Shock mount orientation question??

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When I made my rear upper shock mounts, I fabbed them to be aligned w/the OE style lower stud that PB uses on his truck arms. I'm working on the front shock mounting now & because I have dbl shear tabs coming off the lower a-arm tube, it sort of forces my hand to swivel the upper end 90° if I want to use a truck shock (trying to attach it to the side/top of the frame).

I could try & tweak PB's front upper shock mount to work (stud style), but I wanted a shock w/more travel (PB's spec's shock = 4.5" travel; OE style shock = 5.5" travel). I already have some Bilstein replacement 6x-72 truck shocks w/5" of travel, so I'm trying to set the shocks up to have 3" compression & 2" extension (from ride height). That should allow dumping the truck w/the bag & shock bottoming @ approx the same time while still allowing for up to 2" of extension w/o over-extending.

For those that have made (or do make) your own shock mounts, what are the 'rules' as far as aligning the shock 'eyes'? Must they be aligned top & bottom or could you set one end 90° vs the other?