944 rear spring plate grommets

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I hope someone here can answer this. I've searched SBO, Shoptalk and here, but I have not found an answer or even anyone who's asked the question (unless my search keywords were a bit off).

Anyway, I am installing the complete rear suspension from an '87 944 into my '69 T1 chassis. Since the inner spring plate grommets for the 944 are not shaped correctly, I decided to remove them and replace with regular Beetle ones. The problem is that the inside diameter of the Beetle grommets are way bigger than the 944's, so the spring plate is very sloppy. Should I have used the 944 grommets or are there other ones I could use instead?

I am nearing completion of my trial fit of everything on the chassis and it seems the closer I get, the longer little problems take to get worked out. Please let me know if there is a solution to this. I don't feel comfortable cut or welding the Beetle spring plate to make it fit the 944 ally diagonal arms.