Front rack suggestions

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bobble
Picked up a Sim Works Obento, wald 137 and WW Alkazam. Just in the process of fitting it and ran into a few questions I could guess at but want to do it right (paging @spotter / @Harry.Major)

Will let people know how I get on with it. Simworks rack didn't come with anything to mount the P clips to a fork without an eyelet and not sure on the length of the stays but I'll come to that.
1. Where it mounts to the top of the fork, am I okay piggy backing off of my mudguard's bolt from a strength perspective?
2. Do I need to mount all 4 struts to get the 5kg load? seems on my bike (genesis CDF) that 2 is right. 2 would be sharing the same mount if not.
3. Do people just angle grind off and file the excess strut arms? Even mounting the 2 shorter ones, still sticking up too much to be use the bag.
4. The stainless plate that goes from the top of the fork to the main bit of the rack - is there an optimum distance along to mount it? Currently have it at one extreme to make the rack flat with the uncut stays.
Cheers

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spotter in reply to @bobble

1.) Rack inside stay mudguard outside stay if you're sharing eyelets
2.) I wouldn't think so what's the m-18's max load? But more struts also means less wobbly
3.) Only if needed, but I normally use a big bolt cropper and a file.
4.) As short as possible whilst maintaining a flat rack. with all mounting hardware, shorter = stiffer

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