[C4fan]

Originally Posted by RedLS1GTO

I've been thinking a lot about this... The more I look at the pics, the more I worry about going that route with it. If it wasn't a coil over setup I wouldn't worry at all. The shock is not actually integral to the structure of the suspension. As long as you get full travel and don't end up in a binding situation, you aren't changing anything at all.

With the coil-overs, that isn't the case. The shock/spring are on that same mount and it sees a lot more stress. They actually see a lot more stress than they were initially designed for.
The only question now is which way is stronger... fixing it, or leaving it as is? If you do attempt to fix it, you are either adding more bends, or introducing welds and cuts and drastically increasing the possibility for human error.

Driving it down the street should be zero concern. My hesitation would come if you start adding more stress, hard cornering, or even big bumps into the equation.

I would say thats damn good advice.