Coilover support bars, how much interest?

Could you add a thick plate to the stock shock mount and use the factory mounting hole for the coil over? Looks like moving the shock out that far would interfere with the upper control arm to much.

I am guessing the reason why they moved the coilover mount out is because there isn't enough clearance in the shock tower, but I'm not sure. I know there are extenders similar to this.