I'm having a little problem installing a pendant light and am wondering if anyone has any ideas. There's a rough-in for a light and/or ceiling fan in my kitchen. I decided to install a pendant light. Bought an inexpensive one that my wife likes a lot. When I took off the cover over the rough-in, I discovered that the electrician had installed a saddle junction box (I think that is the term after a little searching). In case I have the term wrong, it's a plastic box that straddles a 2 x 4 which was installed between two joists. I suspect this is a good idea in most cases because it's very secure to structure. However, the light I have to install has a bracket which is supposed to screw to the box with the cord for the pendant running through the middle of the bracket. The problem is that, when snugged up, there isn't enough room for the wire coming through the bracket. It would have to make a right angle turn and there is a small nut on the wire which is designed to hold the wire at the selected length. It's not even close to enough room to accommodate the wire and the nut (let alone the excess wire after adjusting the length but that's another issue I could deal with if needed). The junction box is pretty much flush with the drywall and the cover piece from the light is not deep enough for a lot of flexibility. I'm not sure if I'm describing this clearly enough but I'll add a photo of what a saddle junction box looks like in case it helps.
I can't figure how to install this light or any similarly designed one. I can't access it from above as it is not below an attic or crawl space. The only thing that I can think of that would work would be to notch out the center of the saddle. Despite the fact that the light is not heavy at all, that seems like a bad idea. Or at least not an easy task.
Does anyone have any ideas? Does this even make any sense to anyone?