Is this dumb or brilliant? You decide.

Your angle looks good to me. My Dart was the same and worked well - 1.45 to 1.50 60 foot times with long shocks. See attached page out of the Mopar chassis manual and shot from back of my car. Rearward is preferred position to allow suspension movement.

Maybe my issue is stock shocks? The shackles are pushed up against the frame. That can't be right.