Upper shock mounts not centered......
 

So I've been fixing all the previous owners mistakes on my newly acquired 71 c10. One of them was some very junky blown out rear shocks mounted in the factory location when the truck has a 6" rear drop. So I ordered up some shock relocation brackets for the rear, and a set of ride tech single adjustable shocks for the front and rear. I installed the shock relocation brackets and got my new shocks bolted in when I realized something. The factory upper shock mounts are NOT centered on the frame cross member. The only reason I took notice is because I saw my rear shocks were extended different lengths as seen in the pictures. Then I noticed that one mount is closer to the frame rail on one side than the other. Does anyone know why the factory did this? Will this cause any issues? Thanks in advance!

Re: Upper shock mounts not centered......
 

Im not sure that I see it ALL....but can you move the rears of the brackets inboard, to straighten up the line?:chevy: longhorn

Re: Upper shock mounts not centered......
 

Even if you moved the rear of the brackets in, they would still be different distances from the frame. This is where they are placed from the factory, the brackets bolt into the factory holes left over from the rivets. I’m just curious as to why gm did them like this.

Re: Upper shock mounts not centered......
 

I think it was done for room for the exhaust pipe.
Jimmy

Re: Upper shock mounts not centered......
 

Weird. I never paid much attention to their specific location but I can def see what @71c10RDU is talking about.

I'd just relocate the mount as needed to make them symmetrical or do the 'No Limit Engineering' relocation set-up.