I had a similar situation when upgrading from the Graham 2.2 to the Graham Phantom using the Graham mount. Like your case, the counter weight hit the VTA post when trying to set the arm to spindle distance. I backed off the counter weight to avoid the post and get this distance set correctly. However, unlike you, I am still able to play all of the groves with the counter weight reset for proper VTF. I still plan to redrill the arm board at some point to get the arm properly oriented.
I am posting this to alert others contemplating a Phantom upgrade, that this situation can occur with the Graham mount as well. Do not let this disuade you from the purchase, just be aware.
I am posting this to alert others contemplating a Phantom upgrade, that this situation can occur with the Graham mount as well. Do not let this disuade you from the purchase, just be aware.