Surround replacement questions

[Raven 10+ year member]

Long story short, one of my beals 8s needs a new surround.

First question: If I put it on backwards (Concave surround instead of convex) would it help against surround "****-back"?

Second question: I don't want to replace the dustcap, which means I can't get into the motor with shims to hold the VC in alignment. Is this in any acceptable or will I have to replace the dustcap, too?

Third question: Would it make more sense to just get a recone kit from a popular speaker maker and recone the thing entirely?

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[Raven 10+ year member]

... anyone?