anybody ever put a drain plug in their 8.75 housing

just read the link to the mopar magazine article about installing the drain plug, its offset to the passenger side and not in the center of the housing. i may go this route, and just weld a small 1/8" thick circle of steel plate like a washer without a center hole on the inside offset to the passenger side will use an allen key type hex plug and thread it to make the plug sit flush. I will drill and tap where the 1/8" thick plate is so i got more than enough thickness for threads. I like to overdo things a bit sometimes.