If you recall, in the beginning there were quad shocks. I selected to use 4 link rear suspension for its toughness. However, there are a lot of flaws with that design. These flaws were patched. One of these patches was the extra set of shocks mounted horizontally to prevent the wheel hop. So why did I remove those shocks if there were there to begin with? Well the coil overs did not clear. Something had to be removed. Horizontal shocks had to give way to vertical ones. But I had an idea.
Yes. I cut the nut off of the mounts and put the shock on the outside of the mount on a long bolt with spacers. It actually gave me enough clearance around the coil over. However the body mount was not mating.
It looks perfect but with about an inch gap. I was thinking of creative ways to put a spacer there but soon realized that the shock would not clear the wheel. The body mount must be closer to the frame.The problem was that as soon as I bring the mount closer the angle of the mount and the shock mount plate were way different. The only option left was to rotate the mount to be parallel with the shock.
Once the mount was gone and after a lot of grinding and prepping, it was time to weld it back in.
The challenge was to weld all around. That includes the inside the mount too. There's not much space there with all the parts on the frame already.
That's after I smothered it with POR15 rust paint. The colour is noticeably off but it is a superb rust paint.
There rest was easy. Once, everything was bolted up, the horizontal shocks had about a finger width clearance from vertical counterparts. The wheel also had enough clearance but less than a finger. It's close but still comfortable. All in all project was success. I'll see how it drives later but it looks good already.
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