I brought this on myself... front suspension upgrade; QA1’s

[MGM]

My heart sank last night as I tried to install my QA1’s and nothing is fitting.
I’ve read over the other suspension posts, but didn’t see links to the parts. Can anyone confirm that these are the correct QA1’s? The specs look good to me. Apparently all I need to do now is cut down the top mount bracket from 3” and re-weld it at 0.5”. That I can do.

However, when that problem is sorted, I also have issues with the upper control arm: it’s contacting the frame/spring perch on its downward travel, I think the adjusters are too wide to clear. The originals kind of kicked out and bent back in. Are there specific UCA’s that are meant to work with these cars better than others? see picture...

Here are the parts I’m trying to make work.

LCA:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hdt-ca-102-m

UCA:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sps-94000

QA1’s:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/qa1-ms302-08375

I can modify the U bracket down to 1/2” and see how things fit.
I’m hoping you guys have some input. Thank you very much! I really don’t know where I’d be without the collective help of everyone on here.
Cheers
Michael