Longtime readers of Jp magazine might actually remember this 1948 Willys pickup I built back in the mid/late 2000s. I called it "Murderous Overkill," but not a lot of those stories transferred over ...

For the front spring hanger of the rear spring we did the same, namely locating the bracket using the more rearward rivet hole on the frame and the most forward hole on the bracket.

The drawback is potentially having to use the stock leaf springs and shackles/hangers. However, the job can be all beneficial if you simply start out with the right parts to begin with.