hey,
i'm moving my mounts back currently, and i really found no reason to french them into the frame.
i'm not sure what your setup is going to be, but i am moving the spring hanger rearward about 8 horizontal inches. since this is on the upward slope of the rear frame, it also moves it upward somewhere between 2 and 3 inches vertically.
this is about the same distance you could hope to move your hangers if you frenched them.
i am putting my shackle hangers on the backside of my bumper, in-line with the frame rails and my spring hangers are square with them, so they have moved "in" a bit on the frame since the frame splays out more as you get farther toward the rear.
clear as mud?
malphrus