Rear shock mounts 69 Dart

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Bob1958

Bob1958

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Anyone know if the rear shock mounts are sturdy enough to use as coil over mounts? I am building a triangulated 4 link. Was wondering if I need to install a bar to hang the coil overs or if I could possibly use the stock shock mounts?
Bob
 
I'm no engineer but shocks are not structural they are just shocks, not designed to hold up a car. Others may know better.


Alan
 
Nope, nope, nope. The shock mounts are just adequate for shocks, no way I'd mount coilovers to them.
 
I bought quite a few A-Body's that had coil over shocks on them with no issues. A couple of them had the shock bolts welded on the back side...
 
HemiSSDart said:
I bought quite a few A-Body's that had coil over shocks on them with no issues. A couple of them had the shock bolts welded on the back side...
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Yeah, the booster/overload shocks are common, and no worse than air shocks; but I'd never mount the coilovers for a 4-link setup to them...
 
Professor Fate said:
Yeah, the booster/overload shocks are common, and no worse than air shocks; but I'd never mount the coilovers for a 4-link setup to them...
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Thanks for the info I’ll use a bar across the frame!
Professor Fate said:
Yeah, the booster/overload shocks are common, and no worse than air shocks; but I'd never mount the coilovers for a 4-link setup to them...
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How much does the back of you car weigh ? On a wheelie how much weight is on the shock mount ? So you don't think a shock mount will hold 1500 lbs.
How about the 4 3/8 bolts that hold your big block to your motor stand. The 4 shock mounts wont hold twice the weight
 
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