I recall responding and re-stating a similar fitment issue and the customer did not have his carrier seated all the way. If you would have blatantly told be it was wrong I would have fixed 100% no prob. I have personally never had an issue with these arms. I have installed and ran on a couple bikes and I am hard on them. That means nothing and I understand that. I just want everyone to be happy with their product. Communication is key, I need to know to be able to make right. Dave 5.0 is the one man who stood up and gave me descriptive info to make an improvement. I have done so.
Every swingarm is made in the exact same fixture. I run TS sliders like most and have never had an alignment issue.
I'm sorry for your inconvenience(s)
ANY issues with powder and / or fitment would be taken care of by me no questions asked. Sorry to see you had issues, but just FYI I would have taken it back and made it right at my expense. Thanks.