Well, that was interesting.
I just found out that this mod won't work at all on my car, at least not in the front.
I took the mounts off the bumper so I could work with them, and found out that if I move them back one hole the front of them won't clear the frame. It's not by a lot, but enough. I'd have to measure it to see exactly, but I am thinking much less than one inch. The mounts seem to be totally uncompressed. Both sides are the same way. Everything fit nicely before I took the bumper off.
I really don't know what is going on. I was thinking maybe it was a wagon thing, but my manual shows the same dimensions for the frame holes for both the sedan and the wagon. I wouldn't imagine that the newer years would be any different there.
Who needs a bumper anyway?
Russ