Sounds like you have tried what i am talking about then.I Actually have a viper but sounds like a bad idea either way.I know the viper has a longer travel but im sure it would do the same thing.I was just looking to get the best drag set up as possible.bluewho said:No it dosent sound stupid at all When i say the brackets will bend i mean the control staps that pull the shock closed.You no the thin bands of metal that run paralle with the shock?Iam just going from expereance from messing around with my 3 srxs for ten years now.I think i have bent busted or broken every thing you could possaby do with over 30.000 klm on the 98.