@matt yeah it does look thicker. I will pull up some top shots of the old tower and compare. I understood what you are staying, just hard to tell. That they did was essentially the same as the ubrace. They raised the area where the shock mounts, but left the rest of the tower alone. I wonder if the cut it also to try and get the shock angle to be close to the v2's. And the shock angle may or may not be a bad thing. It "could" help the handling or it could hurt it. I dont know that my BB shocks make the car feel completely different. Turning, jumping and the rougher surfaces all feel different. I am unsure how much is the shock angle, larger piston or lower stiction due to the smaller shafts.


I pulled up the manual for the 4.2 and 4.1 and looked at the profile pics. I can see it now. It is interesting that they did that instead of cutting the tower. I assume they was durability concerns in the front. The angle of the rears in both pictures look pretty close. No idea if it will rub or not with the new tower, but the manual does not call for the metal spacers on the bottom.