Skyjacker Radius arms and DIY brackets

[Welndmn]

It's been a long time since I've had a RBV again, but a year ago I picked up a 1990 Bronco 2.
It's only got a 2" puck lift on new coil springs on 33's (well some metric size off a new Jeep JL).
The other day I got a Dana 35 from a Ranger and it came with some Skyjacker radius arms, but not the frame brackets or crossmember.

So I thought I'd ask the experts what the best course of action is as.
Buying all the crap from skyjacker (BOO! the cross member is $150 and each radius arm bracket is $100, defeats the purpose of a $700 B2).
Should I shorten the radius arms and try and reuse the stock radius arm brackets and put them in front of t case crossmember?
Modify the stock T case crossmember to hang the stock brackets from it or just make a new radius arm brackets to hang from the factory T case cross member?
It's not a hard core off roader, it's a leaf looker, I have enough hardcore wheelers.
I mainly wanted the longer radius arms for a nicer highway ride, and why not they are already bolted to the dana 35.
When I search, all the only posts have dead links now

 

[Shran]

Question #1 I have for you is, are you ever going to put a taller lift on it? If not, there is no reason to use the longer radius arms.

There are only two factory crossmembers in that area - front one for the radius arms and the second is for the transmission (NOT the transfer case.) The Skyjacker crossmember combines those into one that supports the transmission and the radius arms. It would be difficult to modify either of the factory ones for use with extended radius arms. It is a better use of your time to just buy the right parts. With that in mind, if you decide that you don't need a taller lift and the stock radius arms will work for you, the extended ones are worth far more to someone else if they're not cut up.

The longer arms don't give you a better ride, they just allow a taller suspension to articulate better off road.