Originally Posted by
southpawboston
In your case, I would suggest bending the stays outward at the fender to prevent rattling against the fender edges, then bending the stay ends by the dropouts inward to be perpendicular to the eyelets.
The rattling occurs at the point I outline in photos above.
You can bend the stays a little to not touch the fender, but you'll then discover that the stays are not tight in the "daruma" thingy that holds them to the fender. Indeed they move around pretty easily. I've thought of trying to pack something in there so they won't slide.