Quote - As I mentioned in our pm's together, conforming is going to bend the armor and would be the last choice.
Smart parent the prop and use dependant parameters to fix your pose problems.

You can cheat with conforming but it really won't work as conforming ultimately deforms the mesh...not what you want with armor.
I was able to create a complete Halo outfit all by smart parenting and everything stayed where it was supposed to. I cheated on the chest protector and used conforming but limited the deforming by playing with the joint parameters, but it still bent the armor at the joints...that's why conforming is not a good choice.

try to download it. it doesnt bend.