Oddly, Limbaugh already said it. Shortcuts about landing gear compartments make the ship front heavy or something like that. This is not my realm of expertise, Anons.
https://news.iheart.com/featured/rush-limbaugh/content/2019-03-14-my-investigation-into-the-boeing-737-max-8-and-max-9-problem/
From the article:
"And it's exactly what I thought. Because of the redesign of the airplane and the change in center of gravity brought about by the bigger engines – the nose gear's eight inches longer, for example – it has changed the entire angle of attack that the airplane takes in normal flight"