1957 GMC Rear-end Housing

Ok. The truck that I’m trying to buy has a brace welded to the axel tube over the pumpkin to the other axel tube.
Sorry for the photos you can just see it if you look close.
Is this normal?
Or is this bad?

http://s758.photobucket.com/albums/xx221/jskmetcalf/1957%20GMC/


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