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Tony Hoffer · Moderator

Performance shock mounting

bowtie · Secretary

I have heard of it too. I think it is to help support the lower mount point more since the control arm could help spread out the force, it makes the bolts just a locating point and fasteners instead of actually needing to hold the force.

could be wrong though.

Tony Hoffer · Moderator

The only possible way I could install them that way would be to press the T-bar out and try to reinstall it with the shock inside the spring.... I wonder if that is even possible?

Lost in the 60s · President

Tony Hoffer wrote:
The only possible way I could install them that way would be to press the T-bar out and try to reinstall it with the shock inside the spring.... I wonder if that is even possible?

If doing a coil-over conversion the T-bar NEEDS to be on top of the arm or you are depending on just the 2 bolts to hold the weight of the entire front end.

If it is just a shock install, below would suffice, especially if it is a drag shock and the car won't be driven on the street much. Make certain the rubber top-out stop is in place to prevent over extension of the shock and stress placed on the arm, which could crack at the bolt holes.

If the bar is mounted in rubber, forget trying to get it back into the shock inside the spring.

If it is in urethane with ring clips to retain it, it should slide out fairly easily and then go back in with a little urethane grease to assist it.

Tony Hoffer · Moderator

This is for the DisAstre.. street driven mainly.... The shocks arent urethane . I didnt think this was possible.

Derek69SS · Founding Member

If the car is lowered at all, I prefer to mount them to the bottom so you get a little more travel in the compression side of the stroke.

Just use good Grade 8 hardware, washers, and remember the locktite so you don't have to fix it like we did my Chevelle on your driveway about 8-10 years ago...