A long-running dilemma for me has been what to do for mounting the rear shocks, as packaging issues with the Fays2 watts link have been plaguing my attempts to mount the shocks inboard of the frame rails.. The picture below illustrates the current issue with drivers side mount plates.
As far as I can tell, I have a few options, would love to get feedback from the group on this:
A) Find spring plates from someone other than DSE that will not have the same interference issue. (Downside: no fun, added cost, delays due to shopping and shipping)
B) Modify the DSE plate to clear the gusset on the Fays2 plate. (Downside: removes material from the DSE plate just above the ear for the shock, though it seems sturdy enough to handle this modification)
Red line is roughly where I'd cut, blue line is possible location for a gusset if necessary.
C) same as option B but weld the two plates together to make a single unit and regain some strength removed by 'clearancing' the DSE plate. (Downside: end result is a Franken-plate, but I suppose that's fitting for this car)