Hello folks,

I'm in need of some guidance.

I recently bought the Origin8 Front Rack, but I'm having some issues with the installation.

It's supposed to attach to the axle and anchor on the caliper hole. I have a 700c quick release standard front wheel, but the rack "legs" are way too wide to attach to my current set-up (there are gaps between the rack legs and the outsides of the fork blades). Also, the rack, when manually held in place, doesn't sit horizontally at all (more like a 15 degree angle from the ground).

So, should I use some kind of spacers to fill in the area between the outside of the fork and the rack legs?
Would switching to a solid bolt-on axle help? Is that even possible? What can I do about the angle?

I noticed someone on Amazon made some doohicky to connect everything (first 2 images). He appears to have a quick release too. Then in Google images I see someone fixed the angle problem by bending/changing the rack legs inserts (last image).

I'm at work now, but I'll have pictures of my bike later.

Any help is as always appreciated.

Thanks!