Would you run these axles?

FWIW a good friend of mine back in the 70's used an A body 8.75 under his 55 Chevy... But he wanted the GM 5x4.75 bolt pattern... It was gonna be right at the edge of the axle.... He cut rings out of 3/8" steel plate & welded them to the A body axle flanges... Welded up the stock holes... Drilled his GM pattern with a hand held drill... He ran those axles throught the 70's, 80's, 90's & into the early 2000's... Around 2004 he decided he should upgrade.... The axles never failed... Never twisted...

He had twisted the stock 55 axles many times, got to the point he was painting a stripe on them so he could have an obvious clue... He said they wouldn't break till they were twisted more than 90 degrees... After the stock axle he put a twelve bolt in the car & broke the side gears three times....

He was married, had young kids, money was tight.. And he had an A body 8.75 laying out behind his garage... It made a Mopar believer outta him...

That ol' 55 had many different engines (mostly big blocks) & trannies (a few Muncies but mostly T400's) But only that one 8.75 axle for many many years....