Before mounting brackets, measure your swing to see how far apart the chains will hang. Mount support brackets so that the chains hang down as straight as possible. Find the rafter studs in the area for hanging your porch swing. Mark a line with a pencil straight across no less than 3" from the bottom of stud, on the side of the stud, 12" long. Hold one bracket up against the stud and line up the two bottom holes, one on each side with the line you have drawn, holding a pencil straight draw ( 3 )small circles through the mounting holes to acquire your hole pattern layout. Face plates can face one another, both on the inside of the stud as shown in the top picture, or you can gain an additional 3" spread by mounting the plates on the opposite side of the studs, shown in the bottom picture.
Use a small nail to create a starter hole to keep the drill bit from walking. If using 1/4" bolts, nuts and washers, drill ( 3 ) 5/16" holes all the way through the stud. For rafter beams thicker than 2" wide, drill ( 3 ) 5/32" holes 2" deep as straight as possible, looking from both directions for each hole. Springs: Hook one end of the spring through the bottom hole in the bracket, hook any chain link through the other end of the spring to adjust your swing seating height.
Chains hang straight, this is correct mounting but chains can hang 6" spread out at the top on each side of the swing. No more than 6"	Chains hang about 24" spread out at the top. Wrong, weight force is on the swing arms or hardware running through the swing's small pieces of wood frame.
Disclaimer: Fantasy Steel Studio is not liable or responsible for improper mounting of steel support brackets, or brackets mounted into inferior materials. Nor, any individual or manufactured porch, patio or garden swings hanging from said brackets, swings which may be improperly designed made of all wood, where the hardware acts as a wedge running through the smaller pieces of wood, the swing's frame.

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