soa shock mount question

[wonderwag]

so what are you soa guys doing for the lower shock mount? when I bolt up the shock it wont clear the spring plate to bolt into the lower hole. even if I grind the plate I believe it will still hit.
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[Casey]

I don't have a sway bar. That said, I'd take a saw or torch and trim that puppy to clear.

[Bigfoot Fabrications]

I used a torch and trimmed that plate to fit as I wanted to still have the sway bar. If you need pics, I'll see if I can get some.

[Chief Gunner]

Same as Casey, I put the spring plate on a band saw and cut the side piece off. On day, I might deside to run my sway bar, so I kept the pieces and I can eld them on after I swap and flip them around. However, I have been running about a month or so without my sway bar and once you get used to it, it isn't a big deal at all.

[Casey]

However, I have been running about a month or so without my sway bar and once you get used to it, it isn't a big deal at all.
And with 38" tires...who can tell!

[Songman]

Haven't some people said to flip the shocks?

[novacayne75]

remove the steel insert from the shock and use the sway bar stud.

[wonderwag]

that would work but shocks would have to be stock length, which seems kinda pointless. I think Im going to grind alittle on the spring plate then move the lower mount out a bit

[mcjeep80]

i torched the plate and it looked like i had plenty of room but it still dented the shock. once i turned the shocks upside down problem solved.

[gvillejeeper]

i had to flip mine they work pretty good now but i did dent two new shocks pretty bad

[ksq2]

Might be a dumb question, does flipping a shock shorten its life any or hurt its performance?

[AlsChopShop]

some shocks cannot be flipped without shortening the life or damaging the unit.

Al

[dank idea]

Toss the sway bar and use the sway bar mount on your spring plate to mount your shock to.;)