Shocks aren't going to effect axle wrap, but what you don't want to do is angle them in to close to each other at the top or far apart on the axle, the closer to a 45 degree angle your shocks are at the less effective they will be, there will be to to much leverage and you won't have
for droop. I like mine about 5" in from the perch on the axle and about 9" in from the frame on the cross member. I mounted mine on the top back side of the crossmember and the top front side of axle. You can weld the shock studs that come with shocks to the axle tube with fillet welds, I used 4" bolts all the way through the cross member because I've seen so many tear out when only welded to the back side. Hope this helps someone else will throw down their
