hey bud i dont really know how to explain it other than i did it the same way mulletman did his in his thread. yes it does sit back a bit and the shocks almost touch. all i did was cut the lower arms to move forward a bit so the shocks would clear a bit more. as for handleing im not sure why yours doesn't maybe play ,with the toe a bit. sorry i can't really help you anymore than this, TRY GIVING MULLETMAN A pm