RE: I'm baaaaaack...
whether you're going with wire or aluminum for landing gear, it looks like you can put your landing gear block just forward of the bulkhead at the leading edge. If balance is a problem on the ground you can always sweep the wire forward or find alum lg made with a forward sweep. Keep in mind you'll need to check your CG for flight too. Hope I understood your question and it looks like you have very little left to do...