Replace rear nut strip or upgrade to entire bracket?

Working on replacing my exhaust. Went to place the new rear hanger last night and long story short, destroyed a lot of the mounting hardware for the hitch back there trying to fit this stupid rear hanger in.

No big deal honestly, the hardware is all original OEM from 1999 so it's probably work upgrading anyway, plus the hitch is showing some age so painting it wouldn't be so bad. Anyway, in researching the interior nut strip, which is probably also jacked up now, I've found that you can purchase entire rear tie in brackets rather than just the nut strip.

What is the better option? Looking at the tie in bracket, I see that it'll push the rear bumper out maybe 1/4 of an inch. Noticeable change? I'm keeping the stock OEM bumper, no long term plans to upgrade at this point. Is it worth the upgrade to get the bracket? Looks like 60 bucks for the bracket vs 30 for just the strip.