount. I'm planning a 1" body lift and will have to notch the seam at the rear fenderwell slightly for fit. I'll put them as far forward as I can to fit longer shocks. A 1/2" GR8 Bolt fits inside of the DOM and should be more than strong enough even though it's in single shear.

Her's some pics of my stock mounts (both sides look this way). It's what 30 years of muck will do to your frame.
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#5
just a thought...if you move them too far forward would it still help on controlling the up/down of the axle? I run mine inboard and never had any bad problems... dont forget to come out tonight!!
77 built 306,Trickflow Cam/Alum Heads/dome pistons/10:1comp,nv3550,duff long arms,3.5" lift,family cage,protofab rear bumper,twin sticked, and 35KM2'sG.D.I.
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#6
You're right...there is a point where too far forward negates that benefits of the shock. I spent a lot of time looking for a solution, and I'll take any advice I can get. I'm running Caddie calipers in the rear and the stock mount location conflicts with the caliper. I looked at inboard and for travel there is no better solution but I don't want the body roll that accompanies it. After prepping the frame, I'm going to test fit these with a single shock to see the best angle vs travel I can get.
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