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Just had a minute to open attachments and look at picture #3 to see rust.
Rust is indicative of flexing that allowed water intrusion thru the paint.
If you were to add 1/4 X 1" angles vertically, on both outside edges behind this plate,
so the two legs are flat on plate, (so it looks like two...
In a previous life I had a 1969 1 ton Chevy 4 X 4 pickup with a 6"body lift. Installing a drop hitch was a challenge.
I ran two 1/4"X 3" Hot rolled steel straps, on a 45 degree angle, up from back of hitch to the top inside of frame rails.
Bent appropriately to be level, then incline, then...
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