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rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop #2113278
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I remember seeing someone post that they were making these. I tried searching and I am coming up with nothing. Does anyone remember where they were advertised?

Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: kbcuda] #2113310
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Dont think they were really advertised.A member was making them but I cant remember if he stopped.Rocky


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Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: kbcuda] #2113313
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I just wrapped the tie down strap around the axle and plate.

Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: kbcuda] #2113761
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What a great idea, just like how a Mopar should be tied down. By it's axle.

Now we need a good idea for the front.


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Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: kbcuda] #2113771
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On my front I used a piece of chain inside a thick hose and fished it threw the crossmember. I then hooked my tiedowns in an X pattern fastened to the trailer. I made an extra heavy skid plate attached to my K-frame. It is plenty strong enough.

Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: therocks] #2113790
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Originally Posted By therocks
Dont think they were really advertised.A member was making them but I cant remember if he stopped.Rocky

So it was on moparts? Any chance that anyone knows who he is?

Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: kbcuda] #2113823
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Blues_cuda. I have a set.

Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: Magnum] #2113958
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Originally Posted By Magnum
What a great idea, just like how a Mopar should be tied down. By it's axle.

Now we need a good idea for the front.


Tab welded on the lower control arm perhaps?

Of course, allowing a car to bounce on its suspension on a trailer is putting the same mileage/use/heat into the shocks as if you actually drove it there. That's not always a good thing for a race suspension.

Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: kbcuda] #2113993
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Andy F was showing some that he made at one time ?


running up my post count some more .
Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: kbcuda] #2114078
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I don't care for the plates because they are larger than stock and look bulky and weird to me under the car. But more important is they weigh more and that is more weight your shocks have to control.

I use 4 axle straps on every car I haul, even in front around the K member on old mopars and around the engine mount for our durango and 300.

And lets not even talk about whether they should be crossed or not! whistling haha

Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: TC@HP2] #2114094
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Originally Posted By TC@HP2
Originally Posted By Magnum
What a great idea, just like how a Mopar should be tied down. By it's axle.

Now we need a good idea for the front.


Tab welded on the lower control arm perhaps?

Of course, allowing a car to bounce on its suspension on a trailer is putting the same mileage/use/heat into the shocks as if you actually drove it there. That's not always a good thing for a race suspension.


True IMO it's the lesseer of the evils. IMO leaving the suspension move on the vehicle being towed takes some of the stress off the trailer suspension and tires. I have towed our street cars 110,000 miles in the last 8 years with no apparent wear on the cars being towed and have never had a flat tire on the trailer or any damage to the trailer. luck

Now when I haul our durango with more suspension travel I did tie down both to keep the durango from going up and down on the trailer while on the trailer. I didn't like the look of it in my mirrors going up and down.

Towed almost 4000 miles on this trip out west.




Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: kbcuda] #2114095
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The 72 B bodies had a plate with a hole for a sway bar, wouldn't that be a good plate to use?

Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: 71birdJ68] #2114105
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They were advertised on the "parts for sale" a year ago. They are sandwiched between the rear shock plate and leaf spring. I bought a pair for my GTS. I have the machined tabs that Mancini sells on the front. Not sure who the member was that built the rear plates.

Here's a couple of pics of the tie downs on my car

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Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: kbcuda] #2114207
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Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: 68KillerBee] #2114287
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You don't actually think these guys read the posts do you?

Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: Morty426] #2114307
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Originally Posted By Morty426


You don't actually think these guys read the posts do you?


I don't know if that is sarcasm towards me or people that posted after my first posting where I said who makes them...
Plus my first post was vague.
I'll message him on facebook so he responds here.

Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: kbcuda] #2114357
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Thanks for the heads up, Devin. I just replied to the original poster's private message.

I don't get on Moparts much anymore. I guess it would not hurt to post another ad though. whistling

Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: kbcuda] #2114558
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Thanks for the help 68killerbee

Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: dart4forte] #2114559
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Originally Posted By dart4forte
They were advertised on the "parts for sale" a year ago. They are sandwiched between the rear shock plate and leaf spring. I bought a pair for my GTS. I have the machined tabs that Mancini sells on the front. Not sure who the member was that built the rear plates.

Here's a couple of pics of the tie downs on my car

I have the AR engineering tabs sold through mancini on the front and think these plates in the back will be an excellent compliment to them. The tabs on the front work really well and makes strappping down a cinch

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Re: rear shock plate with integrated tie down loop [Re: kbcuda] #2114809
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Not sure what kind of car you have? However, another possible option for the rear on an e-body, is the factory shipping brackets as a rear fastening point. Easy to access and factory engineered by the mother ship.

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