Oops, you said "Catches" and I was thinking "Latches".
I see what you mean. You basically made the front lift arms longer. I agree, it would seem that this would move the shell towards the rear bumper when the shell is down, and therefore move the catch aft. Since the rear lift arms didn't change, I would also think this would tilt the front of the shell upwards.
So I'm now as confused as you are - sorry.
I am surprised you can change the length of the lift arm and have the catches/latches mate at all. I would think if the length of the lift arm wasn't very close to the distance between the "pocket stops" and the catches, the latches would not engage the catches.
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