Rear shock mounting design

[mrn2obelvedere]

I have to relocate the right rear shock in my car to accommodate the panhard mount in my Mopar. I am moving it to the front side of the differential now. I would like your opinions both from a design and from a welding standpoint. By the way I posted this in the fabrication forum but I don't think its getting much attention there so I have reposted it here:

So I got a chance to draw this up in solidworks and my idea looks like this:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/02/ForwardShockMount-1.png

Note the following:
1)The cross member is 2X2 mild tubing, .083 wall thickness
2)The shock mount itself is fabricated from the same material
3)The screw spacers are .125" thick, .5" inner diameter, .75" outer diameter. These will be welded into place also
4)The end plates are 1/16" thickness (thinner than the tube, similar in thickness to the sub-frame rails)

The purpose of the end plates in my design is to make it easier for me to weld without burning through the sub-frame rails, and also to give an initial attachment point (hence the screw holes, I was thinking I could initially attach the frame with sheet metal screws and check for fitment, squareness, etc before really committing to welding it in.

Any criticism of my design is welcome. Thanks!

[MrQuick]

looks good Sean but I would put more material on that frame mount to wrap the bottom. The set up you have would cause the vert flat to pull from the level flats.
Also I would use 1/8" stock for end pieces. Concentrate the weld pool to the bracket then blend the frame metal. This would help not burning through the frame rail. Practice on scrap till you master this.

Tried to make it easy to understand.
https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=36183&d=1266174141
vince