Best spot to install leveling valve?

I'm sure it really makes no difference where on the axle the leveling valve goes but just curious as to which would be the best spot. I was going to weld a tab onto the center of the diff housing and mount the valve to the rearmost crossmember but I'm thinking it might fit better if I mount it off the frame rail and attach it to the side of the axle housing. Any advantages or disadvantages to either location? Airliner suspension, single drive axle.

 

Apparently not on this one. I think the original leveling valve on the Shaker this diff came from was on the front drive axle. No spot anywhere on the rear housing to hook the rod to. Easy enough to weld a little tab onto the pumpkin to bolt the rod to though.

Yeah it definitely won't work well on top. Torque arm would be in the way.



My only concern about mounting it so the rod attaches to the center of the rear cover would be the arm getting snagged on a trailer when the suspension is deflated. Guess I could suspend the valve under the crossmember to keep the arm lower with the bags deflated.

 

I'll have to do something like that. I tried getting my KW crossmember to fit close to the rear diff so I could mount the rod onto the center of the rear housing. No dice, kept running into issues with the air bags. Had to utilize the FL crossmember to make it work, which means unless my leveling valve gets a 14" arm its just not going to happen.