Suspension Geeks: Strut mount question

[ggehrke at gmail.com (GGehrke)]

On 2/22/06, Scourge <scourge@cogeco.ca> wrote:
> First problem that comes to mind for me is the fast that the "lip" of the
> strut mount would no longer be supported by the shock tower. You'd only have
> the two nuts on top of the whole assembly taking all the force. I think
> you'd need a ring the same shape as the top of the strut tower to bolt over
> top of the strut mount to distrubute the weight around the whole "lip" of
> the mount.
> Understand what I'm trying to say??  lol
>

Yea, the idea would probably be to have a 1/2" or so spacer machined
and a matching 1/4" or so backing plate to go on the underside of the
shock tower to distribute that force.

-Grant-