The reason for the eyelets is to prevent crushing the rubber pads. The eyelets are supposed to be the right length to just let you tighten the screws down on the eyelet and then the eyelet length prevents you from crushing the rubber pads so much you ruin the shock absorbing characteristics. The reason you have the large edge of the eyelet against the mount is to prevent you from driving the sharp edges of the eyelet into the mounting material which would allow you to crush the pads.