I think to drop the rods will mean a change of the inner structure to the company someone here used sometime back. Replace core support with one that attaches to the top of the frame rails, inner skirts are made different allowing the gap to be set entirely by the location of the fender without rods. The under hood looks much neater and no interference with v8 FI fuel systems. Just thoughts right now but seriously thinking about the change. If I do I have some new oem style parts to get rid of...lol