Rear Shock Angle Question

[thepunisher]

The rear shocks on my truck were flipped around to the back side of the differential. I was unable to get the shock mounts off of the differential in a way that I could reuse them. My plan is to purchase universal weld on mounts. One issue that came up when I was talking to my brother about this was the angle of the shock. I figured I would bolt the shocks to the frame mounts and then the universal mount and just line it up and tack the mount into place. Is there a specific angle that the shock should be at or does my approach seem reasonable?

[ChevLoRay]

When I lowered my truck 4-inches, shock mount relocators were also ordered and installed. The '69 is coil-sprung. I also did a 4-inch lowering on my '96, originally w/o relocating the shocks. It is leaf-sprung. They were too close to being at a 45-degree angle and that kept them from doing much more than rattling. Installing upper mount relocators brought them to a way less severe angle. Not vertical...maybe 20-30 degrees. I didn't think to put an angle-finder on one.

[thepunisher]

my truck is leaf springs and still at stock height. Setting an angle locator on the shocks would be an excellant way to determine the correct angle. Problem is I need to know the angle.