[NachtRitter]

Hey BZP ... From the pic, it looks like you could put the shock "under" rather than "over" ... seems to be a ready-made attachment point on the lower part of the hitch ears. Since the shock should resist motion regardless if it's getting pulled or pushed, you would still get the same effect but with a neater install and (potentially) less fabrication.

EDIT: Maybe a little more fabrication, as you may want one shock per "ear" ... can't tell from the pics if going "under" in the middle would work