I have the Varishock front coil over shocks with 650lb springs on a 69 Chevelle that are retained at the top using the stock shock hole mount. I have had a few people question the strength of this small diameter stud that holds the weight of the car causing me to re-think this. I talked to Chassisworks about changing the top piece to an eye bolt and fabbing the bracket to mount it much like Detroit Speed does with Koni shocks on the camaros. While they felt confident about their design, they understood what I was getting at and said that putting an eye bolt won't hurt. So I bought the shock eyes. Looking for opinions on what others think. Is it worth it to do it? It appears that eye hole would extend through the frame however it's likely that a portion of the mount will be recessed meaning I will have to open up a pocket.
First picture is how it is now.
This is the shock eye
