@Snark I was intending to use this thread as a general question board for if/ when I can't find the answer, though I will perform the change. And from what I understand from your first paragraph is that I should balance my CoM between front and back then add CoL just aft of that. Or have I read and understood what you said wrong?
And thank you to everyone who take the time to respond to my questions, which admittedly probably could have been solved by just some adjustments.