That is good information and something that I forgot to mention. Since I was racing and driving my cars hard, I had the stock shock mounts removed and put in heavy duty ones that would stand up under very hard driving and cornering. Thanks for catching me leaving that out.
Ron
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Originally Posted by cycleguy55
Assuming I correctly understand your question, I'd say you need to be cautious about assuming shock mounts are strong enough to handle the weight of the car. Shock mounts are designed to handle shock absorber / dampening loads. Replacing shocks with coil-overs means those mounts are now carrying car weight and may well fail - catastrophically.
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