Make "sway away" type adjustable spirng plates from 944 units

[super vw]

Ok, so heres my deal.
I don't want to grind into my shock towers to use 944 adjustable spring plates.
AND i dont want to spend 300+ bucks on some "sway away" style ones aswell.

So i want to make some home made sway away ones using the 944 spring plates as a base.

It looks like all i have to do it create a stop tab (mounted on the splined part/plate) and then crate a simalare style tab BUT with a threaded hole and a large adjuster screw mounted into it that would ride on the other tab.

Example of a "sway away" style:


BUT, my question is on how they are supost to work.
I need to know if that adjuster screw just "hits" that tab or if it is mated into it some how.
Thinking about it, i THINK that it just hits it and is not fixed with it becuase you would have a downward force (from the t-bars) and a upward force (from the wheels/gravity), those forces would keep the adjuster screw tight together with the tab i would think? But wanted to ask before i start making somthing.

Thanks,
Jonathan

[Bill K.]

You're right, the screw just pivots on the boss. Use a high grade, fine thread pitch set screw.

[Bruce2]

What's so bad about grinding the shock towers? By cutting the bolt head in half, you won't need to grind very much off the shock towers. I shortened the bolt head to 5mm thick then welded it to the backside of the long plate so I don't need wrench access to tighten it.

[super vw]

WHY WOULD YOU WELD IT? that would make the bolt "non-movable" and make the whole unit non-adjustable correct?

Even if i did grind away the towers (i dont want to) it would be so hard to get a tool up in between the tower and the spring plate. The 944 can get away with it becuase the bolts are more exposed (same as with a 911). thats just what i can see. maybe yours is different, i know the towers are a different shape from year to year.