Anthony, this may help. Did you buy the brackets from Joe with the spacers?
The spacer will mount between the bracket top hole (see pic) and the spindle:
If you do not have the spacers, give me a holler, I think I bought two sets from him. You may be able to get away with a thick washer.
For the rear, you can run a spacer similar to this, to center the caliper:
Give me a holler if you get stuck.