On the rear axle the shock mounting position sticks down below the axle. The other day I rasied my mounts up for more ground clearance. We took some Grade 8 bolts and used a lath to cut down the hex head. Then we welded washers in place to hold the shock bushing in place. After that we welded the bolt to the old mount. I still have to cut the bottom off and will have the finished pictures.

 

cant wait to see the finished result. ive been thinking of doing this also, just wasnt sure how to go about it.

 

Just a question-
How come you didnt keep your stock studs and bolts? And i cant wait to see the results.
My guess is better rock clearance, and make your shocks "longer"

 

http://jeep-xj.info/HowtoRearShockM.htm
I plan to do this for clearance reasons... a by product of this is I can still run my shocks that maxed out at 3.5-4" lift

 

Yes kinda make shocks longer. We did the bolts b/c it was easy and more time friendly for now. I now have the old shock pieces cut off so I plan to weld them back to the axle and take off these bolts.

 

Here they are welded.

And now cut. I think I am doing to redo it diff though. This will work for now.