The tool I use is called a dimple die. They are more common in Desert style fab than anything else. They are used because you can cut a hole in your material, making it lighter. And then you can dimple that hole, and create rigidity. This means you can use a lighter gauge material to achieve the same strength. Plus it looks cool while doing it. It's similar to bead rolling your floor boards.
I built mounts for the shocks as well as the limiting straps today.
I had to add just 2 more dimples to make the number a nice 25. I wasn't really feeling 23.
Shocks will be replaced. It's easier to mock up with old ones than it is to mask off new ones.