agolflovr

I'm trying to replace the tub spout, but the "universal" spout I bought at Home Depot does not seem like it will work. The pipe coming out of the wall is copper. Behind the wall I can see and feel that it bends and goes up to the mainfold. Where the pipe comes out of the wall there is about 3/4" of straight pipe, then about 3/4" of threads (3/4" diameter), then 1.5" of 1/2" diameter and finally a 1/2" non-threaded "nipple" with an o-ring. So there is about 3.5" of copper coming from the wall. If I cut off the threaded part of the pipe there will only be about 3/4" to use for a slide connection, which does not seem like enough. If I leave the threaded portion of the pipe the spout will not be flush to the wall. Any suggestions? Thanks.