Bracket set-back question

[Bigshrimpin]

The bracket on my boat has a 26" setback and I can tilt my v6 Merc with an 175 XRI bucket style cowling all the way up with room to spare. Strick found some drawings on the internet for the suzuki 140 and those measurements were used to design the bracket. If I remember correctly you only need 22 or 23" radius from the tilt tube. Because the transom angles back at a 12 or 14 degrees (or whatever) . . . you need to factor that in b/c it can cut into that arch/range . . . so 24" - 25" setback is about as short as you can go.