Im not saying yours was a bad idea or it would not work. Im just saying the reason the plate is bending is because it stops on the diff case and by grinding down this spot it will act the same way yours will. It gives it better steering also and if someone wanted to prevent the plate from bending they can simply grind the plate down. The whole point in this post or my steering mod post is to fix this problem with the bending plate wether it be my fix or yours. They both have the same outcome.