Cross member repair question

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Just took my frame to the weld shop. My front cross member was so bad metal was missing where the spring attaches to the cross member. Just wondering if anyone has tried an extra piece of metal between the spring and frame longer than the repaired area to spread the load out across the bottom of the cross member. I know it would raise the frame the thickness of the extra piece, would that cause a problem anywhere? Thanks for any advise.