Here is the before picture of where the rear axle is. After the engine swap and the installation of the rock box I have not been able to put my rear driveshaft it. I had the shaft made by Tom Wood and don't want to send it in to get resized. I played around with a few ideas and the moving of the rear axle seemed to be the best. It increases the wheelbase, fills out the rear fender openning, and increases the departure angle except for the rear shackles.

First thing was the easiest. Get a torch and cut off the rear shackle mounts.

Once they were off I fabricated some new ones up. There made with 1/4" box steel and tubing. They should hold up to the stresses of off-road adventures.

once I got them made I put them on. I don't have the bushings in right now so the pin is hitting the top of the tube. I am just doing the test fit. I'm also putting more weld than this on for extra hold.

These front mounts are a different story. I was planning on re-using these and saving me some fabrication time but they didn't want anything to do with that. It took me a lot of time getting these off with the torch and they didn't survive.

The next day when I got some 3.5" x 3.5" x 1/4" box tubing I was able to whip up two purches to mount the front of the spring too. These shouldn't go anywhere and I gave it a bit of a slider to help it cross over rocks if it hits. Also give the spring eye some needed protection.

Here is a picture of the rear axle moved back. This gets the tire away from the body tub that is behind the door and puts the look right in the middle of the rear fenders instead of at the front.

This is the picture from the top only flipped so you can see the difference of having the rear axle moved easier.