8.8 swap

I just finished this swap in my 72 Swinger ....well almost finished. The old worn out shocks that were on it are too short to reach the ford mounting plates by about 2". The BIGGER problem is that the angle on the ford mounting plate is off. Has anybody come up with a solution other than to throw caution to the wind and just jam the shock in? I'll post pics to better explain when I can...right now I've got trick or greater duty.