You want the front hangar flush with the factory crossmember. After drawing it out on paper, you might gain a few degrees on a shorter shackle. I drew it out on paper to kinda see. And then went back to reference your picture and thought of something.
What type of hangar do you have? (I'm rethinking some stuff) Cause in my foggy brain, I want to say that some manufacturers of the front hangar, ie Marlin, the piece between the leaf spring mounts wasn't centered. It was offset, and which way you mounted it, you would gain X" one way, or shorten the other. You understand my thinking?
Rudimentary --> \[] / \ []/ First two crossmember offset, gain or lose forward placement of spring eye by 1.75" (IIRC). \ [] / Last one centered.
I tried to find some info online, but nothing to show, but TG does mention a "offset" spring hangar. IIRC, Marlin had it when he carried the sas kits.
Hope this helps?
I keep going back and looking at your picture, and I think that you should just get it all setup and running, and then see what happens when the springs settle out a little. And then go back and tweak stuff. Once you flex them on a trip or two, you will lose some height and the shackles will slide back more.
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