Front Basement Door latch replacement

[cmillsbl]

While on a recent trip I smacked my head on the door latch rod for the front basement door. (The rod hangs from the bottom of the overhang, behind the pin box. The rod snapped off. I reached out to GDRV Customer Support to see if I could purchase a couple of replacements. They graciously sent me two for no charge. When I saw the base plates for the rod end and the receptacle end were the same, I decided to swap them. The rod piece is now hanging from the door rather than the overhang (see attached photo). In doing so, the rod will no longer get in the way when walking under the overhang. Has anyone else tried this? Is there a downside to doing this that I can't see?