Soooo..... I recently got around to answering this question and the results are quite telling.
I ended up trying a variety of different methods to measure it all and after quite the learning experience I established the best way to reflect my findings was with wheels mounted and not tyres.
Actually, to be honest the process would have been much shorter had I started with that approach. Measuring accurately (enough) without the wheels is difficult without the correct tools.
I measured with the rods on either and both sides and with different stud locations and different rod lengths.
The pictures below, whilst not particularly scientific, are representative of my observations under all test scenarios (except one that's irrelevant because you get no steering throw).
Pay attention to the angle of the outside wheel, essentially with the rods on the back of the bridge the outside wheel angle is significantly reduced.
Here I've mirrored (and slightly shifted h/v to line it up) the red line.
My trial (and error) demonstrated to me that when connected to the front of the steering bridge (stock) the rod is forced to travel through an arc which is a (significantly) greater distance than if connected to the back of the bridge. Indeed as you can see from the pics I posted in the first post, whilst connected to the back of the bridge there's almost no arc at all.
Finally, the Ackerman remains the same in either scenario but the effect is like putting a block on the inside of the steering arms so they can't travel as far in one direction.
Summary:
It won't work.
