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Originally Posted by LS short box

So could make new lower mount like the top mount and then turn the bottom of the shock 90 degrees? Then it wouldn't bind if the rear end shifted a bit.

Then the binding would occur as the axle moved up and down over bumps. The photo lolife99 posted shows the axle in the very upmost position of travel. The axle will drop at least 6 inches at a minimum at full droop. This relates to around 20 to 30 degrees of movement. The orientation of the shock mounts have been designed to induce the least amount of bind for that style of shock mounting.

I am assuming that lolife99 is planning on installing an adjustable long track bar and a rear sway bar. Both those items will reduce the amount of bind from the lower shocks mounts as they will actively reduce how much the axle articulates.

In suspension design every component's placement is a compromise between what helps, what hinders, and what is feasible under the design limitations.