Dana 60 too narrow

The most recent lol, I am in the process of relocating my leaf springs. I knew my used Dana 60 was pretty narrow but it's 41 inches flange to flange & the frame rails are right around 38 inches outside to outside.
I am going to attempt to weld a .250 thick plate on the inside of the rail, welded to the floor and as much as I can get inside, I will drill several holes on the outside of the frame rail to plug weld the plate, then weld the spring mount to the plate and the rail.
I am kind of...

Dana 60 too narrow
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