[ollykiwi3]

yeah, its an 84 xjs front. its not possible to redrill the top mount as the upper arm bushes(bearings) straddle the mount plate with only minimal clearance so it cant be moved. bottom is the easier way forward. the shims are full forward so nothing left there, and I need 15mm(drew it up on CAD) to get 6deg so not enough in shims anyway.

sway bars still need to be designed and made so Im not sure which I will do first as it could take some time to get them sorted. and its another thing that needs to be figured out which could take some trial and error.
think I will do the a arm first. but I have taken your comments on board.
cheers