Front radius rod bracket angle

[trogdor]

I just picked up a front tube axle setup. It has the radius rod brackets welded on. It looks like the brackets have been welded 90 degrees to the axle. This means the radius rods won't mount to the frame (see picture). I could make some sort of bracket that sticks out from the frame for the mount, or I could cut the brackets off and re-weld at a slight angle. Which would be better?

 

[Spanky]

Keep in mind that this will also affect the spring shackle location. Might be easier to just heat and bend the mounting tab on the R?R bracket.