Thanks GoJeep and xjnation!

[BillR]

A friend (Brian@xjnation-THANKS Brian!)and I did the shock mount relocation on my rear axle yesterday. It worked great! Gojeep's website was (IS) a huge help for those of us WITHOUT endless credit or finances.
Thanks for the info and ideas!
For those that aren't aware, this is a site FULL of good stuff.GoJeep (http://go.jeep-xj.info/)

[MMIXJ]

you mean you chopped the mounts flush w/ the axle tube?
then replaced your long-travel shocks (assume from the RE kit) w/ shorter ones?

sounds like we've got similar setups, and i'd like to do this mod but have been concerned about the loss in travel...

[rockwerks]

Well not quite flush with the tube kept it about 1/2" down to leave enough material to get a good weld on the left axle tube piece..went pretty well and picked up about 2.5" of clearance

[BillR]

Originally posted by MMIXJ
you mean you chopped the mounts flush w/ the axle tube?
then replaced your long-travel shocks (assume from the RE kit) w/ shorter ones?

sounds like we've got similar setups, and i'd like to do this mod but have been concerned about the loss in travel...
I'm actually running shocks from a 3 1/2" lift, so the shortening of the shock mount just made up for the travel I lost when I lifted another 1".;)