JDPEagle, good call, routing the wires in the bars saves an additional 1 to 2", just enough apparently. BTW for those of you who drill holes for the wire pass-thru, make sure you angle drill for smooth entry, chamfer the edges that taper inwards so the wire insulation is not grooved or pinched in anyway when feeding them through and assembling. Also make sure you disassembe connectors carefully, if possible with the proper pin removal tool to not distort the retainer finger retention system.