RE: Too much down thrust on GSP?
I sent Bruce at CJ a very detailed diagram showing all the measurements, and he just made these retracts to my specifications for $250. The struts come with the bend, and they were bent forward 4° by CJ just as I specified. Note that on a stock wing, the struts are bent forward by 5° (this is true for other Spits too). Since I enlarged the wheel well openings to take larger wheels, the center of each wheel well got shifted back a little, hence the 4° bend.
I will take a photo looking straight down on the front from mid canopy for you. My nose is slightly tilted to the right too, but it's not too bad since I aligned the right edge of the cowl to the right edge of the spinner.