Question on floor opening for A T

OK, so I wanted to say thank you for all the measurements that were provided here, they are helpful. I'm now running into a different issue, the console doesn't sit straight on the tunnel and if I get it straight, the shift linkage for the AT shifter goes into the floor at a steep angle and doesn't want to allow for enough tolerance or clearance to function properly......Would I be best to switch to an after market shifter to make the console line up straight?