Thanks JoeH,
Talked to Peter Del Toro this morning and he said that the bracket he sent was shorter but that they have used it on old builds like mine. Just a matter of rotating the bracket upwards to get the same shock extension. I talked to my mechanic and he agrees with you that the best method is to install the new differential, attach the shock to the upper mount then locate the bottom mount, mark, then weld it. All is good...
I accidentally called Alan Feld twice while trying to call the factory. (My contact list needs some editing...
We did a couple of trips to Baja with the Felds, one trip included Johnathan. We were also the trip to Copper Canyon with the editor of Overland Journal some years ago. Great memories. It was probably that abuse that wore my axle out prematurely, or perhaps the rallies.... Just kidding!!
Thanks again for all your help and advice.
BTW... If you have a penthouse top and the roll down curtain screws are rusting out, I can tell you why...
Darryl