Rear Shock Mount
I moved my axle back 1 inch to make clearance at the front of the opening for larger tires. This makes it so the shock mounts on the spring plate and body don't line up. I was planning on having new plates fabricated that move the shocks 1 inch forward (there is 1-7/16 clearance to the axle tube). Now something bad happened... I got to thinking...As the axle housing rotates on acceleration, it is also trying tobend the shocks. Since I need to have new mounts made for my shocks anyway, would it makes sense to mount the shocks in line with the frame, like in my jeep, rather than across the car, so that as the axle rotates upon acceleration, it's not trying to bend the shock? The twist of the axle would pivot on the shock mounts and be absorbed by the shock along its lenght on its extension stroke. I would plan on mounting the shocks at the same angle relative to the ground, and at the same amount of extension. What do some of you think. Other than the exhaust probably being in the way, can you think of anything else I might need to consider?