I used two peices of 1/4" plate steel about 6" x 8" and made template to "fit" what I had. When I drilled the holes I had both peices tack welded together. then they were cut out with a plasma cutter. The diameter of the Sterling 10.25" axle is 3.5" and that is the cutout radius I used.

Too bad there were no pictures taken when I set my sock and foot on fire while welding the bracket onto the axle. I still have a small scar on my leg.

The top and bottom bars are 1.5" x .25" DOM tubing. The top bar is about 36" long, the bottom bar is about 24" long. The square tubing I used on the top bar is 2"x2" 1/4". It is about 12" long with 6" of overlap on the DOM. There are two 7/16" "8" bolts holding it onto the DOM so it is removable. I used this approach so I could easly lengthen the top tube if I decide to move the rear axle back.

Installed picture before painting.

Picture of shackle mount while I was painting it. It is 37" long, 2"x 3" 11 gauge rectangle tube. There is a peice of 2"x2" square tube welded to it at 7" from left (driver side) to mount the actuall shackle. This peice mounts in the "drop" on the frame just behind the t-case. I used the holes from the annoying metal spikes that ford installes.

Closeup detail of where the square tubing for the actuall shackle mounts. It was 7" from the left end of the tube on my install. Yours might be a little different.

View of shackle mount installed, looking forward.

Side view of shackle mount. The front hole in the mount is where the shackle will bolt in. The top of the 2x2 was cut back to allow the shackle to swing forward and backward with the axle.

Closeup of shackle, it was made out of two 5/8" weld in bungs, one left hand thread one right hand thread and a peice of 1" ID DOM tube, about 1 1/2" long. The whole shackle is about 3". You can see the SRE's in the picture, both 5/8" one LHT the other RHT.

Just another view of the shackle assembly, note the 1/4" spacers to allow more right/left movement when installed.

Cruddy picture of the axle plates welded onto the Sterling. Look at those welds, can you say bublegum

Second picture of axle plates installed on Sterling. Not much better of a picture.

View of setup from rear of axle.

Heim (SRE) and bung shackle picture 1/4.

SRE shackle 2/4.

SRE and bung picture 3/4.

SRE and bung shackle 4/4.

Detail of square tube on end of main (upper) tube.

Good view of bar and shackle assembly 1/2.

Good view of square tube and shackle assembly 2/2.

This is the template for the steel that welds onto the rear axle. The two peices are 1/4" steel that were 8 3/4" x 6 3/4" that I found in the steel yard. The short edge goes parallel with the ground. Refference Picture #1 while I was laying the cut out and picture #6 for the mounting.