smrex, I probably should not respond to your last question, because I am not sure I visualize what you are doing. Your tonearm is also a VPI, correct? It must be interchangeable with other tonearms of your choice. At this price point, it is hard to imagine that would not be so. Therefore, there must be a way to correct the P2S distance. By the way, also, "P2S" refers to "pivot to spindle" distance, nothing to do with stylus overhang. Perhaps my use of that abbreviation was confusing. With the Feickert, you don't have to think twice about stylus overhang per se, once you set P2S correctly and then adjust the cartridge in the headshell such that the stylus tip sits within the crosshairs and the cartridge body lies parallel to the lines parallel to its sides. I hope that helps.