Gotcha - Scott - I wondered in the previous write ups if the pants would just"stretch" to fit. I understand now your(our) dilemma, if the inboard pants mount is moved - lots of things are affected, the intersection faring, stretching of the pant. If the nut was shaved (outboard)to accommodate the inboard mount, the IF is still pushed inboard, so moving the wheel assy is the only thing left to keep the pant in a fixed position. Hmmm - - tricky pain.
So, you are thinking about making a new spacer (inner seal ring) that is .0xx longer and shifting the wheel by 1/2 disc thickness. Then machining off the axle nut the exact same amount so the end play is back to original - sounds like a good plan. Elegant. Good thinking, just what I expect from you.
Thanks Scott, good conversation.
EDIT - I finally read gasman's post, and he did the same. Good conversation anyway.