Hello-

I got this Blackburn front rack in a great trade with a BF member. It's not designed with any adjustability so I am having trouble mounting it on my High Sierra, partly due to the very slack HT angle. For a number of reasons I can't use the lower/rear of the two eyelets. So in using the upper/forward eyelets, if I want the rack to be even remotely level, I have a sizable gap between rack strut and mid-fork boss (see photos). I am thinking that I can use something to bridge this gap, especially because I don't plan to carry a lot of weight and that strut does not seem to bear nearly as much of the weight as the other.

Does this seem like a reasonable idea? If so, what material would you suggest I use? I was thinking of aluminum flat bar stock, but am not sure which thickness would be best. I have basic tools but no access to a machine shop or anything like that. Thanks!