Broken upper shock mount

[JointTech]

my drivers rear upper shock mount stud has the threads broken off.

I noticed a small hole in the mounting bracket that is towards the back of the truck. I opened that hole up and stuck a new stud in. Problem is my shock wont compress enough to go there and its just offline enough to put the shock in a slight bind so I dont like it.

Im thinking Im going to use a cutoff wheel and cut that old mount completely off at the bracket and then drill a new hole there. The OE mount is welded on.

If I cut it off semi-flush to the bracket do You think there will be enough meat to drill a hold for a replacement stud?





first pic you can see the old broken stud and my new one. new one makes the geometry just off a bit.

Second pic you can see the "spare" hole.

any idea what that hole is actually for?