thanks for all of the input guys.
Jeza, good info. at least from a relative point of view. i am sure weight makes a difference. nonetheless, the most detailed info i have seen yet.
preg, i drove it for a couple of months. but only very local.
bill, that has been my plan. still trying to find some local though. no luck thusfar. my plate was in the same place you just described, but you can see how it settled out. so i know i need more if i stay with these bars. if i switch up then i'm back to the drawing board. would guess just below the stop again though.
btw, these are 944 spring plates which are adjustable. one catch while the alignment guy was working with them though. the way they settle on the stop forces the spring plate to scissor to the lowest position once you loosen the bolt (will get some pics). would take effort to pry the plate up enough and tighted the bolt down at the needed height.
lastly, bad things happen for good reasons. found when i pulled the spring plate away that the shock tower (at least the left, haven't seen right yet) that despite grinding much of the meat away, it still wasn't enough. the bolts have been gouging the shock tower. back to more grinding.
