[CarlG]

I actually did that with mine. I know the article is out there somewhere, but as I recall, I drove the studs out, & welded nuts on the back side of the plate. Then took the lug nuts, inserted a bolt into the nuts - screwed down tight with Loctite. Then cut the head off the bolt, chamfered the end to make it easy to guide into the welded nut.

For me, it works like a charm.