Thanks @Boomer343 - I had a feeling there were more aspects to consider.
I'd seen some pics where people looked like they had used the OE brace in some fashion. That would put me into a world of metal fabrication that I haven't attempted yet. And admittedly, even though I'm doing "no going back" mods to the frame, I have a hard time with the idea of chopping up perfectly decent stock parts. But, who knows, maybe I'll get comfortable knowing I'm giving those parts "new life".
I'd seen some pics where people looked like they had used the OE brace in some fashion. That would put me into a world of metal fabrication that I haven't attempted yet. And admittedly, even though I'm doing "no going back" mods to the frame, I have a hard time with the idea of chopping up perfectly decent stock parts. But, who knows, maybe I'll get comfortable knowing I'm giving those parts "new life".