Thread: Shock Geometry

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Its time to weld the shock tabs onto my leaf spring straight front axle. The upper shock mount will utilize the original 55 Chevy location. I have two choices for the lower shock mounts. I can place them slightly outboard on the upward turn of the axle, or directly below the upper mounts next to the leafs. With the shocks mounted diagonally outbound it seems I would have better articulation to allow the axle and shocks to move differentially as in one end going up, while the opposite end could drop. This is how I've always done it for off-road truck applications.

With a vertical mount, the shocks would move up and down together, and this car is being built for the drags. It seems to me that the shocks would work well together even if angled outboard at the bottom. And there is always the possibility that this car will become a street rod in the future. Thoughts?