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Originally Posted by mwinchel

Hey everyone i am pretty new to the site. I am going to get back working on my 1972 c10 short bed and i am going to do all the work myself and try to cut i little cost. I am lowering the back end of the truck 6 inches. I have to relocate the shocks and i need some pics of where the shocks mounts need to be moved. I am going to cut off my old shock mounts and just move those to the right spot to get my shock at the right angle. I am also going to make my own pan hard bar out of some 1 1/4 tubing with tie rod end joints in the ends. I need a pic of where this needs to be attached to the right side truck arm. i see that ece makes nice kits but i think i can save a little money doing it myself. please pics will be great or do i not even need to relocate the shocks. i am going to use kyb shocks. thanks a bunch for any help.

Take the lower shock mounts & 'flip' them. The PASS side mount gets flipped over & becomes the DRVR side; vise-versa. They will need to be 'tweaked' so they fit flush w/the trailing arm (a little heat & a small hammer or a BFH/vise combo get the job done). The upper mounts need the shock holes re-drilled higher up on the bracket & then trim the excess material off so the shock body does not interfere. They bolt right back into the OE location. This mod equals about ~3" more shock travel.